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Originally Posted by Broadsword2004
Macroevolution would just be the summation of long periods of microevolution.
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No, it would not.
A moth which has a slight color difference giving it better camouflage survives, passing on that slight variation.
Natural selection (microevolution) selects creatures which are more fit
immediately.
A leg which is starting to turn into a wing would make a crummy leg/useless wing and the creature would not survive nor would the variation be passed.
Macroevolution is actively prevented by natural selection.
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Originally Posted by Broadsword2004
The portion of Newton's calculations that got us to the Moon were not wrong though.
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Newtonian mechanics were close enough to serve that purpose.
That doesn't imply that they were "correct".
Ptolemy had a model for the solar system which worked well enough to serve its purposes.
After 1500 years, some believed it to be absolute truth.
Two-dimensional trigonometry is close enough for short range Terran navigation.
Spherical trigonometry is necessary for long range Terran navigation.