Evolution . . .

TALK TOPICS

(7 Suggestions for Presentations)

per Part B - Chapters 4 to 8

1. Evolution Basics - Three arguments of Fossils (time), Islands (space) and Similarity (form).

2. Fossil Arguments - The “What and When” — the most visual evidence for evolution.

3. Island Arguments - The “Where and Why” — the concepts of isolation and speciation.

4. Macrobiology Similarities - The visible “How” of evolution — homology and cladistics.

5. Microbiology - The invisible “How” — where the actual causes of evolution are shown.

6. Evolution Evaluation - An overview of the time/space/form evidence.

7. FAQ's - the 10 most common questions from honest inquiries per evolution.

1. Evolution Basics - Introducing the three arguments of Fossils (time), Islands (space) and Similarity (form) which conveniently categorize how to keep track of where the argument is going. Discuss the FAQ’s in an elevator speech basically — evolution in a nutshell — Time (what & when), Space (where & why) and Form (how). How should one properly argue evolution to someone who says it is just a theory? Learn how to describe the basic concepts of what a species is defined as including the "Hole of Life" and the Tree of Life, while relating same to a pack of crayons per category issues.

2. Fossil Arguments - The “What and When” — the most visual evidence possible. Describing the basic concepts of layering and geological time periods, along with the increasing complexity of fossils that demonstrate that evolution actually did happen. Then a discussion of time dating sufficiently detailed so as to clarify and substantiate its validity. Consider the correlations between stratigraphy and palaeontology. Explaining the major differences between carbon dating and potassium-argon dating methods that creationists often (seemingly purposefully) confuse.

3. Island Arguments - The “Where and Why” — how the concepts of isolation and speciation "created" different species. Why do Oceanic Islands vs. Continental Islands give such a useful evidence and illustration for how evolution was driven? And of course, a review of the basic issues per Noah’s Ark so that one can easily show its impossibility. Also continental drift shifting including the indisputable evidence of paleomagnetic fingerprinting.

4. Macrobiology Similarities - The visible “How” — where macrobiology lists per homology (eg: bat’s wings and human arms), “imperfections”, vestigiality and atavism which clearly show that evolution occurred. How cladistics were so important in forming the original Tree of Life and how well they have been updated per later microbiology discoveries.

5. Microbiology - The invisible “How” — where microbiology conclusively shows the mechanism of evolution — particularly for discussions of ARE’s whereby they examine time-dating inside the DNA of each life form. Actual visual comparisons of the human Chromosome 2 to those of our close cousins — which likely gives the most definitive and conclusive evidence for evolution.

6. Evolution Evaluation - An overview of the time/space/form evidence as discussed in earlier chapters. The numerous correlations for the science and its myriad of independent methods that prove evolution — in particular, that of the very close cladistics evidences per macrobiology and microbiology.

7. FAQ's - Discussing perhaps the 10 most common questions from honest inquiries per evolution — or at least the ones that seem to get recycled again and again from creationists. Finding ways to answer each without infuriating an honest inquiring mind. Discussing how to properly introduce and employ Street Epistemology to assist in reaching minds that need some stretching.