Neo Darwinism

The fundamental error being made by la mark has the same logic as inductivism. Both assume that new knowledge, adaptations and scientific theories is somehow already present in experience or can be derived mechanically from experience. But the truth is always that knowledge must first be conjectured and then tested. That is what darwin's theory says. First, random mutations happen. They do not take account of what problem is being solved. Then natural selection discards the variant genes that are less good at causing themselves to be present again in future generations. So now we get to the section subtitled neo darwinism. And am going to read a fairly lengthy bit here because i think it very instructive