Creationism and Ignorance

[FatAndFaithless]

How about "Changes in allele frequencies in populations over time, as directed by natural selection."  That's still a pretty concise, neat sentence.

That results in a shift in taxonomy above species . That way the creationist can't employ his denial tactics of "that's microevolution " We all know the tricks they pull to keep their insistence that things stay in their own "kind bubble"

But changes in the genome (alleles) don't necessarily lead to changes in taxonomy - eg, melanistic jaguars are still jaguars and not a new species of "black panther".  As long as it's clear that speciation isn't a goal or anything (since creationists love to imbue intention on naturalistic processes), I think that'd fit in.

"Non-random changes in allele frequencies in populations over time, directed by natural selection and/other factors that may lead to speciation/taxonomy changes." Seems pretty neat.  Emphasizes non-randomness, changes in the genome, and notes natural selection as an important driver, and that speciation MAY occur.