re: Rush Limbaugh thinks evolution is a hoax because gorilla never became human

Not necessarily. I respect your arguments.

Similarities in the DNA arguments are interesting. It falls apart at chimps to me. We have like a 98% match in DNA sequencing, but humans have an ability to reason that far outweighs chimps. I get that chimps have been trained to use sign language, but training a chimp use sign language and the complexity of language humans possess is different to me. Technology is different to me as well.

I understand that's not totally germane to the discussion of whether or not humans evolved from apes or whether or not they are related to humans because of the gene code. It's possible that the similarities are just that and not a result of relatedness.

You should watch more videos on chimps.

They are pretty interesting. They have wars with other chimps sometimes even using weapons!

We're smarter because we have the largest brain to body ratio. Larger brain is not necessarily better though. It requires a lot more energy consumption. In an environment with very little food (and specifically protein) a smaller more efficient brain can be more beneficial.

Some species fit their niche perfectly and have never really been supplanted by a superior one (see sharks).

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So, you think that diagram has been observed? Do you think the succession of apes to human graphic has been witnessed or obeserved? Are you retarded?

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We can actually use genomics to compare the relatedness of various specious. Based upon the % similarity in the DNA we can actually estimate when various species diverged. We are now able to match this with taxonomy using the fossil record. It isn't perfect, but you have to know a little bit about the rarity of fossils to understand why.

The problem with convincing evolution deniers is that most macroscopic creatures have long generation times. Let's say it takes 50,000 generations for a species to evolve, that's about a million years for humans.

Many microbes have fast generation times, but what defines a species is incredibly complicated. Species get broken up into strains, and these strains can be as closely related to one another as a human is to a lemur. Microbes can also carry out horizontal gene transfer, which allows individuals to quickly acquire traits from entirely unrelated species.

So to drive home my point:



Animals, including humans, are just a tiny blip on the so called tree of life.

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Similarities in the DNA arguments are interesting. It falls apart at chimps to me. We have like a 98% match in DNA sequencing, but humans have an ability to reason that far outweighs chimps

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The human genome is massive. You and I are over 99% genetically similar, but that less than 1% difference allows for a wide range of genotypic differences. This creates differences in gene expression that account for everything from skin color to disease.

So when you look at what that means for humans and chimps it is pretty easy to see how much of a difference that 2% creates.

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I'm anti theories portrayed as fact

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I'm with you. A theory is a theory, some are better than others and the vast majority are proven wrong and replaced by better theories supported by more

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empirical evidence

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However, at the moment evolution is the best theory we have with no serious theory in competition. When someone proposes something more valid, I'll support it. Have you heard one you'd like to share?

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TJGator1215

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You really are a dumbass. I think you missed my point, but you are an idiot.. There is no point in trying to explain anything to your dumb arse.

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why is that funnier than being made from dirt, or a rib pulled out of another person?

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I am still trying to figure out why god needed to pull out Adam's rib if he created Adam, without another human to take a rib from. Then how the hell did two people populate the world? You know what it would take for that to happen? A bunch of brothers and sisters fricking each other first of all.

and then start all over again with Noah and his family.

Reposting since nobody seems to understand this. It actually makes perfect sense to anyone with a brain.

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The basic idea is not that individuals living today can suddenly transform. They don't. The idea is that all creatures have children, and mutations happen. Most mutations are bad, when that happens we call it a birth defect and feel sad.

But every now and then there's a mutation that at least isn't bad, for example there have been a couple of guys with six fingers on one hand who wound up pitching in the majors (Google it). Sometimes there's a really good one that improves survival and therefore lets that child have even more grandchildren than normal. And the descendants of *that* child will tend to carry the mutation and spread. If it happens enough the descendants with the new "good" mutation will gradually take over.

We've seen this happen over an over in species with short lifespans, like bacteria for example, but also certain kinds of birds and moths.

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