Different in degree or kind: a book agrees with Adler (Introduction)

by dhw, Monday, February 15, 2016, 16:58 (2995 days ago) @ David Turell

DAVID: His [Denton's] basic point is Darwin doesn't work at all. He is looking for a third way, not chance or design, but something that follows natural laws. Like Nagel. This is the hope of non-believers.-dhw: When you say Darwin doesn't work, I presume you mean random mutations (nothing new there), or does he dismiss common descent? -DAVID: He accepts that life evolved. Just starting his third book, it appears to me he totally rejects Darwin's mechanisms.-Darwin's mechanisms are random mutations followed by natural selection. You and I have long since rejected random mutations, and have agreed that natural selection only preserves changes that have already taken place. I'll be very interested to know what new ideas he brings to the table.