Posted by blue on March 03, 1999 at 17:07:26:
In Reply to: I believe... posted by Xavier on March 03, 1999 at 09:20:53:
: (Xavier)...that the article attempts to poke holes in the tired and false notion that the development of the human eye somehow directs that intelligent design MUST have been involved. If that is so, I have often wondered why other animals have been given superior designed eyes. Could you site me the reference where you found that MOST scientists agree that speciation occurred rapidly? And what is the time frame of "rapidly"? Five thousand years, five hundred thousand, five million, or even fifty million?
My understanding is that, from fossil evidence, most scientists now believe that most speciation took place rapidly during small periods of time that were separated by long periods of time during which very little speciation occurred.
Scientific theories are not just "notions" tossed about by a few individuals. They are supported by large amounts of evidence. . .
They should be. This particular article from rpcman doesn't seem to fall into that category.