Creationism Tropes Answered in Haiku

“Why are there still monkeys?”

Cousins far removed.

Our one big family tree

Has countless branches.

“Survival of the fittest can only mean genetically superior”

Features are tradeoffs.

The context is what matters:

Local pros and cons.

But Eugenics!

Older than Sparta.

Best to invest in nurture;

Let nature select.

You can’t get a cat from a dog!

No one said you could.

Legacy persists in clades:

No jumping between.

What happens when one animal evolves? How do they breed?

Populations evolve;

The group shares their baby steps:

The shared border moves.

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