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RE: Grand Revelations
On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Steve Schafer wrote:
> Precisely-evolution is change. We can see that evidenced today WITHIN
> SPECIES. There has been no evidence of evolution of one species to
> another.
That may depend on how you define "species". If a species evolves in such
a way that it becomes two distinct populations that cannot breed with each
other, then I believe most scientists would say that evolution from one
species to another has occurred, there. And I believe this process *has*
been observed. But again, I'm just an ignorant history major. :)
> There should be thousands of transitional fossils as species evolve from
> one species to another-we don't find 'em.
We've only been looking for a century or two -- give us time. We already
have some transitional fossils; presumably we'll find others. Besides, is
there any reason to believe nature is interested in preserving fossils in
a systematic, organized way, the way that we might want it to?
> Evolution isn't science just as creation isn't science. They are all
> based on theories-not repeatable facts.
Au contraire, there is a science to the study of the origins of life just
as there is a science to the study of history or archaeology. Science
isn't limited to repeatable facts. Tracing the links between the DNA of
different species is at least as scientific as tracing the literary links
between ancient texts which plagiarize and quote each other.
--- Peter T. Chattaway --------------------------- peter at chattaway_com ---
"I detected one misprint, but to torture you I will not tell you where."
Winston Churchill to T.E. Lawrence, re Seven Pillars of Wisdom
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