"Our standard expectation of evolution -- slow , steady , gradual improvement , hence change , through time -- is indeed a myth . Niles Eldredge"
"I googled your signature , and I found this just before your quote mine : `` Some of the most mythic of scientific notions lie in the realm of evolutionary biology . Evolution Â— the proposition that all organisms are related Â— is as highly verified a thesis as can be found in science . Subjected to close scrutiny from all angles for over a century now , evolution emerges as the only naturalistic explanation we have of the twin patterns of similarity and diversity that pervade all life . The basic notion that life has evolved is as certain as the existence of gravity or the idea that the earth is spheroidal . We call such highly verified notions Â “ factsÂ ” when they consistently escape all attempts to prove them false . Evolution is no myth. `` Finally , please present evidence ."
"evolution -- slow , steady , gradual improvement , hence change , through time -- is indeed a myth"
"Evolution is no"