If you want to get to the juicy parts first then watch the section on "Chapter VII: Crusade against genetic reductionism" beginning with a short introduction at 1:35. In the last few minutes Zack gets into motive by asking why Denis Noble and James Shaprio seem to be so comfortable with supporters like Intelligent Design Creationists.
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Zack Hancock explains why Denis Noble and James Shapiro are wrong about evolution
Zack Hancock has posted a lengthy (2 hours) video explaining why Denis Noble, James Shapiro, and the rest of The Third Way of Evolution crowd are wrong about evolution. You may not agree with everything Zack says but if you are really interested in following this debate then you should watch the entire video.
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Have watched this -- it's pretty good, if a bit long. I have small quibbles with some of the points, but in general it does a good job of explaining the context and emphasizing the lack of substance in the Noble/Shapiro arguments. Actually their Third Way website (thethirdwayofevolution.com) highlights about 60 scientists, who between them have almost every possible issue with the Modern Synthesis. Some are well within that Synthesis, it's just that they feel its current form does not give enough importance to the processes they study. But the Third Way site was founded by Noble and Shapiro, so it is right to associate their views with it, If you try to make a coherent theory out of the views of all the site's adherents, it reminds one of Stephen Leacock's famous statement that "Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions." I particularly liked that last bit of the video.
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