tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953644170899103489.post4233270536377844312..comments2023-12-28T17:14:24.356-08:00Comments on Monkey Trials: TWEAKING THE POWER POINTSScott Hatfield . . . .http://www.blogger.com/profile/00363885800131794994noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953644170899103489.post-83683674384054649172008-04-23T11:24:00.000-07:002008-04-23T11:24:00.000-07:00Stan said...Scott, remember I showed you many reli...Stan said...<BR/><I><BR/>Scott, remember I showed you many reliable versions of the definition of evolution, including from the national associations, which all agree that evolution is "natural selection performed on mutations".<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>No news here: evolution (the genetic material of living creatures changes over time, to restate Scott's definition in a way that sadly loses much R. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827657170197625528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953644170899103489.post-8853714037199598742008-04-22T22:29:00.000-07:002008-04-22T22:29:00.000-07:00Stan, let me be blunt. You're a big boy and can t...Stan, let me be blunt. You're a big boy and can take care of yourself, so I am sure you can handle it.<BR/><BR/>You need to read my comment more carefully. Immediately after noting the allelic sense in which evolution is routinely defined, I remarked:<BR/><BR/><I>There is a sad history here, in that both sides are often guilty of conflating different meanings of the word 'evolution', sometimes Scott Hatfield . . . .https://www.blogger.com/profile/00363885800131794994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953644170899103489.post-17560624564830009832008-04-22T18:39:00.000-07:002008-04-22T18:39:00.000-07:00Scott, I know you're busy right now, and I propose...Scott, I know you're busy right now, and I propose that we discuss this in more depth when you have the time. However,....<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry, I just can't accept your premise here:<BR/><BR/>Scott said,<BR/><I>"the shift in frequency of versions of genes (alleles) is the very definition of evolution."</I><BR/><BR/>Scott, remember I showed you many reliable versions of the definition of evolution,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com