User talk:Earthmichael

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Please note that I've reverted your change to Evolution as theory and fact. The page is about evolution, which encapsulates genetics, so the emphasis should be on Darwin rather than Mendel. Mendel explained the transmission of traits, not the evolution of life. WLU 20:32, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Explanation of change
This page, Evolution as theory and fact, is about why there is confusion about evolution as a theory and fact. The reason, in my opinion, is the overloading of the term evolution to mean two fairly different things: "Organisms changing generation to generation", and "Common descent".

The fruit fly example given is clearly an example of evolution as "Organisms changing generation to generation", not common descent. Therefore I modified the references to reflect this.

Note that the references as they stand now contribute to a logical fallacy commonly know as "bait and switch", where you provide evidence for one argument, and then subtly switch to a different argument, while attempting to use the same evidencial support.

--Earthmichael 21:12, 13 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I suggest bringing it up politely on Talk:Evolution as theory and fact. Before doing so, please se WP:OR, particularly WP:SYNTH.  WLU 21:17, 13 November 2007 (UTC)