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Catastrophes, not slow change, dominate evolution. Mass extinctions have reset life on Earth again and again— and 99.9% of all species are gone because of them. So why are we still clinging to gradualism?

Randall Carlson

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gee ussery1 year ago

We are due now!

SteveEP 🇺🇸1 year ago

Historical geology often offers evidence supporting this thesis of Punctuated Equilibrium.

John Clifton1 year ago

Hierarchy. Plain and simple.

sanne1 year ago

I think the world is ready for a new cleanse..

nova1 year ago

Because the bastards cant let the lie out of the bag. Their selfish survival, they think, depends on it. 21 years to go.

Magical Scientist1 year ago

Indoctrination. ~80% of the human population are naturally followers incapable of independent thinking. The Milgram Experiment explains it all.

#UFOsAreAtlantean from #AtlanteanCrustCities1 year ago

Tradition. Tradition rejects punctual creation as Biblical creation. Punctuated equalibrium is the key. .

Bill Jones1 year ago

Darwin gets pushed.

DFregeau1 year ago

Gradualism is mathematically much simpler to model - and catastrophism requires a lot more data (of the timing, location and magnitude of events). YD studies, and AI analysis, offers hope, but there is also the science vs religio-mythological barrier.

CitizenoftheWorld1 year ago

Just imagine how different Earth might be had the great bottleneck succeeded..

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