[tallhappy]

All such discussions are inherently based on belief systems and that will never change.

No. Discussions of science are about science.

However, we aren't all cutting edge researchers attempting to study protein evolution from a perspective of a billion years but that doesn't mean we can't understand the meaning of such research or discuss it intelligently.

One would think so. In theory what you say is true.

But there is no data to support it.

Hasn't happened here yet except for very rare occurances, most likely anamolous.

[balrog666]

One would think so. In theory what you say is true. But there is no data to support it. Hasn't happened here yet except for very rare occurances, most likely anamolous.

Oops, you misspelled "anomalous". Should we diverge into a discussion about grammar or a spelling quiz? I don't think so, but that's not how you responded some 70 posts ago. Whatever shall we do now?

Looks pretty foolish now, doesn't it? /gratuitous poking

[Ahban]

At least he is TALKING to you now, instead of merely snarling insults laced with coarse vocabulary. I hope we have a breakthrough here.