About this blog

Index to this page

1. Status of this page
   
2. Master index of the blog
   
3. About sources
   
4. Revision history of this page
   
5. Revision history of this blog
   
6. Introduction
   
7. How I arrived here
   
8. Intended tone of this blog
   

1. Status of this page - Final draft
   
   
   Blog-wide status definitions
   
   1. Under construction
      
   2. Final draft
      
   3. Initial release - quoted sources have been notified
      
   4. Open - quoted sources have responded
      
   
   
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2. Master index of the blog
   Below is an index of the topics to date. All are open to comments and update. Another way to find a topic would be through the "Search this blog" option.
   
   
   
   • It depends
     
   • All the evidence
     
   • Carbon 14
     
   • The things people say
     
   • Micro-evolution - Is it related to evolution
     
   • Finche's beaks - is it micro-evolution
     
   
   
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3. About sources
   My initial quote in a topic will be extracted from an on-line source with a link provided. If the source wishes to provide additional information then I will edit the topic to include the additional information.
   
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4. Revision history of this page
   
   
   
   • Date - Revision
     
   • 10/28/06 - final draft
     
   • 10/15/06 - updated About, added Finche's beaks
     
   • 10/14/06 - Original
     
   
   
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5. Revision history of this blog
   
   
   
   • 10/28/06 - final draft of microevolution
     
   • 10/15/06 - Finches and beaks
     
   • 10/14/06 - Is microevolution related to evolution
     
   • 10/14/06 - About this blog
     
   
   
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6. Introduction
   Thousands of topics have been generated during the many years of discussing evolution. Many of the topics seem to be ramblings but a few appear to have substance and, therefore, have survivability (as in survival of the fittest). The purpose of this blog is to present only the topics which have survivability. While I plan to make the determination of survivability myself, I will with protest, present any related topic demanded in a comment attached to this post.
   
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7. How I arrived at this point
   I became involved in this discussion around 1970 and have found it fascinating. I have been involved in many discussions and read many books on both sides of the issue. I have followed the court cases at a high level.
   
   One book, The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, helped me focus on my role in the discussion. In the first paragraph of the section Modes of Transition in chapter 6 he states:
   
   "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down."
   
   So, one of my objectives is to list the organs. I would add that I will list impossible transitions in general. At the same time though, I see weakness in some of the listed evidence for evolution and I point out those weaknesses.
   
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8. Intended tone
   I intend to present both sides of these issues without emotion. Facts speak quietly and clearly to the honest. I would like to think that I am a scientist and I enjoy discussions with scientists.
   
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