Dear Alwight,
That still does not answer the question of why there are no speciation after origin of life, like evolution contends? Just because Mark said something wrong with one word, does not change the facts I'm concerned with. Of course God created all species involved, you can forget it that man's ancestor was a chimp, why horseshoe crabs are 'living FOSSILS', or why we don't find chimps in the process of changing into humans during our lifetimes. If that were true, there would be plenty of that going around.
Unending Joy Be Yours, Regardless That I Have Questions,
Michael
Hi Michael.
Of course there has been speciation. Clearly, apart from one or two arguable exceptions, the same species are not around today that were around in the Cambrian era.
Creationists however can't even agree on whether the Earth is young or old enough for most natural speciation to occur.
Darwinian evolution is about how new species come about by adaption to different conditions and environments. If the environment doesn't change or require any changes then they won't happen. If speciation didn't happen then the ToE is wrong, but it does regardless of what creationists will tell you.
Mark has once again demonstrated that he doesn't know or even want to understand what Darwin actually proposed, and which all the evidence and natural science supports.
It is not about the origin of life, evolution applies to existing life.
Speciation is simply when adaptions and changes between two typical individuals have occurred to make it genetically or physically difficult or impossible for them to produce viable offspring.
The evidence clearly shows that there are many more extinct species than those that exist today, yet we don't seem to see any shortages, nor in available environments not occupied by highly adapted life forms.
Chimps are modern creatures like us Michael, we did not evolve from chimps, but we do share a common ancestry.
Despite horseshoe crabs being called "living fossils" usually by popular science, appearances can be deceptive. I rather doubt that an ancient one would even be able to survive with modern diseases and parasites. If no subtle changes have gone on over millions of years on I'd be surprised.
