My feeling is that Darwinism is only at best a partial solution, and an extremely dangerous partial solution. I would say, based on the little I know, Darwinism explains microevolution within species quite well. As to its broader consequence and implications, I don't think it explains individual species evolution at all well.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues Darwinism explains small changes but fails at broader evolution.
- In plain terms
- Darwinism works for small changes but not large scale evolution.
- What can you take from it?
- Critics claim natural selection has limits in explaining speciation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are the limits of evolution?
- How is speciation explained?
Another view
Evidence supports natural selection across various scales.
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