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> [ This does not mean that the profession is about to abandon Darwin forever or indorse \[sic\] my views publicly. The situation remains much as it was: the inner circles are full of doubt, but the public utterances are confident. The… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-macbeth/this-does-not-mean-that-the-profession-is-about-to-abandon-darwin/)

[Norman Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-macbeth/)

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## More by Norman Macbeth

> [ After observing mutations in fruit flies for many years, Professes Goldschmidt fell into despair. The changes, he lamented, were so hopelessly micro \[insignificant\] that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-macbeth/after-observing-mutations-in-fruit-flies-for-many-years-professes/)

[Norman Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-macbeth/)

> [Unfortunately, in the field of evolution most explanations are not good. As a matter of fact, they hardly qualify as explanations at all; they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-macbeth/unfortunately-in-the-field-of-evolution-most-explanations-are-not/)

[Norman Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-macbeth/)

> [The two sides of the equation are the same. We have a tautology. The definition is meaningless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-macbeth/the-two-sides-of-the-equation-are-the-same-we-have-a-tautology-the/)

[Norman Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-macbeth/)

> [Darwinism has failed in practice. The whole aim and purpose of Darwinism is to show how modern forms descended from ancient forms, that is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-macbeth/darwinism-has-failed-in-practice-the-whole-aim-and-purpose-of/)

[Norman Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-macbeth/)

> [When the most learned evolutionists can give neither the how nor the why, the marvels seem to show that adaptation is inexplicable. Yet those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-macbeth/when-the-most-learned-evolutionists-can-give-neither-the-how-nor-the/)

[Norman Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-macbeth/)

> [The simplest case, where one is informed that a cat is black because it is black, may be harmless, though irritating and useless; but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-macbeth/the-simplest-case-where-one-is-informed-that-a-cat-is-black-because/)

[Norman Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-macbeth/)

> [ This does not mean that the profession is about to abandon Darwin forever or indorse \[sic\] my views publicly. The situation remains much as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-macbeth/this-does-not-mean-that-the-profession-is-about-to-abandon-darwin/)

[Norman Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-macbeth/)

> [Natural selection is almost always handled in general temps . . This means that it has no explanatory power when specific problems arise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-macbeth/natural-selection-is-almost-always-handled-in-general-temps-this/)

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