Hey Terry,

I have heard about that crazy creation museum, I think one day I am going to go and protest and give alternate interpretions of the displays like they do at the American Museum. Although, like Luis Black says, you cant reason with people who think that the Flinstones is a documentary

I still think in the case of the albino gene that defective is an OK term to use, but I see you point about the social conotations of that term. I use it because the examples you gave a all quantitative traits, so theres no defect. But in terms of things like albanism there is a functioning copy of the gene and a nonfunctioning copy. So, guess I will use the term nonfunctional copy instead.

By the way, I am an evolutionary biologists and have personally gotten hate mail. Its pretty scary stuff sometimes.

Best,
Vinny
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