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Thank you for creating the student panel and letting us newcomers join your homeschool project. It's an honor to be here, and if there's anything I can do to help, don't hesitate to ask. --Ed Poor 18:20, 9 April 2007 (EDT)

Your very welcome! Your work to help with this project has been amazing. We greatly appreciate all your contributions. ~ CPanel 18:23, 9 April 2007 (EDT)

Regarding a concise defintion of the theory of evolution

I am glad to hear that the panel came to a decision on this matter. I have a question though and it is probably based on the panel seeing a prior version of the article and not the current article.

Here is what a panel spokesperson wrote:

"We have decided that the article will not be changed in any major way. However, we agree that the article lacks an adequate, concise explanation of the Theory of Evolution." [1]

Here is what the article states now and I only give certain key portions:

Today advocates of evolution no longer adhere to "natural selection" as the definition of evolution, but rather define it simply as any "change over time" in the genetic composition of a population....

Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines evolution as a "theory that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modifications in successive generations." ^[1].....

Evolutionist Theodosius Dobzhansky wrote: "The process of mutation is the only known source of the new materials of genetic variability, and hence of evolution." ^[2] Evolutionists believe that the processes of natural selection and mutation created every species of life that we see on earth today after life first came about on earth. ^[3] Creationist scientists believe that mutations and natural selection would not cause macroevolution. ^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

MY SUMMATION STATEMENT TO THE PANEL:

I think the above current version gives a concise and adequate explanation of the theory of evolution and Aschlafly concurrs. I am hoping that the panel agrees and that they based their statement above based on a prior version they read.

Conservative 18:32, 9 April 2007 (EDT)conservative

References

1. ↑ http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/evolution
2. ↑ http://www.nwcreation.net/geneticquotes.html
3. ↑ http://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v12/i1/improbable.asp
4. ↑ http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/mutations.asp
5. ↑ http://www.trueorigin.org/mutations01.asp
6. ↑ http://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v12/i1/improbable.asp
7. ↑ http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3831
8. ↑ http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/selection.asp

The article has been improve significantly since we began working on this issue. Some of the Panel may not be aware of these changes. They have been contacted, and after they give their opinions, we will post the results here. ~ CPanel 18:41, 9 April 2007 (EDT)

The above is actually non-sensical. No scientist equates natural selection with evolution. Natural selection is one of the processes that drives evolution, hence the need for a well written summary of the scientific aspect of the article. I cannot really participate in the Creationist part, as I am no expert, and it needs to be well written by one of the many experts here. Please feel free to refer to Basic Evolutionary Theory. Thanks for your time.--PalMD^talk 18:36, 9 April 2007 (EDT)