«Since we proposed punctuated equilibria to explain trends, it is infuriating to be quoted again and
again by creationists - whether through design or stupidity, I do not know - as admitting that the fossil record includes no transitional forms.
As a result, the neo-Platonist tradition is becoming emboldened
again, often encouraged
by New Age spirituality (Goodwin's critics describe him as a New Age mystic); Aristotelianism is likewise making a comeback, particularly in
creationist arguments for the validity of concepts such as purpose and design in biology.