The Origin of Species does not address speciation

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Contents 1 Claim 2 Source 3 Responses 4 Fallacies contained in this claim 5 References 6 Further Reading 7 Related claims 8 See Also 9 Acknowledgments

Claim

The Origin of Species does not deliver on the promise of its title; it does not address speciation.

Source

• Life--How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or By Creation? p. 16

Responses

1. This claim is a bold-faced lie, given as how Darwin discussed speciation in "Origin of Species," in depth, focusing on natural selection's affect on it, as well as geographical isolation.
2. Using this claim's logic, the "Book of Numbers" is also false, as it does not deliver on the promise of its title either, there are no numbers in it. Just words that signify quantities.
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Fallacies contained in this claim

• Exclusion (contrary evidence such as the fact that Darwin addressed speciation numerous times in the origin is ignored.)
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References

1. Filchak, Kenneth E., Joseph B. Roethele & Jeffrey L. Feder, 2000. Natural selection and sympatric divergence in the apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella. Nature 407: 739-742.
2. Presgraves, D.C., Balagopalan L, Abmayr SM, Orr HA, 2003. Adaptive evolution drives divergence of a hybrid inviability gene between two species of Drosophila. Nature 423(6941): 715-719. See also Holding, Cathy, 2003. Driving Drosophila diversity. The Scientist, [1]

Further Reading

• Otte, D. & Endler, J.A., 1989. Speciation and Its Consequences. Sinauer Assoc., Sunderland, MA.

Related claims

• Evolution is ambiguously defined
• No new species have been observed
• Science can't define species

See Also

• Why is Creationism not a Scientific Theory?

Acknowledgments