Micro-Evolution IS Macro-Evolution

One of the weirder things I’ve heard in claims by creationists of one stripe or the other is that micro-evolution does occur, but not macro-evolution.  They seem to think that the theory of biological evolution teaches that ape-like creatures turned into people instantaneously or over a handful of generations.  It’s the whole Crocoduck argument.

One of the reasons that the creationists repeat this stupidity is that it is objectively difficult to imagine the slow changes, over geological time, that give rise new species.  So whenever I encounter a good analogy, I like to share it.

This came from Nelson’s Sunday School on Think Atheist and it’s a great way to visualize the process.  Click here for better resolution.