Misrepresenting Darwin (Evolution)

by David Turell , Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 14:24 (5358 days ago) @ dhw

Dawkins ... not unusually ... bases his argument on a distortion: "Evolution," he says, "is the creator of life." No it isn't. "We know, as certainly as we know anything in science, that this [= Darwinian evolution] is the process that has generated life on our own planet." No it isn't. Darwinian evolution did NOT create or generate life. Darwinian evolution is the process that took over once life had been created/generated. Dawkins states his case as if it were based on scientific fact, but neither he nor you nor anyone knows how life was created/generated, and that (not Darwinian evolution) is the point at issue. While I understand your kinship with Dawkins, George, it baffles me that you can condone such misrepresentation.-
Here is a rather critical review of Dawkins latest book. The reviewer likes Kenneth Miller's book, which I think has misinformation:-http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327256.400-review-the-greatest-show-on-earth-by-richard-dawkins.html