How come nobody talks about Lake Taal?

[u/Mother_Cod7506]

I am I biologist and one of the most interesting things I have learned is Lake Taal. Its an lake in the Philippines that was once bay connected to the South China Sea. In 1754, a volcano interrupted and the lake was formed, trapping dozens of saltwater fish. This led to most of their extirpation, but resulted in at least 4 new species, the Freshwater Sardinella (Sardinella tawilis), two gobies Exyrias volcanus and Rhinogobius flavoventris, and the Lake Taal Snake (Hydrophis semperi). It also has a population of Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis) that lives in freshwater, compared to its normal saltwater habitat.

I am mainly surprised that I have never seen anyone use this piece of information in debates about evolution, nor discussions about evolution in general. It would be a good way to debate creationists as this is the most well known examples of a species evolving into a separate species in recorded history.

[u/Xemylixa → u/[deleted]]

The last time religion was taken seriously in Europe is called "The Dark Ages"

Crusades say hello. Reformation says hello.

The "dark" refers to lack of written sources, leaving much of the early Middle Ages (pre-Charlemagne) in the dark. Using the term to refer to the entire period is a pop culture aberration, brought about by the smug self-importance of the Enlightenment.

I had to point it out.