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Subject: 
Is Larry a Creationist? 8^) Re: Future of Humanity (was: lotsa stuff)
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Tue, 30 Oct 2001 15:07:58 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:

Evolution, as we all know, takes place in geologic time;

Macroevolution, yes. Microevolution, no. (which is why switching away from
Ciprox is a good idea, hold it in reserve if we can)

   Ciprox in particular, but antibiotics in general are overused.  But my
understanding is that "macroevolution" is a straw-man term coined, or at
least embraced, by Creationists.  All evolution is microevolution except on
the geologic scale, and even then the distinctions are still fairly arbitrary.

     Dave!



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  Re: Is Larry a Creationist? 8^) Re: Future of Humanity (was: lotsa stuff)
 
(...) Ack. I mean the surfacing of traits already in the population (and not newly mutation generated) when I said micro... and the longterm generation/selection of new traits (and speciation) when I said macro. Sorry if that was imprecise. I ain't (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Future of Humanity (was: lotsa stuff)
 
(...) Macroevolution, yes. Microevolution, no. (which is why switching away from Ciprox is a good idea, hold it in reserve if we can) (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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