Kaj: By jingo you may be right. But the question is, if the population of trolls is falling between The Hobbit and LoTR, is this an example of species-level selection? Because I can see that coming in handy. Imagine:
Johnny Creationist: “The Bible says God created the Earth in six days!”
Me: “Well the Lord of The Rings says we evolved by punctuated equilibrium!”
Johnny Creationist: “Damn! Your logic is unassailable! Well, I’m an atheist now.”
Kaj: By jingo you may be right. But the question is, if the population of trolls is falling between The Hobbit and LoTR, is this an example of species-level selection? Because I can see that coming in handy. Imagine:
Johnny Creationist: “The Bible says God created the Earth in six days!”
Me: “Well the Lord of The Rings says we evolved by punctuated equilibrium!”
Johnny Creationist: “Damn! Your logic is unassailable! Well, I’m an atheist now.”
shake hands