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Darwin’s Theory of Descent with Modification, versus the Biblical Tree of Life

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There is a need to reappraise the different concepts like the 'Tree of Life', and what Darwin meant by them, and how he used the terms. The Tree of Life example is not the only case where Darwin's work has potentially been misunderstood (and will be mentioned later). In contrast to being interested in describing patterns of relationships, it is argued that Darwin appears to have been more interested in the extent to which mechanisms that can be studied in the present are both necessary, and sufficient, to explain events in the past—an approach that is interpreted as being learned from his geological background. URL:[http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1001096].

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  • David Penny, 2011. "Darwin’s Theory of Descent with Modification, versus the Biblical Tree of Life," Working Papers id:4404, eSocialSciences.
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    1. W Timothy J White & Bojian Zhong & David Penny, 2013. "Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Evolution from DNA Sequences," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(8), pages 1-9, August.

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