Quoting Krimel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> [Krimel] > Usually in evolution nothing 'new' is created. What typically happens is a > rearrangement of what already exists. One could argue that something new is > created through mutation but this is not how evolution usually works and > even then it is just a radical rearrangement of what already exists. > > But chance is the deciding factor. When things change new contingencies > arise and the distribution of traits in populations change as a result. Beak > shape and size are the classical examples from Darwin. All the finches came > from the same stock but variation resulted from different environmental > demands as the populations spread out among the islands. Finches beaks may change, but how do you explain the creation of a new species? ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
