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Originally Posted by Cindy Claveau  Not true at all, Beau. You're referring to taxonomies, which even paleontologists will admit are rather arbitrary.
But taxonomies are NOT the whole and sum of Evolutionary theory. The key component of Evolutionary Theory lies in how the parts fit, specifically genetic mutation, random genetic drift, environmental pressure, natural selection and the resulting speciation.
We know life mutates and speciates. The only debate - controversy is too of a strong word - lies in the methods by which that occurs. When Gould & Eldredge proposed "punctuated equilibrium", it was simply a suggestion as to why we don't find uniform evidence of gradual speciation, NOT as an argument against the idea of speciation and NOT as a proposition that species mutate overnight. Those people who misinterpreted what they said actually think that speciation can occur in a matter of days or a few years, when not even Gould & Eldredge ever suggested that -- in deep evolutionary time, "sudden" can be 10 or 20 million years. But the opponents of evolution never get that. |
Cindy if you look back, I said I had no problem with that part of evolution. Though when someone like Viv comes along and says there are no holes, I cringe.
It reminds me of fellow Christians I know who take what the Pastor says as absolute fact.
People are like that with science now. Without even giving an example or being specific, she was quick to say I am wrong, science is 100% correct.
No clue what I was talking about, just that she is ready to believe all science is correct because someone told her so.
There is no difference between the dangerous holy rollers and Science Groupies.