On Orthogenesis: And the Impotence of Natural Selection in Species Formation (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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The latter are sorely needed by the champion Of omnipotent natural selection to bolster up his doctrine. It is evident, in fact, that he cannot turn conformity to law to any good account what ever for his purpose, but has always had and still has recourse to chance which constantly holds all possible variations ready at hand so as to Offer at the right time the appropriate selection for the thousands and thousands Of varying needs Of outward adapta tion.

The following will Show that every word Of the above-quoted sentence Of Weismann is also incorrect as regards butterflies, and inasmuch as I have proved the very opposite by numerous facts which are perfectly well known to Herr Weismann, I must further characterise his utterance as having been designedly made for the purpose Of prolonging for a brief while the life Of his untenable Speculations.

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