[the invisib1e hand]

prove it.

[edcoil]

“and is found in almost all animals”

At least the male however, so many females today prefer neutered males it is open to question.

[ClearCase_guy]

They seem to constantly make discoveries showing that all of the really essential stuff was present -- POOF! -- right at the beginning when life was starting out. Then, for the next 600 million years or so, some incidental stuff changed around.

Reminds of a book I once read. I liked the book better.

[Cyber Ninja]

[padre35]

Sorta thin on facts isn’t it?

[mjp]

The findings were unexpected because many sex-specific genes, including other genes involved in sperm production, are usually under evolutionary pressure to change.

So when a gene changes, that is proof of evolution. But when a gene does not change, even when it was expected to, that is also proof of evolution.

[hosepipe]

Prognosticating something... ANYTHING.. 600,000,000 years ago is laughable in the extreme..

[lurk]

The theory raises questions.

What was the sequence of progression from no-sperm critters to virile critters?

You’ve got a whole hardware store of parts to assemble in order to have a functioning sperm-producing animal. There are nerves, hormones, sperm-making cells, genes, not to mention the body and swimmer tail of the sperm itself, along with the built-in understanding that they have a destination and function.

Then you’ve got the whole mechanism to deliver the sperm, the tubing, blood supply, stimulant mechanism, and the ejaculatory musculature.

Then, in the same generational sequence and locale, you’ve got to explain how the female system showed up on the scene with all of its hormones, tubing, sperm-receiving hardware, nerves, ovaries, eggs, genes, blood supply, and the knowledge to use the package in concert with the male.

And then you’ve got to get the boys and girls working fast to do this because you’ve got one generation to get this done before the species dies off.

They’ll need Barry White to set the mood.

This is why my copy of The Blind Watchmaker is all scribbled with margin notes. Evolutionary theory sure is fun.

[Cacique]

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[Tijeras_Slim]

Thank goodness Helen Thomas was already post menopausal when this happened.

[jackspyder]

MSNBC promotes evolution and allows their people to mock creationists - stupid station

[King Moonracer]

Because

Every sperm is sacred.
Every sperm is great.
If a sperm is wasted,
God gets quite irate.

[Stultis]

BTW, as (I believe) with all PLoS (Public Library of Science) research, you can read the full article online for free:

Widespread Presence of Human BOULE Homologs among Animals and Conservation of Their Ancient Reproductive Function