Posted by rpcman on April 25, 1998 at 01:15:11:
In Reply to: theory of evolution posted by Tammy on April 24, 1998 at 21:52:56:
: Or does it simply explain how existing species survive variations in their environment?
Does the fact that we see (through plate tectonics) the continents of Africa and South America moving an inch or so a year apart show that plate tectonics is a merely micro event or does it show us that the continents were once together?
I suppose watching a finch's beak *by itself* doesn't tell us much just as seeing the continents move an inch a year doesn't, but when coupled with DNA comparisons and the fossil record, it speaks volumes.