BIOL 180 Chapter Notes - Chapter 25: Absolute Dating, Aniridia, Geologic Time Scale
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Regarding the pattern of evolution: species have changed and are related. And the process evolution by natural selection: applies evolution in action: two case studies, keep in mind: common misconceptions. Special creation held that: (1) all species are independent, in sense of being unrelated to each other (2) life on earth is young (~6000 years old) (3) species are incapable of change. Special creation explained under the notion of god creating all. But said this deviation similar to seeing perfect type in shadow on a wall. Key to understanding life is to ignore the shadows and focus on understanding each type of unchanging perfect essence. Typological thinking - based on idea that species are unchanging types and variations within species are unimportant/misleading: occurs in bible"s book of genesis. Aristotle and the great chain of being: after plato, aristotle ordered types of organisms known at the time into linear scheme.
