Oh ok. Uhm, I'm very familiar with the theory of evolution as we know it now, however, I'm very bad at history and don't exactly know Darwin's proposed theory in detail. I do know it's not perfect, but given what he had at the time I do think he was incredibly insightful. I won't be surprised if he got some parts wrong.
One more thing about Lamarck, his theory isn't about passing on traits unknowingly, he was talking about acquired traits. As in if I master the piano and then had a daughter, she'd be good at it, too. I think it was Soviet Russia that adopted his theory and rejected Darwinian and tried to "teach" seeds to grow in the cold, needless to say they failed. But Darwin's theory of selection does, as you know, allow farmers to cultivate crops that behave the way they want it to. That's what I mean about Lamarck having been disproven.
One more thing about Lamarck, his theory isn't about passing on traits unknowingly, he was talking about acquired traits. As in if I master the piano and then had a daughter, she'd be good at it, too. I think it was Soviet Russia that adopted his theory and rejected Darwinian and tried to "teach" seeds to grow in the cold, needless to say they failed. But Darwin's theory of selection does, as you know, allow farmers to cultivate crops that behave the way they want it to. That's what I mean about Lamarck having been disproven.
