...statement made by Darwin was, that if any part of the structure of one species could be proved to have been formed for the exclusive good of another species it would annihilate his theory ("Origin," 6th edition, p. 162). Mr. Syme omits the essential word "exclusively," and thus...

...beneficence. Darwin himself acknowledged that any character "formed for the exclusive good of another, would annihilate my theory, for such could not have been produced through natural selection" (Darwin 1967) . As D. Gates (1988, 444) remarks, "For followers of Darwin, the familiar theological...

...eyes of man, or for mere variety. This doctrine, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory'; 'if it could be proved that any part of the structure...one species had been formed for the exclusive good > ' o of another species, it would annihilate my theory'. Darwin's potential tests may strike the reader...

...survival chances of the species as a whole. Darwin himself was fully aware of this point, writing that "if it could be proved that any part of the structure...not have been produced through natural selection" (p. 189 in [88]). Some evolutionists have continued to explore "group selection" of a more sophisticated...

...the Origin of Species (1859l, he issued a challenge to potential critics: "If it could be proved thar any part of the structure of any one species had been...it would annihilate my theory, for such could not be produced tbrough natural selection" (p. 229l. Darwin went even further by identifying several traits...

...himself recognized what was crucial to its survival and eventual establishment. He emphasized that "if it could be proved that any part of the structure...not have been produced through natural selection." So Darwin was well aware of the problem of altruism — one organism coming to the aid of another at...

...kicked off the train. Darwin observed that any characteristic that existed for the "good of another, would annihilate my theory, for such could not have been produced through natural selection" (1859/1967). Not only does love appear to fail as creation's final law, but it is legislated out of...

...natural selection can and does often produce structures for the direct injury of other animals. ... If it could be proved that any part of the structure...not have been produced through natural selection. (186-87) While Darwin notes here the absence of altruism between species rather than within a species,...

...Keller, Olof Leimar, Ronald Noë, and David C. Queller INTRODUCTION In 1859, Charles Darwin wrote: ¡fit could be proved that any part of the structure of...not have been produced through natural selection. —The Origin of Species, Chapter 6 This was a bold prediction indeed! Many species were known to provide...

...this was in the late 1970s—defenders of natural selection took to quoting Darwin as having written, "If it could be proved that any part of the structure...not have been produced through natural selection." This is as testable a hypothesis as any in science. And ecologists had blundered into a test situation....