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From: tims@mako.UUCP (Tim Stoehr)
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Subject: Re: Annotating Annotated Annotators
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Date: Wed, 9-May-84 12:54:58 EDT
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Evolution is a solid, indisputable fact.  It has been observed to happen
on small scales in our lifetime.  Many species of animals have changed
their characteristics, in minor ways, to suit their environment.  The
example that comes to mind is a species of moth in England that spent
time resting on tree trunks, and had protective coloration to avoid
predators.  Coal burning in the area darkened the tree trunks, so the
lighter colored moths stood out and were eater by birds.  Thus, the
gene pool changed, and almost no light colored moths were hatched.
This is, by definition, evolution.

This is not an argument for other kinds of evolution, such as man from
ape.  This is only a statement that evolution of some type does happen.