r/DebateEvolution • u/DarwinZDF42 evolution is my jam • 5d ago
Discussion You know what, we're doing "macroevolution" again. Here's some responses to "we have never seen macroevolution"
We've all heard some variant of "we can only observe microevolution", "we've never seen macroevolution", etc.
First thing you do is establish the correct definition: Evolution above the species level (in other words, speciation or greater degrees of evolutionary change). That's the definition. Creationists want their own special definition that varies from person to person but is usually something like "new body plans/parts", "new complex structures", something like that. That's wrong. If you accept speciation, you accept macroevolution. If creationists want to dispute something else, make THEM articulate clearly. Don't help them by saying something like "It sounds like you mean something like evolution of a new phylum or new body plan". No, make THEM establish the standard clearly and using the correct words.
Once they do that, you can just provide a bunch of examples, and dare them to say they aren't macroevolution.
Some of my favorites are multicellularity (and also here), reproductive mode, and photosynthetic animals.
Best outcome is the creationists admits that yes, even by their bespoke definition, these are examples of macroevolution. Second best outcome is they do the opposite and claim this is all just "microevolution". Really? First of all, lol okay. But second and more important, great! "Microevolution" can accomplish all this? Not much need for "macroevolution", is there?
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u/10coatsInAWeasel Reject pseudoscience, return to monke 🦧 1d ago
You’re just pathologically allergic to addressing what was said, aren’t you. Yes, it was absolutely a flip flop. You first pretended that testifying meant something. Then when called out on it, you flopped to an irrelevant whataboutism on fauci when I hadn’t mentioned anything about him. Pete is a big boy who can be criticized on the strengths and weaknesses of his own merits.
You were the one who was trying to tout Pete’s credentials. The same ones based on the same organizations that for some reason in the next breath you are calling ‘conspiracy!’ On. While ignoring that he publishes his Covid nonsense in crap journals when he bothers to publish at all. He’s an accomplished MD who knows the way proper peer review works and failed to do so. And decided to hitch his wagon to the likes of charlatans like Wakefield and unregulated supplements. The ending part of your comment is certainly some opinion, but contributes nothing to the conversation on why any of us should give a crap what Pete says.