Punctuated Equilibrium and Creationist Dishonesty

I discuss lots about punctuated equilibrium, and dissect a creotard argument from Dr. Fazale Rana over at reasons to believe.

The article I debunk can be found here- http://www.reasons.org/tnrtb/2008/01/31/evolution-loses-its-equilibrium/

Transitional Fossils: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUcB_HiCKnM

CDK007's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26dwfZIqfco

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[janaoo4]

This stuff is so simple, it was covered in High school Bio. We did an example with red and white beans. There is no way that people can be so stupid that they still argue against this stuff. It's systematic brainwashing, seriously. THESE CHANGES ARE WELL DOCUMENTED, EVEN RECENTLY.

[HybridD91]

I doubt the creationist read the paper regarding the collared lizards and what does that have to do with Evolution being wrong?

[quantum8kid]

how long does it take to re-gain genetic varyation after losing it due to rapid enviromental change?

[Helge129]

@Law19157 Ensatinas around the Central Valley, the greenish warbler around the Himalaya, just a few examples.

[Law19157]

@Helge129 really when and where?

[Helge129]

@Law19157 We did several times. And rapid in terms of evolution is usually still 100000 years or more.

[laserindie]

@Law19157 No, that, ironically, is what you believe.

[Andy32268]

When somebody tries to justify religion with science, their argument is immediately fucked if they are talking to somebody with actual scientific knowledge. Of course, remaining with the answer, "God did it," is detrimental to the argument as well. I can't wait for religion to die.

[ObamaKilledNASA]

"You have a gang/counter-gang set up between the Darwinians and the Creationists..."

[G0parra]

@Law19157

Well... you know, there's fossiles, which a pretty much observable...

There's no worst blind than the one who refuses to see, has they say...

[Law19157]

@TheZooCrew belief in the unseen

[TheZooCrew]

@Law19157

There is one and ONLY one difference between so-called "micro-" and "macro-" evolution, and that is time. It is the exact same mechanism of mutation and natural selection. Macroevolution is nothing more than repetition of microevolution.

This "rapid" change you demand to see happen is only "rapid" on a geological or evolutionary time scale, which is still much, much larger than the lifespan of several human generations.