🚀 go-pugleaf

John Gardner wrote:
>         No FACT of evolution where one species has led
> to another.  Change within species to an extremely limited
> degree yes, but nothing that would justify the _miraclulous_
> transformation of one species into another.
> 
> --
>     John Gardner

Have you even heard of "speciation?"

One determining factor of a different species (as opposed to a different
race) is the ability to cross-breed successfully and produce fertile
offspring.  Guess what.  The North American leopard frog, once thought
to exist in different races (not species) from Canada to Central America
has actually evolved into different species.  The Mexican leopard frog
has adapted to its climate so as to tolerate high temperature while the
Vermont leopard frog has adapted to much colder climates.  This
differentiation has been so thorough that the two species can no longer 
inter-breed.

You may wish to be careful with the "A frog is still a frog." argument
(unless you want to make yourself look like a dope).  Subtle differences
in physical appearance or biochemical response are quite significant as
markers for different species.  The monarch and the viceroy butterflys
are good examples.  Different species of frogs have very different
genes.  

Chuck Szmanda
chucksz@ultranet.com