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Author Topic:   "Microevolution" vs. "macroevolution."
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Message 61 of 63 (302305)
04-08-2006 7:59 AM
Reply to: Message 55 by Faith
04-07-2006 9:53 PM


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Hi Faith,
I'm slowly catching up with this thread after last night's discussion.
This thread isn't about the flood. It also isn't about definition of kinds. It isn't about the definition of species, either, except as it might bear on the difference between micro- and macroevolution.
--Percy
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Message 62 of 63 (302307)
04-08-2006 8:11 AM


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Except as it bears directly on the difference between micro- and macroevolution, I don't think a discussion about probability belongs in this thread. If I could quote Subbie from the OP (bolded text from the original):
subbie writes:
I would like this thread to be limited to a discussion of the definition and usage of these terms, rather than a debate about whether "macroevolution" can be proved.
That being said, I think a thread about probability could be very valuable if someone would like to propose one.

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Message 63 of 63 (302524)
04-08-2006 7:15 PM
Reply to: Message 56 by Faith
04-07-2006 9:55 PM


Faith writes:
If I'm following what you said, you just proved that abiogenesis is impossible.
No, what I've done is independent of your understanding.
If we modify it thus: "If I'm following what you said, you just proved to me that abiogenesis is impossible," well, that still ignores your part in the process. For it to be accurate, we'd need: "Using the sequence of concepts elicited by my reading your post, I just proved to myself that abiogenesis is impossible; thus, if my sequence of concepts is the same as yours, it can be said that you proved to me that abiogenesis is impossible."
We can drop the last bit, since it's just semantics. So we have: "Using the sequence of concepts elicited by my reading your post, I just proved to myself that abiogenesis is impossible;" which, coming from my model, "Faith," wouldn't be saying much.
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