Re: >Acceptance of macroevolution

Walter J Hicks (whicks@ma.ultranet.com)
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 20:50:02 -0500 (EST)

At 07:14 PM 12/11/97 -0600, Eduardo G. Moros wrote:
>uhhm, I thought macro-evolution was too slow to be observed. Well, we may
>hace a MethusalethxE6 among us.
>
>8=)
>
>> Acceptance of macroevolution
>>
>> Wesley R. Elsberry (welsberr@inia.tamug.tamu.edu)
>> Thu, 11 Dec 1997 18:44:14 -0600 (CST)
>>
>> R.Chitwood asks, " Why is macro-evolution almost
>> universally accepted by our learning institutions?"
>>
>> Macroevolution is defined by most biologists as evolution which
>> results in species-level change or higher. Because speciation
>> has been observed to happen, it is almost universally the case
>> that denial of observed phenomena doesn't happen.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Wesley
>

Any chance that we could have some examples or illustrations?

hmmmm.... "tamu" -- now is that the Texas A & M of The "Texas Aggie
Joke" fame?

(He asks -- having lived in El Paso)

Walt

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