Siteadmin, Check users, nsTeam1RO, nsTeam1RW, nsTeam1_talkRO, nsTeam1_talkRW, oversight, Administrators
30,650
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 8:
Line 8: + + + +
it goes back to Genesis
So, the observation that the size and extent of a population can change over time, varying with climate and other conditions, is rather straightforward and uncontroversial. People who hate wolves and rats know that if they don't feed them, they'll go away. But if they leave sheep unattended in unfenced pastures, wolves will come. Populations of species of animals grow and shrink in response to the environment, as do trees and other plants.
So, the observation that the size and extent of a population can change over time, varying with climate and other conditions, is rather straightforward and uncontroversial. People who hate wolves and rats know that if they don't feed them, they'll go away. But if they leave sheep unattended in unfenced pastures, wolves will come. Populations of species of animals grow and shrink in response to the environment, as do trees and other plants.
==Changes in body plan==
At other times, "Evolution is a fact" refers to the less frequent observation that a population has changed in visible ways. For example, there may be more spotted or black sheep in a herd. [[Jacob]] noticed this, when he was working for his uncle [[Laban]]. Religious scholars generally see this change as a response to Laban's attempts to cheat Jacob.