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and that we're not the center of the universe.
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And in fact, some scholars have made a suggestion
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which seems plausible,
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that the idea of natural selection is
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the most important idea in the sciences, period.
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So, this is not a course in evolution
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and I expect people to have some background.
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If you don't have a background in it,
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you could get your background from external readings
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but also from--the Gray textbook
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and the Norton readings will both--will each provide you
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with enough background to get up to speed.