Coyote writes:
In other words, what mechanism prevents evolution from going beyond "kinds" (which is not a scientific term, or even a defined term, but may serve here to represent the idea). What mechanism prohibits speciation, followed by speciation and still more speciation?
I believe you're a geologist. Correct me if I'm wrong.
For the longest time, people thought the formation of the various landscapes such as plains, hills, mountains, etc. were caused by catastrophic events. People in general have always had a hard time understanding gradualism. They want to be able to see and observe a mountain form. You try telling them everest is still rising. See if they will believe you. It's only an inch or so a year! This, I think, is the reason why the same people who deny evolution also deny tectonic plate.
Natural processes like tectonic plate and evolution work at a very slow pace over millions and millions of years. That, to a lot of people, is a lot harder to understand and swallow than everything magically created by a magical being in 7 days.
(Caution about topic drift - Remember this is a biological evolution topic, not a geology topic. Let's not shoot off on a geo-tangent. - Adminnemooseus}
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