"What key point about differentiation of species did Darwin get wrong?
Hint: it has to do with traits of offspring."


Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
What do you mean "key" point? He got almost everything wrong.

Horse puckey.



1 - The fact that nowhere in "Origin of Species" did he actually give
an example of the origin of any species?


Wrong. That was the part of the puzzle filled in by his visit to the
Galapogos Islands.

2 - Speciation because any genetic grouping will tend to inbreed
rather than outbreed even if there is opportunity?


???
Are you from West Virginia?
I'd be interested if you have any references showing Darwin said this.


3 - The fact that Darwin proposed a theory of natural selection and
not evolution?


Uh huh. Lots of people started calling it "Survival Of The Fittest"
within Darwin's lifetime, a mis-statement he detested.


4 - The fact that Darwin never actually developed a methodology of the
origin of natural selection?


Actually, he did.

Pick one - any one.

Want some more? :)

Not really, I have limited time for imaginary bull****. Did you google
this crapola from creationist web sites?

Darwin was one of two of the the foremost biologists of his century. The
other one also formulated a theory of how species arise, but didn't
publish it. He also avoided the key mistake I'm alluding to. Do you know
who that is?
Hint- he has a geographical feature named after him, near Australia.

You more than struck out Tom.

Here's the real deal.
Darwin proposed (did not claim it was proved, which was a good thing for
him) that parents pass on *acquired* traits to their offspring.

And there you have it. Welcome to the Nation of Idjits, you're right at
home.

Common friggin' sense: If you don't understand a piece of machinery,
keep your hands off the buttons. If you don't understand a piece of
science, don't make proclamations about it.

DSK