The Bible is the claim, not the evidence
February 26, 2014 at 3:01 pm
(This post was last modified: February 26, 2014 at 3:02 pm by Rampant.A.I..)
(February 26, 2014 at 2:49 pm)orangebox21 Wrote: Sorry for the delay in my response time.
(February 19, 2014 at 2:51 am)Esquilax Wrote: Again, unless you can detail a mechanism by which those small genetic changes would suddenly stop happening before they became noticeably physiologically different
Natural selection is not a creative process. It can only choose from the existing material. No new material can be created through the process of natural selection. New material is required for a change in species. Therefore Natural selection is the mechanism by which a species will stay within its own species.
It's a good idea to read up on a topic before attempting to speak authoritatively on it:
"Natural selection acts on the phenotype, or the observable characteristics of an organism, but the genetic (heritable) basis of any phenotype that gives a reproductive advantage may become more common in a population (see allele frequency). Over time, this process can result in populations that specialize for particular ecological niches and may eventually result in the emergence of new species."
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_selection
Otherwise, one runs the risk of making profoundly ignorant statements, and ruining their credibility.
