Evolution As Such Is No Longer A

On Earth, Among Millions Of Lineages Or Organisms And Perhaps 50 Billion Speciation Events, Only One Led To High Intelligence ; This Makes Me Believe Its Utter Improbablity.

Definitions Are Temporary Verbalizations Of Concepts, And Concepts- Particularly Difficult Concepts- Are Usually Revised Repeatedly As Our Knowledge And Understanding Grows.

The Reduced Variability Of Small Populations Is Not Always Due To Accidental Gene Loss, But Sometimes To The Fact That The Entire Population Was Started By A Single Pair Or By A Single Fertilized Female. These 'founders' Of The Population Carried With Them Only A Very Small Proportion Of The Variability Of The Parent Population. This 'founder' Principle Sometimes Explains Even The Uniformity Of Rather Large Populations, Particularly If They Are Well Isolated And Near The Borders Of The Range Of The Species.

In Those Early Years In New York When I Was A Stranger In A Big City, It Was The Companionship And Later Friendship Which I Was Offered In The Linnean Society That Was The Most Important Thing In My Life.

I Have The Honesty To Say I'm An Atheist. There Is Nothing That Supports The Idea Of A Personal God.