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Man is the result of a purposeless and materialistic process that did not have him in mind. He was not planned.

~George Gaylord Simpson

Topics: Did He Him Man Materialistic Mind Planned Process Result

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Certainly paleontologists have found samples of an extremely small fraction, only, of the earth's extinct species, and even for groups that are most readily preserved and found as fossils they can never expect to find more than a fraction.

~George Gaylord Simpson

Topics: Certainly Earth Even Expect Extinct Extremely Find Fossils Found Fraction Groups More Most Never Never Expect Only Preserved Readily Samples Small Species Than

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I don't know where to put whales. I'm sticking them here, but I don't have any reason for it.

~George Gaylord Simpson

Topics: Any Here Know Put Reason Sticking Them Whales Where

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I have a debt, a loyalty to the museum; the best place for me to do what I wanted to do.

~George Gaylord Simpson

Topics: Best Debt Loyalty Me Museum Place Wanted

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Most of the dogmatic religions have exhibited a perverse talent for taking the wrong side on the most important concepts in the material universe, from the structure of the solar system to the origin of man.

~George Gaylord Simpson

Topics: Concepts Dogmatic Important Man Material Most Origin Perverse Religions Side Solar Solar System Structure System Taking Talent The Most Important Universe Wrong Wrong Side

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Every paleontologist knows that most new species, genera, and families, and that nearly all categories above the level of family appear in the record suddenly and are not led up to by known, gradual, completely continuous transitional sequences.

~George Gaylord Simpson

Topics: Above Appear Categories Continuous Every Families Family Genera Gradual Known Knows Led Level Most Nearly New Record Species Suddenly Up

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Splitting and gradual divergence of genera is exemplified very well and in a large variety of organisms.

~George Gaylord Simpson

Topics: Genera Gradual Large Organisms Splitting Variety Very Well

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Darwin recognized the fact that paleontology then seemed to provide evidence against rather for evolution in general or the gradual origin of taxonomic categories in particular.

~George Gaylord Simpson

Topics: Against Categories Darwin Evidence Evolution Fact General Gradual Origin Particular Provide Rather Recognized Seemed Then

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Now we do have many examples of transitional sequences.

~George Gaylord Simpson

Topics: Examples Many Now

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Almost all paleontologists recognize that the discovery of a complete transition is in any case unlikely.

~George Gaylord Simpson

Topics: Almost Almost All Any Case Complete Discovery Recognize Transition Unlikely

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: June 16th, 1902

Died: October 6th, 1984

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