When the most learned evolutionists can give neither the how nor the why, the marvels seem to show that adaptation is inexplicable. Yet those who cannot explain it will not admit that it is inexplicable. This is a strange situation,… — Norman Macbeth Copy Share Image
After observing mutations in fruit flies for many years, Professes Goldschmidt fell into despair. The changes, he lamented, were so hopelessly micro [insignificant] that… — Norman Macbeth Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, in the field of evolution most explanations are not good. As a matter of fact, they hardly qualify as explanations at all; they… — Norman Macbeth Copy Share Image
The two sides of the equation are the same. We have a tautology. The definition is meaningless. — Norman Macbeth Copy Share Image
Darwinism has failed in practice. The whole aim and purpose of Darwinism is to show how modern forms descended from ancient forms, that is,… — Norman Macbeth Copy Share Image
When the most learned evolutionists can give neither the how nor the why, the marvels seem to show that adaptation is inexplicable. Yet those… — Norman Macbeth Copy Share Image
The simplest case, where one is informed that a cat is black because it is black, may be harmless, though irritating and useless; but… — Norman Macbeth Copy Share Image
This does not mean that the profession is about to abandon Darwin forever or indorse [sic] my views publicly. The situation remains much as… — Norman Macbeth Copy Share Image
Natural selection is almost always handled in general temps . . This means that it has no explanatory power when specific problems arise. — Norman Macbeth Copy Share Image
![“After observing mutations in fruit flies for many years, Professes Goldschmidt fell into despair. The changes, he lamented, were so hopelessly micro [insignificant] that if a thousand mutations were combined in one specimen, there would still be no new species.” quote by Norman Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/58c/norman-macbeth-47158_despair_after-observing-mutations-in-fruit-flies_221683.jpg)
![“Darwinism has failed in practice. The whole aim and purpose of Darwinism is to show how modern forms descended from ancient forms, that is, to construct reliable phylogenies [evolutionary family trees]. In this it has utterly failed.” quote by Norman Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c4c/norman-macbeth-47158_aim_darwinism-has-failed-in-practice-the-who_744390.jpg)
![“The simplest case, where one is informed that a cat is black because it is black, may be harmless, though irritating and useless; but the actual cases [in statements of evolutionary theory] are always harder to detect than this, and may darken counsel for a long time.” quote by Norman Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e76/norman-macbeth-47158_black_the-simplest-case-where-one-is-informed_1618423.jpg)
![“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 doubts may be greater now and the confidence less serene, but it…” quote by Norman Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7bf/norman-macbeth-47158_abandon_this-does-not-mean-that-the-profession-i_1631513.jpg)
