Creation/evolution3

[bennyboy]

I completely get this is a very slow and deliberate process that makes tiny changes over vast periods of time.

Evolution actually happens quite quickly but in spurts. The 'hair' gene mutates in a dinosaur and this dinosaur now has feathers. It is not a disadvantage, so the mutated gene is passed on. Pretty soon there are more and more feathered dinosaurs and as it turns out, this is an advantage and they tend to thrive while the others do not. This can happen in a very short time, less than a thousand years. Depending on the mutation, less than a hundred.

But decent post anyway. Kudos

I think you're both right. Yes, mutation is one of the features of evolution. However, even a successful mutation is limited to an individual. It will take very many generations for that mutation to face enough environmental trials to propagate through the species.