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Claim CB910.2:

Peppered moths are commonly claimed as evidence of evolution, but falsely so. The moths only changed color; they remain peppered moths.

Source:

Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1985. Life--How Did It Get Here? Brooklyn, NY, 105-107.

Response:

  1. Peppered moths were never claimed as evidence of a new species. They show evolutionary change as a result of selection. Creationists themselves admit such microevolution is a reality. Peppered moths show microevolution and one of its causes.

Links:

Tamzek, Nic, 2002. Icon of obfuscation: Jonathan Wells' book Icons of Evolution and why most of what it teaches about evolution is wrong. http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/wells/iconob.html#moths
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