Ayala on Creationism/Intelligent Design

[Coelacanth]

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[SyracuseHorn]

A better definition would be:

Evolution: The process by which Natural Selection chooses which individuals survive and reproduce.

That's pretty much all there is to it; each generation passes along the traits that it inherited. As conditions change over time (temperature, predators, food, water, etc.) individuals who can cope with the changes will survive to produce offspring.

Keener senses, different tolerances for environmental variables, and different phenotypic traits are all things that we've seen occur in the natural world. That's really all evolution is.

 

[Hayden_Horn]

coelacanth,

i take it you have some philosophical background, and are building some sort of proof with my answers. which means you are building to something. just make your point. my point is that i agree wholeheartedly with the article - creationism should not be taught side by side with evolution in a science classroom. yes, of course, evolution's warts should be shown in the classroom, as well as gravity, light, water bonding, and any other weird **** science has to offer. however, all that is covered, as i remember, when the scientific method and how its methodology works is discussed at the beginning of term. ie, this is what we're going on at this point in time, because it has yet to be falsified.

 

[theropods]

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[Coelacanth]

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[stabone]

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[Coelacanth]

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[THEU]

Well, count me as one who doesn't believe in 'the theory of evolution' as I understand it, nor do I believe in 'creation science' as I understand it.

I also believe in God, and that the Bible is true, and don't feel that scientific facts threaten either.

 

[SyracuseHorn]

Being perpetually surprised that a child inherits its parents' genetic traits must be a fascinating experience.

 

[GT WT]

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