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DARWIN'S MACROEVOLUTION: Why Unscientific?
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RE: DARWIN'S MACROEVOLUTION: Why Unscientific?
(April 16, 2012 at 11:41 am)Mister Agenda Wrote:
(April 13, 2012 at 8:28 pm)Alter2Ego Wrote: 3. When people in the pro-evolution scientific community speak about animals evolving into "new species," are they referring to one family of animal evolving into an entirely different family of animal (eg. a squirrel evolving into a bat or a dinosaur evolving into a bird)--which are examples of macro-evolution? Or are they referring to variations of the exact same type of animal (eg. Doberman dog, Bull dog, Rottweiler dog)--which is an example of micro-evolution?

They are talking about the descendants of one species evolving into a different species, like eohippus into the modern horse. 'Family' has a specific meaning in taxonomy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_(biology)
ALTER2EGO -to- MISTER AGENDA:
I wouldn't be too sure of that if I were you. The word "species" was fabricated by evolutionists and they use it interchangeably for animals that can interbreed as well as for animals that cannot interbreed. As a reminder, below is the definition of "species" from my OP.

Quote:DEFINITION OF SPECIES:
Loosely speaking, a species is a related group of organisms that share a more or less distinctive form and are capable of interbreeding. As defined by Ernst Mayr, species are:

"groups of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populations which are reproductively isolated from other such groups."
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Species

Truth be told, pro-evolution scientists change the meaning of the word "species" whenever it suits their purposes, as confirmed by biologist John Endler who wrote:

"Species are "tools that are fashioned for characterizing organic diversity" (Lewin,1979). Just as there are a variety of chisels made for different purposes, different species concepts are best for different purposes; and just as it is inadvisable to use a carving chisel to cut a mortise, problems arise when one species concept is used when it is inappropriate. Confusion and controversy have often resulted because different people working with different groups of organisms mean different things by "species.""


Another thing: The Taxonomy Table was dreamed up by Carl Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778) who erroneously classified animals based upon their similarities. In some instances, he put animals in different species despite the fact they can actually interbreed.
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DARWIN'S MACROEVOLUTION: Why Unscientific? - by Alter2Ego - April 13, 2012 at 8:28 pm
RE: DARWIN'S MACROEVOLUTION: Why Unscientific? - by Thor - April 16, 2012 at 10:13 am
RE: DARWIN'S MACROEVOLUTION: Why Unscientific? - by Phil - April 13, 2012 at 9:51 pm
RE: DARWIN'S MACROEVOLUTION: Why Unscientific? - by Phil - April 14, 2012 at 5:59 am
RE: DARWIN'S MACROEVOLUTION: Why Unscientific? - by Jaysyn - April 16, 2012 at 12:12 pm
RE: DARWIN'S MACROEVOLUTION: Why Unscientific? - by Thor - April 17, 2012 at 9:59 am
RE: DARWIN'S MACROEVOLUTION: Why Unscientific? - by Thor - April 30, 2012 at 1:17 pm
RE: DARWIN'S MACROEVOLUTION: Why Unscientific? - by Alter2Ego - May 13, 2012 at 8:31 pm

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