RE: Evolutionary Information 1/2
Donald Howes (dhowes@ansc.une.edu.au)
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:26:19 +1000>A few problems here. First of all the lab is not the only place
observations take >place but even in the lab the data support evolution.
The case of Drosophila is >irrelevant since as has been pointed out no
continuous pressure was placed on the >flies. Behe's arguments have also
been shown to be failing in some areas. So your >statement should be that
there is a Biochemist named Behe who used 'irreducibly >complex' arguments
in an effort to show evolution wrong. However since then others >have
pointed out flaws in Behe's thinking. And of course there is still the
problem >of having the observation support evolution. All that remains is
the mechanism of >evolution.
>
What is this data from the lab that supports evolution? And what
observations are you refering to that support evolution? Are you talking
about something that we have seen happen, or something from the past that
we are speculating about as to how it happened? I think there are many
observable facts in nature that show a past but tell us nothing of how it
got there.
Donald