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biologists describe as micro-evolution actually
have nothing whatsoever to do with the theory of
evolution. That's because the theory of evolution
maintains that living things can acquire new
genetic information through the mechanisms of
Variation does not constitute evidence for evo-
mutation and natural selection. But as we have
lution because variations are but the outcomes
already seen, variations can never give rise to
of different combinations of already existing genetic
any new genetic information and therefore, cannot
information and they do not add any new charac-
lead to evolution. Referring to variations as
teristic to the genetic information. The science of
micro-evolution reflects an ideological preference
genetics has revealed that the variations that
on the part of evolutionist biologists.
Darwin imagined accounted for the origin of
The variations that Darwinists deliberately refer
species in fact bear no such significance.
to as micro-evolution are a simple biological phe-
Therefore, evolutionist biologists have been
nomenon, examples of which we encounter fre-
forced to distinguish between variation within
quently in daily life. Think of all the varieties of
species and the formation of new species, and to
cats, dogs, apples, tomatoes, plants and animals
advance two separate concepts regarding them.
you have ever seen. Macro-evolution, on the
Up to their claims, they gave the name micro-
other hand, refers to major changes such as that
evolution to variation within species, and defined
of a dinosaur into a bird, or a bear into a whale.
the formation of entirely new species as macro-
In other words, there is no difference between
evolution.
the claims of macro-evolution and fairy tales in
The concept of macro-evolution was first used
which a frog transforms into a prince.
in 1927 by the Russian biologist Juri'i Filipchenko. 1
By using the concept of macro-evolution, evo-
The idea that micro-evolution could be used as
lutionist biologists seek to give the impression
evidence for macro-evolution was proposed by a
that is variations can give rise to brand new living
student of Filipchenko's, Theodosius Dobzhansky,
species—and even genera—over the course of
in the 1930s. In his book Genetics and The Origin
time. Indeed, many people who lack a sound
of Species, one of the basic texts of Darwinism,
knowledge of the subject are taken in by the su-
Dobzhansky suggested that the mechanisms of
perficial idea that micro-evolution can become
micro- and macro-evolution were the one and
macro-evolution in the long term. One can see
the same. This view received wide acceptance
2
many examples of this thinking. Some amateur
from evolutionist circles and has survived down
evolutionists suggest that since the average height
to the present day. Richard Goldschmidt, a Berke-
of human beings has increased by 2 centimeters
ley University geneticist during those years, ex-
(0.78 of an inch) over just the last century, that
pressed the erroneous nature of this view:
means that all kinds of evolution can occur over
"The facts of microevolution do not suffice for an
millions of years. But the fact is, as we have
understanding of macroevolution." 3
already seen, all variations such as increases in
In fact, what Goldschmidt referred to as micro-
stature take place within specific genetic bounds
evolution was nothing more than variations within
and have nothing to do with evolution.
species.
We frequently see examples of biological vari-
These two concepts have long appeared in bi-
ations in our daily lives. All such instances of
ology textbooks, where a deceptive style is often
variations are simply fluctuations that occur within
used. The examples of variation that evolutionist
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