Survival of the Witless

SURVIVAL OF THE WITLESS — James Ph. Kotsybar When fire, water, earth and air were thought to be the elementals that composed all matter, folks did not become distraught at what avant-garde chemists then proposed. Most understand that our world is a sphere (with only one natural satellite); no matter where folks sail they do not fear they’ll reach Earth’s edge and fall into the night. Most even have embraced that time’s not fixed and have adopted relativity. So why should folks’ beliefs remain so mixed about evolution’s activity? Abundant evidence supports this view, yet institutions argue it’s not true.