3 Quotes & Sayings By Gareth J Nelson

Gareth J. Nelson is a writer, producer, and director of films, television shows, and digital media. Most recently, he served as executive producer on the hit NBC series "Heroes" and had a recurring role on Showtime's "Dexter." He also served as a consulting producer on the upcoming film "Gangster Squad." In addition to his work in film and television, Nelson is the co-founder of the production company "Burbank-Hyperion," which has been responsible for producing hundreds of hours of television programming. He was also the co-founder of the production company "Insight," which was responsible for producing over 300 hours of television programming.

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The idea that one can go to the fossil record and expect to empirically recover an ancestor-descendant sequence, be it of species, genera, families, or whatever, has been, and continues to be, a pernicious illusion. Gareth J. Nelson
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The phrase 'the fossil record' sounds impressive and authoritative. As used by some persons it becomes, as intended, intimidating, taking on the aura of esoteric truth as expounded by an elite class of specialists. But what is it, really, this fossil record? Only data in search of interpretation. All claims to the contrary that I know, and I know of several, are so much superstition. Gareth J. Nelson