(September 18, 2013 at 11:04 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I think what cinches the argument is that shithead xtians did not denounce Lamarck for Lamarckism the way they denounced Darwin for Darwinism.In my experience, fundies have never heard of anyone in the field except Darwin. They are totally unaware that contributions to the field were made either before or after him- that the science evolved and evolves.
That is what is so annoying about talking with any of them- they are obsessed with Darwin and don't have any conception of the modern discipline- a rich, elegant, nuanced field. How can you talk intelligently with someone who hasa second-grade understanding of the field (my niece, in second grade, just learned about Darwin, and talking to her about it is about on the level of talking to fundies).
