PZ Myers, the Baldwin Effect, "Wolpert abuse," and Quote-Mining

1. Call me a quote-miner, and I'll see you outside -- wait, you didn't even read the article?



I'll have a lot more to say about ontogenetic depth, in a "here's where I think the idea needs to go" vein. This past weekend, however, PZ Myers responded to Parts I and II of the OD series, with what can only be described as a string of non-sequiturs.

That's okay. Even non-sequiturs can provide useful teaching material. Myers' response shows that natural selection does not solve the problem of ...