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How evolution generates complexity without design: language as an instructional metaphor.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Mar 2012

Gillings Michael R

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One of the major stumbling blocks to understanding evolution is the difficulty in reconciling the emergence of complexity with the apparently undirected forces that drive evolutionary processes. This difficulty was originally framed as the "Watch and Watchmaker" argument and more recently revived by proponents of "intelligent design." Undergraduates in particular often attribute purpose and forethought as the...

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PMID: 22380427
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01511.x

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