I agree, there are many, both evolutionists and creationists who are
uncomfortable with modern evolutionary theory. I am not uncomfortable at
all with the above, and I am eagerly anticipating the examples (I would
think that biologists will not be satisfied with only one any longer) that
will replace the peppered moth in the textbooks. I certainly hope they are
prospected with more care than this one was. I am of course familiar with
lots of other examples such as the observed changes in the Galapagos
Finches, but do we really know any more about those putative changes than
we do about the Peppered Moth? You are probably aware that the changes
observed in England were also observed in Pennsylvania about the same time
even though there was no industrial or other pollution in that locality
that could have been used to explain the changes. A similar phenomenon may
apply to the Galapagos example. Until we have some assurance that we do
indeed understand the effect, it is probably not a good idea to substitute
another example, lest our faces be reddened again. Perhaps this would be a
good time to set up some kind of commission to thoroughly research an
example to replace the moth that will not require the ponderous
"self"-corrective apparatus to be hauled out again in the near term.
Art
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