[exDemMom]

We're suppose to think that all of this just evolved to the way it is now, slowly over eons as starving eaglets waited for the right cosmic ray to come along.

Yep. We think that because there is plenty of evidence from both the fossil record and from living examples of creatures who are somewhere in between complete caring for their young and complete disinterest beyond laying the eggs. Frogs happen to exist all along that spectrum, as do sharks and many other species.

[ml/nj]

All sorts of animals do all sorts of things. I was referring to eagles. The notion that they evolved, to know what the mama Decorah eagle knows, from eagles who had no clue is preposterous.

If you want to continue this exchange, please humor me by telling me whether you believe "evolution" occurs slowly over many years or if instead you believe it occurs in a single generation.

ML/NJ

[UCANSEE2]

We think that because there is plenty of evidence from both the fossil record and from living examples of creatures who are somewhere in between complete caring for their young and complete disinterest beyond laying the eggs.

If you add 'smashing their eggs before they are hatched', that description includes humans.