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Author Topic:   Key points of Evolution
molbiogirl
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Message 45 of 356 (464126)
04-23-2008 2:15 PM
Reply to: Message 35 by 1071
04-23-2008 9:47 AM


Only Microevolution can be observed.
I know this borders on OT, but I can't resist.
In the past 20 years, a bunch of lizards have been observed to have undergone "macro"evolution.
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The cecal valves are an evolutionary novelty, a brand new feature not present in the ancestral population and newly evolved in these lizards. That's important. This is more than a simple quantitative change, but is actually an observed qualitative change in a population, the appearance of a new morphological structure.
It's easy to see how body part + body part + ... = new critter.
It's hard to see how creos could brush off evolution of a new body part as "micro".

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molbiogirl
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Message 47 of 356 (464130)
04-23-2008 2:30 PM
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04-23-2008 2:27 PM


Re: Re-Lizzard
Should you wish to carry on this discussion, we should retire here.

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molbiogirl
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Message 142 of 356 (465082)
05-02-2008 7:59 PM
Reply to: Message 141 by Wumpini
05-02-2008 7:53 PM


Re: That is not very friendly
Here is the question. Is is possible to teach evolution to people that believe in God in a friendly manner?
I would like to refer you to Archer's response in Message 6.
No one has to present the theory of plate tectonics in a Hindu-friendly manner or the theory of the expanding universe in a Buddhist-friendly manner. The faith of so many professing Christians, though, seems to be made of more fragile stuff.

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