argystokes
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| Quote (afdave @ May 25 2006,05:32) | World Book, 1993 edition, "Evolution" entry ... | Quote |
Evolutionary theory holds that all species probably evolved from a single form of life which lived about 3-1/2 billion years ago ... The theory of evolution is supported by a vast amount of evidence from many scientific fields. When a theory is supported by so much evidence, it becomes accepted as a scientific fact. Almost all scientists consider the theory of evolution to be a scientific fact |
Keep in mind, the kid reading this is assuming ToE=All life from single celled ancestor=Proven Fact. The article then sprinkles in a fair amount of truth regarding speciation, etc. and then under "Evidence of Evolution" under the heading "Direct observation of evolution", we read ... | Quote |
Other examples of rapid, observable evolutionary change have occurred among certain insects and disease-eating bacteria ... Some disease-causing bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics in a similar way. |
So what does the kid take away from this? ToE=All life came from a Single Cell ancestor=Scientific fact, and by the way, disease resistant bacteria proves it. |
Only if the kid were an idiot. The article you're quoting doesn't say that antibiotic resistant bacteria "prove" "macroevolution." Need I parse it for you? It says
1. Scientists accept evolution from a common ancestor and
2. Evolutionary change has been observed and
3. Antibiotic resistance is an example of observed evolution
Now don't lie about it again.
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