Helping Neodarwinists with the Five stages of Denial


The stages of denial as applied to the eclipse of neo-Darwinism are:

  1. Shock and disbelief: Neo-Darwinists are initially shocked and refuse to believe that their theory is being eclipsed. They may point to the fact that neo-Darwinism is still the dominant paradigm in biology, and that there is no single unifying theory to replace it.

  2. Anger and defensiveness: As the evidence against neo-Darwinism mounts, neo-Darwinists become angry and defensive. They may attack the critics of neo-Darwinism, accuse them of being unscientific, or dismiss their work as irrelevant.

  3. Bargaining: Neo-Darwinists may try to bargain with the critics of neo-Darwinism. They may offer to modify the theory to accommodate some of the critics' concerns, but they will not abandon the theory altogether.

  4. Depression: As the evidence against neo-Darwinism becomes overwhelming, neo-Darwinists may experience depression. They may feel like their world is crumbling, and they may lose faith in science altogether.

  5. Acceptance: Eventually, neo-Darwinists may come to accept the eclipse of their theory. They may still believe that neo-Darwinism is a good approximation of the truth, but they will acknowledge that it is not the complete story.

It is important to note that these stages are not always linear. Neo-Darwinists may experience all of these stages, or they may skip some of them. The process of coming to terms with the eclipse of neo-Darwinism can be a long and difficult one.

Here are some of the evidence that neo-Darwinism is being eclipsed:

  • The discovery complexity of biological systems that cannot be explained by the gradual accumulation of mutations.

  • The observation that evolution often occurs in rapid bursts, rather than the slow, gradual process predicted by neo-Darwinism.

  • The discovery of epigenetics, which shows that genes can be turned on and off by environmental factors without NeoDarwinism.


These are just a few of the challenges that neo-Darwinism is facing. It is likely that it will eventually be replaced by a new paradigm.


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