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Mon Dec 19 10:46:03 CST 2005


In a message dated 12/19/2005 6:33:25 AM Pacific Standard Time,
Richard.Zander at MOBOT.ORG writes:

> Well, it's a great comic and the thrust is a good political comment, but
> before we get complacent, remember that the opposition accepts
> microevolution (viruses evolving into new types of essentially the same
> species) but not macroevolution (speciation where you get a different
> species).

Richard is correct. I have heard Creationist debate and they always make this
point in response to examples of microevolution. The particular one that
stuck in my mind was the statement that everyone agrees that many types of
squirrels but they are all of the same species!

Herb




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