Dayv
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It's been awhile since I've been on here, but to make up for it I've discussed ideas with a number of people I know. One thing that I have heard far too often from creationists is that they believe in Micro-evolution but not Macro-evolution. Upon hearing this, I can't help but laugh outright.
For those of you who might not know the difference, basically, micro evolution is the adaptations that can generally be observed within our own lifetimes. These adaptations are not as obvious and don't generally result in the formation of a new species. Macro-evolution is long term adaptations over thousands, millions, or billions of years, basically the accumulation of Micro-evoltuion's affects, eventually forming new species. (sorry if my explination is a bit weird or off, I'm not the best at explaining the conscept, but feel free to give your own explinations)
I laugh because, if you agree with micro but not macro, where exactly do the adaptations end? Macro-evolution is just the combination of all the small adaptations, eventually they all add up into a new species, sometimes several from a single original. But when I try to explain this, that eventually all the little adaptations add up, whomever I am debating with gets all confused and usually mad, which is generally a good sign for me to move on.
Is it just me, or do creationists not seem to understand evolution at all, and too often aren't willing to actually take a minute and get to understand it?
For those of you who might not know the difference, basically, micro evolution is the adaptations that can generally be observed within our own lifetimes. These adaptations are not as obvious and don't generally result in the formation of a new species. Macro-evolution is long term adaptations over thousands, millions, or billions of years, basically the accumulation of Micro-evoltuion's affects, eventually forming new species. (sorry if my explination is a bit weird or off, I'm not the best at explaining the conscept, but feel free to give your own explinations)
I laugh because, if you agree with micro but not macro, where exactly do the adaptations end? Macro-evolution is just the combination of all the small adaptations, eventually they all add up into a new species, sometimes several from a single original. But when I try to explain this, that eventually all the little adaptations add up, whomever I am debating with gets all confused and usually mad, which is generally a good sign for me to move on.
Is it just me, or do creationists not seem to understand evolution at all, and too often aren't willing to actually take a minute and get to understand it?