tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post4840847443361734040..comments2024-03-27T00:26:19.644+00:00Comments on Rosa Rubicondior: Why Species?Rosa Rubicondiorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063268216781988588noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-24897703084982310452013-02-15T06:23:48.094+00:002013-02-15T06:23:48.094+00:00Wonderfully lucid explanation. It both annoys and ...Wonderfully lucid explanation. It both annoys and amuses me that creationists have to resort to attacking straw men when it comes to evolution. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-2031663843780671482012-11-11T22:27:50.618+00:002012-11-11T22:27:50.618+00:00Really good article; I love the example of the Fin...Really good article; I love the example of the Finches being separated and then brought back together having developed different plumage, song etc. Really interesting, yet succinct, which is hard to do.Al (@carmarthenbay)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-6652619870634402562011-08-01T08:31:39.425+01:002011-08-01T08:31:39.425+01:00Alan.
IOW, since the divergence of horses and don...Alan.<br /><br />IOW, since the divergence of horses and donkeys is an example of what Creationists would call 'macro-evolution' (by definition), those examples show that the distinction between 'micro' and 'macro' evolution is entirely spurious and artificial. <br /><br />It was only devised by Creationists to get round the problem of having so much evidence for evolution that trying to ignore it became impossible, even for them.Rosa Rubicondiorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063268216781988588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-6226565721736230932011-08-01T06:32:33.493+01:002011-08-01T06:32:33.493+01:00I'm glad you mentioned horses and donkeys, and...I'm glad you mentioned horses and donkeys, and lions and tigers. These borderline cases seem very important to me in explaining the idea of species separation via 'micro evolution'. The fact that they can still produce offspring evidences their genetic similarity. The fact that these offspring are not viable shows one of the changes that can bring about the separation of two species via micro evolution.<br /><br />Great article.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712247425702483699noreply@blogger.com