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Newsletter Nr. 1.460
Amsterdam, November 28, 2025

From Siberia to Mexico with Love: Why Ken Wilber's Cartoon Version of Evolution Doesn't Survive Contact with Actual Science - Frank Visser / Grok

This isn't philosophy grounded in evidence—it's a caricature that ignores population genetics, incremental adaptation, and the vast timescales involved. Wilber's views not only misrepresent the mechanisms of evolution but also perpetuate misinformation that can mislead seekers of integral wisdom, particularly new generations who might encounter his work without the tools to critique it. 

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The Integral Echo Chamber: Decades of Evolution Misinformation and the Hope for Change - Frank Visser / Grok

For all its ambition, this framework harbors a persistent flaw: a distorted portrayal of evolutionary biology that borders on pseudoscience. For decades, Wilber has peddled misconceptions about natural selection, mutation, and the emergence of complexity, framing evolution not as a blind, mechanistic process but as a teleological ascent driven by "Spirit-in-action" or "Eros." This narrative, while poetically appealing, mangles scientific facts, echoing creationist tropes under a veneer of enlightenment.

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https://www.integralworld.net/visser684.html