No new
species has ever been seen to arise
For a long
time this was a valid argument; even though we had frequently observed what the
fundies refer to as micro-evolution (small adaptations within a species), we
had not fully witnessed macro-evolution (development of a new species by
evolution). Even though all people of rational mind can understand and
(usually) believe that this “macro-evolution” does occur we understand that due
to the timeframe these changes require the likelihood of actually witnessing
macro-evolution are very small.
However in
2008 a study by Blount, Borland and Lenski showed proof of this
“macro-evolution," and not only has it been witnessed, and all data samples
maintained to prove that this did happen, the process is repeatable. This is an
amazing discovery and definitive proof of evolution.
The link to
paper is below, I would advise having a read through, it is quite an impressive
article!
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