Anniversary Answers

I'm blessed to be a member of the exclusive HotAir.com comment community (hundreds of thousands of readers, only about two hundred commenters). During the inevitable evolution debates as we mark the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin, I've been concerned with the response of some creationists. For example, saying "evolution is a myth" is not rational. Micro-evolution is observable all around us, from the many dog breeds to the various beak sizes of finches that Darwin observed. Attacking the concept of natural selection is silly, too. The wolf pack will most likely catch the slowest, weakest elk in the herd, and the eagles with the sharpest eyesight will probably out-survive their compadres who need optimetric care. But it's no wonder that Darwin did not discuss the origin of species in his seminal work The Origin Of Species. Natural selection does not explain how the life itself began--selection implies that there are already species to select from. And there is no natural way that one specie can change into another (macro-evolution). (see posts from 1/17/9, 1/1/9, 11/9/8, 6/8/8, and 11/20/7)