[Diamond]

In fact the high adaptability and plasticity of species disproves evolution - species do not have to mutate to adapt, they already have the genes within them to adapt to different situations and environments.

Thank you, gore3000. I did read the article, and it seems to me that if some form form of putative evolution had actually taken place, what logically has occurred has been only adaptation (as evidenced by the survival) of the organism, the foxes, which is solely an inherent characteristic, or capability, of the genome, not a selection action of the environment or scientists' conditions, or anything else yet understood by science. "Natural Selection" is an EFFECT, not a cause, which applies of all organisms, even those that that go extinct, so how could natural selection (or any other type of selection, for that matter) be the cause of evolution?

Cordially,

[PatrickHenry]

Placemarker.

[gore3000]

Thanks. Another problem with the theory of evolution is the time frame. Most environmental changes occur pretty fast, there is no time for mutations (as is the case here) to change the species to adapt them to a new environment. Therefore most of the adaptations which species achieve to survive are already in their genetic code. A good example of this is the famous Darwin finches. Depending on the amount of rainfall their beaks grow larger or smaller. This goes on back and forth with the rains. Clearly this is due to inherent abilities within their genome not to back and forth mutations within a few years.

[Stavka2]

Because natural selection, through the effects of the environment: be it nature, natural catastrophies, man or preditor/prey relationships, selects for only specific genes that allow for survival. If a mutation allows for better survival, then only those with the mutation will proceed and will be able to breed. This does not necessarly mean the old species dies out, since the effect might only be placed on only a fraction of the population in a specific setting. Also, subspecies creation is also evolution.