The problem is that it's tough to observe these kinds of changes in the real environment during the short time we're here. We can simulate these things in the lab by forcing big selection pressures, and the results show bigger changes that we'd expect. We still don't have the kind of time required to produce the changes that would satisfy the demands of most creationists.
That sounds to me a lot like an admission.
"There's no way we could actually observe what we are proclaiming, so why do you creationists keep demanding proof?"
We can simulate these things in the lab by forcing big selection pressures, and the results show bigger changes that we'd expect.
"We're designing simulations to prove natural selection and random mutation. We have been very impressed with the results."
A word about directionality: Evolution does not have a direction. Organisms can go towards complexity or simplicity. It's all determined by the environment and selection pressures. Just because humans are complex multi-cellular animals doesn't mean we've had the most evolution. Every living creature today is the result of the same amount of evolutionary time.
I'd like to actually form a blog post to speak to this, since I've heard the argument several times and have never heard it dealt with. I hope that you will not mind the change of venue, or my use of your statement to fuel the post.
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The problem is that it's tough to observe these kinds of changes in the real environment during the short time we're here. We can simulate these things in the lab by forcing big selection pressures, and the results show bigger changes that we'd expect. We still don't have the kind of time required to produce the changes that would satisfy the demands of most creationists.
That sounds to me a lot like an admission.
"There's no way we could actually observe what we are proclaiming, so why do you creationists keep demanding proof?"
We can simulate these things in the lab by forcing big selection pressures, and the results show bigger changes that we'd expect.
"We're designing simulations to prove natural selection and random mutation. We have been very impressed with the results."
A word about directionality: Evolution does not have a direction. Organisms can go towards complexity or simplicity. It's all determined by the environment and selection pressures. Just because humans are complex multi-cellular animals doesn't mean we've had the most evolution. Every living creature today is the result of the same amount of evolutionary time.
I'd like to actually form a blog post to speak to this, since I've heard the argument several times and have never heard it dealt with. I hope that you will not mind the change of venue, or my use of your statement to fuel the post.