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Old 08-15-2007   #286 (permalink)
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Default Re: Evolution, Fact or Fiction?

Evolution has been demonstrated in laboratories using species of bacteria that reproduce in a very short time span. Since generations are very short, it is possible to see the changes in the genome. That is evolution at it's most basic, and is known as "micro-evolution". Macro-evolution, such as can be seen in the fossil record for the horse, also know as "speciation", or the change of one species into another, takes much, much longer, on the order of 10's or 100's of thousands or years, or even millions of years. Something for you to keep in mind is that the firs modern humans only appeared on the planet only around 400k years ago. And for a time, we overlapped with other species, such as homo neanderthalensis and homo erectus. If things had gone just a bit differently, neanderthals would be arguing over whether or not homo sapiens had fit the definition for human.

The whole "man came from monkeys" thing is silly. No one in the scientific community makes that claim, and only the ignorant repeat it. What science has shown is that man, like the other apes currently on the planet, share a common ancestor, and that our lines split from each other many millions of years ago.

But of course, if you god tells you something different, so be it. Just don't expect me to waste time arguing with you over what your sky buddy tells you.

And Jasper, if your ancestors hadn't had certain values, you wouldn't be here now. To think otherwise is beyond silly.
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