No it doesn't and if you would just even read one good textbook on evolution you would know that. Evolution doesn't cover how life first started, that's abiogenisis. Evolution also doesn't say that one day, poof, a dog gives birth to a non-dog, it just says that genetic mutations coupled with selection pressures can change the genetic makeup of a species enough for it to become a new species. This is a gradual process and has been likened to a spectrum of light. There is no clear point at which one species became another (was it at mutation #500 or #632 or ...?) just as there is no clear point where red becomes orange, but we have different species that are closely related.
Now back on topic, I think it's great that there is actually a politician with a working brain who is willing to call ID what it is. Dean is a far better man than Bush in regards to science it appears. Bush has been one of the most anti-science presidents of late.
This message has been edited by kjsimons, 08-17-2005 09:30 AM