(October 21, 2012 at 11:51 pm)Polaris Wrote:(October 21, 2012 at 2:14 pm)Rhythm Wrote: LOL, macro and micro refer to our perspective of the event, not the process. Don't start this tired shit. Microevolution -is- macroevolution. Titl the lens into closer focus, pan out over wider focus. End of.
Going back and forth between genetic changes is not what I call evolution. Just because a species is undergoing Darwinian mechanisms does not mean it is really experiencing evolution.
Depends on how you define evolution. Evolution isn't a straight line to an inherently superior species; it is an adaptation to the organism's environment. There are other definitions for the word 'evolution' other than the Darwinian variety, but they do not necessarily mean the same thing as Darwinian evolution.
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