Most of the dogmatic religions have exhibited a perverse talent for taking the wrong side on the most important concepts in the material universe, from the structure of the solar system to the origin of man. George Gaylord Simpson conceptdogmaticexhibit share on social
The fact - not theory - that evolution has occurred and the Darwinian theory as to how it occurred have become so confused in popular opinion that the distinction must be stressed. George Gaylord Simpson confusedarwiniandistinction Change image and share on social
Of course the orders all converge backward in time, to different degrees. George Gaylord Simpson backwardconvergedegree Change image and share on social
Recognition of this kinship with the rest of the universe is necessary for understanding him, but his essential nature is defined by qualities found nowhere else, not by those he has in common with apes, fishes, trees, fire, or anything other than himself. George Gaylord Simpson apecommondefine share on social
Man is the result of a purposeless and materialistic process that did not have him in mind. He was not planned. George Gaylord Simpson manmaterialisticmind Change image and share on social
I don't know where to put whales. I'm sticking them here, but I don't have any reason for it. George Gaylord Simpson putreasonstick Change image and share on social
Splitting and gradual divergence of genera is exemplified very well and in a large variety of organisms. George Gaylord Simpson divergenceexemplifygenus Change image and share on social
Now we do have many examples of transitional sequences. George Gaylord Simpson examplesequencetransitional Change image and share on social
Certainly paleontologists have found samples of an extremely small fraction, only, of the earth's extinct species, and even for groups that are most readily preserved and found as fossils they can never expect to find more than a fraction. George Gaylord Simpson earthexpectextinct share on social
Every paleontologist knows that most new species, genera, and families, and that nearly all categories above the level of family appear in the record suddenly and are not led up to by known, gradual, completely continuous transitional sequences. George Gaylord Simpson categorycompletelycontinuous share on social
