Long-term trends (orthogenesis) doesn't fit evolutionary theory

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Contents 1 Claim 2 Source 3 Responses 4 Fallacies contained in this claim 5 External Links 6 See Also 7 Acknowledgments

Claim

Long-term trends, a.k.a. linear evolution or orthogenesis, are not supported by evolutionary theory, because evolutionary theory does not include a memory of past trends.

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Responses

1. If orthogenesis and linear evolution were valid that would be strong evidence against modern Darwinian evolution. Fortunately, the evidence doesn't support the idea of long-term trends.
2. I should hope they're not supported by evolutionary theory, since they are both, in fact, invalid and quasi-creationist beliefs, both based in teleology.
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Fallacies contained in this claim

• Misrepresenting the Facts
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External Links

1. Mark Isaak's page on this claim [1]
2. Wilkins, John, 1998. So You Want to be an Anti-Darwinian: Varieties of Opposition to Darwinism. [2]

See Also

• Why is Creationism not a Scientific Theory?
• Theory of Evolution

Acknowledgments