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To: edsheppa

"Evolution, being a scientific theory, predicts there will be at least 20M years of difference."

Not really. If the design was good enough for the spider to have babies that had babies (and so on), there would be no environmental pressure, and hence no evolution (although there would be aimless "drift" of DNA).

Think about the common roach, which has largely remained unchanged.

Just from looks, I bet this bit of nastiness is pretty close to the current models, so the DNA would not be terribly different.


148 posted on 09/30/2005 11:44:07 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (A good friend helps you move. A great friend helps you move a body.)
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To: MeanWestTexan
and hence no evolution (although there would be aimless "drift" of DNA).

"Aimless drift" of DNA is also evolution.

And contrary to your claim, if we were convinced that the spider died 20Mya, and that DNA was not contaminated etc., and the DNA were the same as some modern species, some fundamental assumption of the theory of evolution would be proven wrong.

152 posted on 09/30/2005 12:05:48 PM PDT by edsheppa
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