[CarolinaGuitarman]

"I said universal common descent, not common descent."

Universal common descent is one of the best supported facts in science.

"From what I hear, natural selection has to have something to select."

You hear correctly. That doesn't make random mutation the mechanism of evolutionary change.

"Well, at least they teach us to read."

Not good enough, apparently.

[DaveyB]

Universal common descent is one of the best supported facts in science.

Listen up class once upon a time...

[microgood]

Universal common descent is one of the best supported facts in science.

Please do not insult the non-historical sciences that actually produce results by saying that. I think the folks who produced the atom bomb might disagree.

You hear correctly. That doesn't make random mutation the mechanism of evolutionary change.

OK...Whatever.