122 WHAT EVOLUTION IS 



reputed evolutionists. The confusion 

 whereby these names have been in- 

 cluded has probably arisen through 

 failure to distinguish Darwinism from 

 evolution. It is unclear thinking of 

 this kind that is responsible for many 

 of the present contentions. 



In the opening portion of this sec- 

 tion, it was pointed out that natural 

 selection was without doubt a real 

 occurrence in nature, and as the dis- 

 cussion progressed, it was made clear 

 that this process, at least as under- 

 stood by Darwin, fell short, and per- 

 haps far short, of accomplishing 

 what it was originally believed to do. 

 This, in general, seems to be the 

 modern opinion concerning it. That 

 it is a real factor in evolution, there 

 is not the least doubt; but that it is a 

 subordinate factor, and perhaps even 

 a very subordinate one, is likewise 

 true. Biologists know that one spe- 



