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To: PatrickHenry
We have known for some time that when species invade a new environment or ecological niche, a common result is the formation of a great diversity of new species. However, we havent really understood how or whether the process of adaptation generally drives this pattern of species diversification.I know. Just call it an "act of God."
168 posted on
02/24/2006 5:42:31 PM PST by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
To: PatrickHenry
The odds that the association is simply due to chance are only one in 250, substantially higher than the standard confidence level of one chance in 20 that scientists demand. You've gotta be shittin me!
The fact that the association is statistically significant despite the crudeness of our estimates suggests that the true biological association is very strong,
And it might indicate a bias in your crude estimates.
217 posted on
02/25/2006 10:27:41 AM PST by
AndrewC
(Darwinian logic -- It is just-so if it is just-so)
To: PatrickHenry
Natural selection isn't the "driving force" behind the origin of the species any more than you are the "driving force" behind the wheel of your car.
To: PatrickHenry
This helps fill a big gap that has existed in evolutionary studies, says Daniel Funk,...
But I thought there was no gap anymore...that it had been filled...that it no longer existed!
283 posted on
02/27/2006 1:08:44 PM PST by
DennisR
(Look around - God is giving you countless observable clues of His existence!)
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