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To: DouglasKC
Oh, and from that reply above let me specially excerpt the following:

Of all the people I know, including both amateur and professional entomologists who have experience of this moth, I know of none who doubts that differential bird predation is of primary importance in the spread and decline of melanism in the peppered moth.
For multiple (intentional?) errors by Wells, read the full post.
14 posted on 01/04/2005 7:56:06 AM PST by AntiGuv (™)
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To: AntiGuv
Of all the people I know, including both amateur and professional entomologists who have experience of this moth, I know of none who doubts that differential bird predation is of primary importance in the spread and decline of melanism in the peppered moth.

LOL, sounds like the lady from Manhattan's comments on the election of Richard Nixon.

Does the moth change its melanin apportionments based on environmental pressure or did a random mutation get selected? One would evidence evolution, the other would evidence something entirely different.

16 posted on 01/04/2005 8:09:50 AM PST by jwalsh07
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To: AntiGuv

Re:

"Of all the people I know, including both amateur and professional entomologists who have experience of this moth, I know of none who doubts that differential bird predation is of primary importance in the spread and decline of melanism in the peppered moth."


And this is similar to the logic that says:

"As a believer in fundamentalism, I know of no one who seriously doubts the existence of God amongst the theologians and churchgoers I have personally met."

Logic that goes round and round.


19 posted on 01/04/2005 8:18:10 AM PST by ColoCdn (Neco eos omnes, Deus suos agnoset)
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