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To: CHRISTIAN DIARIST

Just saw on Drudge that archealogists are now studying 230 million year old mites encased in amber. Other than the fact that these mites ate confiers (which most modern mites do not) the old and current are basically the same. There are multiple species of insects and animals (crocodiles for one) that are largely unchanged for millions of years. Are we to believe that evolution is selective as to which species are evolved, or that some species reached the height of a suposedly ever changing system? The “evolution” of dominant genes can explain why there are less redheads in the world today but as for turning monkeys into men, the theory has just too many holes to be put forth as certainty.


38 posted on 08/28/2012 1:00:48 PM PDT by RightOnTheBorder
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To: RightOnTheBorder
Are we to believe that evolution is selective as to which species are evolved,

Yes. Species evolve in response to selective pressures. Some crocodiles may have evolved smaller teeth along the way, but they died out because they were less able to compete.

BTW, the idea that crocodiles and mites haven't evolved is a bit silly, although I do agree that there are certain morphological features that tend to stay the same due to their selective advantage.

Just as one example of crocodilian evolution, try looking out for one of these the next time you're in the Everglades.

43 posted on 08/28/2012 1:20:29 PM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: RightOnTheBorder

If Evolution is true, then who created Evolution?


61 posted on 08/28/2012 2:15:35 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: RightOnTheBorder
The “evolution” of dominant genes can explain why there are less redheads in the world today but as for turning monkeys into men, the theory has just too many holes to be put forth as certainty.

Here is a problem with your thinking...you are stating the religious meme that evolution says we evolved from apes. Evolution precisely makes the point we DID NOT evolve from apes.

That we did not evolve from apes is the cornerstone of evolutionary theory but it keeps on being stated as fact by people who don't research what evolution is about.

66 posted on 08/28/2012 3:22:47 PM PDT by trailhkr1
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