Chad has repeatedly betrayed: his non-comprehension of what a species - level
change is (i.e. the
focus of PE) and that this most minor of
changes does not require a wholesale reordering of a genome; his inability to grasp that gradualism, although the clear minority
in the fossil record, is present
in various lineages (See Gould's various references to Foraminfera); his non-comprehension of the role of historic genetic contingency (i.e. that silent mutations can coalesce into rather dramatic novel functionality, e.g. Lenskis» E. coli); that the nodes of PE are more than
sufficient for the requisite species - level evolutionary
changes (See Pod Mrcaru lizards); etc, etc..
These capacities, while quite vague, put the
focus directly on the skills of students (e.g.,
sufficient oral and written communication skills to enable the student to function
in a complex and rapidly
changing civilization;
sufficient knowledge of economic, social, and political decisions to enable the student to make informed choices;...).
The primary
focus of the mediator and the court will be whether or not
sufficient grounds appear to establish that a
change in custody or visitation would be
in the best interests of the child or children.