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Originally Posted by redforever
Where specifically did he say that an individual will adapt to their environment and then PASS those traits on to their progeny?
I listened to the whole interview, have read all possible articles on the interview, I see nothing like that whatsoever.
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I doubt he even knows what Lamarckian evolution is - inheritance of acquired characteristics. However, his statement (in bold below) fits Lamarcks outdated view quite well. He clearly has no idea of what modern evolutionary theory is
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We are evolving every year, every decade. That's a fact, whether it is to the intensity of the sun, whether it is to, as a chiropractor, walking on cement versus anything else, whether it is running shoes or high heels, of course we are evolving to our environment