Darren New wrote:
> John VanSickle wrote:
>> Darren New wrote:
>>> Well, so much for the old "we've never seen it happen, so it can't."
>>>
>>>
http://www.geneticarchaeology.com/research/Study_catches_2_bird_populations_as_they_split_into_separate_species.asp

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>> We haven't seen it happen yet. 
> 
> Actually we have, dozens of times. This is just an example of "on the 
> cusp." But that's OK. :-)

I notice how much of the reasoning here treats things that makes sense 
and don't contradict the evidence as if they had actually been observed, 
when in fact they have not.  For instance, this idea of this being a 
cusp.  Even if it were, it could not be truly counted as observed until 
it has actually passed, in which case we would no longer be "on the cusp."

Regards,
John

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