There Is More To Biology Than Rats,

I Had Found Again And Again That The Most Aberrant Population Of A Species - Often Having Reached Species Rank, And Occasionally Classified Even As A Separate Genus - Occurred At A Peripheral Location, Indeed Usually At The Most Isolated Peripheral Location.

The Most Consequential Change In Man's View Of The World, Of Living Nature And Of Himself Came With The Introduction, Over A Period Of Some 100 Years Beginning Only In The 18th Century, Of The Idea Of Change Itself, Of Change Over Periods Of Time: In A Word, Of Evolution.

On The Other Hand, Famous Evolutionists Such As Dobzhansky Were Firm Believers In A Personal God. He Would Work As A Scientist All Week And Then On Sunday Get Down On His Knees And Pray To God. Frankly I've Never Been Able To Understand It Because You Would Need Two Totally Different Compartments In Your Brain, One That Deals With Religion And The Other With Everything Else.

Evolution Thus Is Merely Contingent On Certain Processes Articulated By Darwin: Variation And Selection.

It Is Curious How Often Erroneous Theories Have Had A Beneficial Effect For Particular Branches Of Science.