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| Q10 |
To postulate that the
development and survival of the fittest is entirely a consequence of
chance mutation seems to me a hypothesis based on no evidence and
irreconcilable with the facts. These classical evolutionary theories are
a gross over-simplification of an immensely complex and intricate mass
of facts, and it amazes me that they are swallowed so uncritically and
readily, and for such a long time, by so many scientists without a
murmur of protest." Sir Ernest Chain, Co-holder of the 1945
Noble Prize for developing penicillin |
What has this quote,
which is well over 60 years old, have to do with 'mutation theory'
(whatever that may be)? |
irrelevant |
| Q11 |
"Nine-tenths of the
talk of evolutionists is sheer nonsense, not founded on observation and
wholly unsupported by facts. This museum is full of proofs of the utter
falsity of their views. In all this great museum, there is not a
particle of evidence of the transmutation of species." Dr.
Etheridge, World famous palaeontologist of the British Museum |
"The widely touted “Dr.
Etheridge, of the British Museum,” who always appeared in
creationist literature without a given name, was quoted by Townsend as
saying, “In all this great museum there is not a particle of
evidence transmutation of species. Nine-tenths of the talk of evolution
is sheer nonsense, not founded on observation and wholly unsupported by
fact. This museum is full of proofs of the utter falsity of their views.”
The content of Etheridge’s statement varied from work to work, and
its source remained unidentified, except for Alexander Patterson’s
comment that Etheridge was answering a question put to him by a Dr.
George E. Post. When curious parties in the 1920s inquired about the
identity of Etheridge, the director of the British Museum surmised that
the man in question was “Robert Etheridge, Junr., who was Assistant
Keeper of Geology in this Museum from 1881 to 1891,” at which time
he left for Australia, where he died in 1920. The director hastened to
add that “Mr. Etheridge’s opinion on this subject should not
be considered as in any way representing scientific opinion in this
Museum.”
From
http://members.cox.net/ardipithecus/evol/lies/lie029.html |
Bollocks! |
| Q12 |
"...the educated
public continues to believe that Darwin has provided all the relevant
answers by the magic formula of random mutation plus natural selection –
quite unaware of the fact that random mutations turned out to be
irrelevant and natural selection a tautology." Arthur Koestler,
Soldier, writer and philosopher |
Why are Arthur Koestlers
views considered authoritative on the subject of evolution? What has
this to do with 'mutation theory'? |
irrelevant |
| Q13 |
"With the inability
of mutations of any type to produce new genetic information, the
maintenance of the basic plan is to be expected.... There are limits to
biological change and these limits are set by the structure and function
of the genetic machinery." L. P. Lester Ph.D. and R. G. Bohlin
Ph.D, "The Natural Limits of Biological Change" |
Simply not true. |
FALSE |
| Q14 |
Variation is one thing,
evolution quite another; this cannot be emphasized strongly enough...
Mutations provide change, but not progress." Pierre Grasse,
Editor of the 28-volume "Traite de Zoologie," for 30 years the
Chair of Evolution, Sorbonne University, and ex-president of the French
Academie des Sciences, "Evolution of Living Organisms: Evidence for
a New Theory of Transformation," Academic Press: New York NY, 1977,
p.88 |
This is the opinion of
Pierre Grasse. It is not supported by the evidence. |
irrelevant |
| Q15 |
"To improve a
living organism by random mutation is like saying you could improve a
Swiss watch by dropping it and bending one of its wheels or axis.
Improving life by random mutation has the probability of zero."
Albert Szent-Gyorgi, Nobel Laureate (Medicine, 1937) |
Note: 1937. We have
discovered a lot about the nature of biological organisms in the past 70
years |
irrelevant |
| Q16 |
"In 10 million
years, a human-like species could substitute no more than 25,000
expressed neutral mutations and this is merely 0.0007% of the genome —
nowhere near enough to account for human evolution. This is the trade
secret of evolutionary geneticists." Walter James ReMine, The
Biotic Message : Evolution versus Message Theory |
Mathematical nonsense not
backed up by any evidence |
FALSE |
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