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Author Topic:   What is the mechanism that prevents microevolution to become macroevolution?
DrJones*
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Message 259 of 301 (347885)
09-10-2006 12:18 AM
Reply to: Message 258 by Faith
09-09-2006 11:39 PM


Re: Noticing a mutation.
This isn't relevant to humans since humans have never speciated according to the ToE formula -- that is, we don't have human groups who can't interbreed
Well it depends on what your definition of "human" is. There is some support to classifying every species in the genus Homo as "human", and if this is true then humans have speciated. Of course you can declare that "human" only refers to H. sapiens and you wouldn't be alone in that position. My point: There is no monolithic "ToE formula" that declares that humans have never speciated.
and also: to steal your arguement, maybe there is a new human species out there but we haven't found them.
Edited by DrJones*, : reworded a bit
Edited by DrJones*, : added a sentance.
Edited by DrJones*, : cause I'm an editing fool.

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