@Setanta,
Found a book entitled "Brilliant Blunders" in which the argument Id posted regarding Darwins big mistake, hs been pretty well covered as a topic of expansion in the authors thesis.
He discusses Flleemin Jenkin and how the nascent science of genetics was a bit too late and not at all well publicized initially to have any effect in assisting Darwins theory .
While Darwin stated his "working hypotheses" regarding natural selection to include "tiny steps" in speciation developed over long periods of time, Darwin saw all this as "averaging" of traits so that, if his theory, as cast, was correct, Naturl slection would become diluted , trait by trait until it was at a minimal ratio of about 1:1248 (no "favorable" trait could possibly persevere at such miniscule ratios ).
Mendel's experiments showed how diploidal traits were actually "reinforced" by successive crossings so that Drwin, while he had a good theory , was missing a decent roadmap.
Theres other segments of other "brilliant blunders" in the book also (Atomic theory, Einstein and quantum physics etc), but as I charged Herald with looking for stuff about Fleeming, I thought Id dra back a bit nd provide some new resource material.
NOW, If this load could get back on topic maybe we could discuss more important stuff than whose quips are quippier.