Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Darwin actually acknowledge evidence of catastrophic events in the geologic record but was either unable or unwilling to address their potential impact on "species"??? IOW, he just sortof ignored it?
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Darwin actually acknowledge evidence of catastrophic events in the geologic record but was either unable or unwilling to address their potential impact on "species"??? IOW, he just sortof ignored it?
Well, for example, he noted that the continent of South America appeared to have been tipped toward the east, leaving the fracture lines, indicating it had happened (geologically) recently — then stated how remarkable gradual change can be. :’)