One interest of mine has been the differentiation between selective and non-selective causes of evolution. I think people often assume that mutation/selection is the only way evolution happens, so I moved to point out to DigDug that there are other means.
WK replied:
So in fact you decided that your own particular hobby-horse nit was worth picking even though it was substantially off topic?
That is YOUR opinion, WK. And your opinion does not set the 'standards of scholarship.' "Hobby-horse nit"”that's just more ankle-biting.
I certainly think the concept of speciation is a vital one for any sensible discussion of the evolution of life on earth...
Wonderful! Now you're coming along nicely.
...but I don't necessarily see it as 'a requiment for evolution'.
Well, maybe it's not a "requirement," but a "measure" of evolution instead. Go ahead and bite my ankle if you need to, but I'm still a bit ambiguous about it.
”HM
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