To: narby
The Coelacanth is a classic stawman. Merely because creatures can evolve doesn't mean that they must.
No, it's not. I have yet to hear anyone come up with a truly convincing theory as to why it didn't.
198 posted on
01/04/2006 8:48:26 AM PST by
Antoninus
(Hillary smiles every time a Freeper trashes Santorum.)
To: Antoninus
I have yet to hear anyone come up with a truly convincing theory as to why it didn't.
It did. It's not the same species anymore. They're not even in the same family. Moreover, if environmental pressures do not change significantly enough to pressure an existing species to adapt to new conditions, there's no reason why that species can't go on existing for a very long time. That didn't happen with the Coelacanth, but nothing in evolution precludes such an event from occuring.
206 posted on
01/04/2006 9:06:19 AM PST by
Dimensio
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To: Antoninus
I have yet to hear anyone come up with a truly convincing theory as to why it didn't. It's already been explained to you. Just because you refuse to be convinced doesn't make the explanation false.
218 posted on
01/04/2006 10:13:07 AM PST by
narby
(Hillary! The Wicked Witch of the Left)
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