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To: r9etb
Yes it does.

No it doesn't. If you believe it does, then its no wonder that you have your doubts about evolution.

For starters, not all populations are able to adapt to their environment in a timely manner. This is why species go extinct every day.

473 posted on 11/29/2004 12:27:46 PM PST by JeffAtlanta
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To: JeffAtlanta
No it doesn't. If you believe it does, then its no wonder that you have your doubts about evolution.

Yes it does. The macro theory states that species arise from gradual (or not-so-gradual) changes due to mutations in predecessor species, that are selected-for by environmental pressures. As such, the theory of evolution leaves open the possibility that a fruit fly could evolve into something like a whale. Indeed, that is essentially what the theory of evolution does claim.

For starters, not all populations are able to adapt to their environment in a timely manner. This is why species go extinct every day.

That's not "for starters." It is merely an observation that some species go extinct: but the theory of evolution has force precisely because not all species go extinct, but are instead theorized to adapt and diversify. Although we have never observed a fruit fly transition to something beyond another fruit fly, there is nothing about "extinctions" that says the fruit fly could not speciate (over time) into something like a whale.

492 posted on 11/29/2004 12:45:47 PM PST by r9etb
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