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

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Using such methods, many scientists infer that liquid water once covered large areas of Venus and Mars.

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INFER. You are way too stupid to even remotely discuss this with.

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This has already been addressed many times in many different ways in this thread.

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My only question about evolution is why and when did it stop?

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It didn't stop.

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Does it occur over such a long period of time that no one has ever witnessed it?

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Kind of but not really. You can observe the micro effects in a human lifetime. The micro effects add up.

A contributing factor to what seems to be your misunderstanding is that evolution does not mean steady improvements. It is not a synonym of upgrade. Another misunderstanding is that evolution is an origin theory or explanation. It isn't. It explains diversity. It does not explain the existence of life itself. Finally, evolution is not in direct opposition to Christianity.

I know you didn't say anything in that last paragraph, but I wanted to throw it together.

Where did I say otherwise? I thought you were referring to the origins of H2O in the first place, not why Earth has so much more water than everyone else.

To answer what I now understand to be your question, first of all we didnt always have all this water and other planets had a lot. As to why we CURRENTLY have so much more water than the other non-gaseous planets in our solar system is absolutely a topic of debate. Why you believe that casts doubt on evolution I'm unsure.

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What are the odds of evolution occurring?

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“And how come he didn’t become one of us?”

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is this real? LOL

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IS THAT LIQUID WATER AROUND SATURN?

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Did you read anything I said after that? The only point with Saturn is there's plenty of water to populate an ocean. I was hoping beyond hope you thought there was some sort of scarcity and that's why water wasn't abundant enough to regularly populate an ocean elsewhere.

If you read on, you would know I first cited Europa. Europa is confirmed to have a complete ocean beneath the surface and has more water on it than the Earth itself. If you move Europa closer to the Sun and give it a bit of an atmosphere, then it instantly turns into a Water World.

Secondly, we have Mars. Mars is confirmed to currently have liquid water on it. A small amount, but enough to take notice of from orbit. Not only that but we've known that Mars has had rivers and oceans on it at least at one point since 1858. That's right, we've known about them since the mid-19th century. The only question at the time was if those rivers and oceans were still around. It's not a question of if there was liquid water in abundance on Mars, but when.

Now, with hundreds of trillions of stars with hundreds of quadrillions of planets and moons, and 2 other confirmed cases in our own solar system, why is this any proof of anything other than it being abundant? Seriously, we're pretty sure some exoplanets we've seen have oceans, and those are all really close.

Why is this proof of anything? It's clear you're a simpleton who has listened to a snake oil salesman who is lying to your face. We've known about liquid water on other planets for 2 fricking centuries. And it's our neighbor. The only thing that says is it's highly likely there is more life out there. Hell, there could be some on Europa and Mars for all we know. Mars is naturally creating methane, and the planet we know for a fact is dead to where it shouldn't be doing this unless there is life.

Seriously, I'm a space nerd, and don't debate your position in the cosmos with me when you barely know the difference between a moth and a bee.

I didn't read what you said because in response to a question about the origin of LIQUID water, you post a picture of fricking Saturn.

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It's happened on a macroscale like on Earth how many times?

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This is unknowable, irrelevant and an illegitimate question. Evolutionary principles are based on life here on Earth, using our mechanisms and our biology. Life elsewhere, if it exists, likely came about very differently with very different fundamental qualities. It might be so different as to escape our narrow definition of life altogether.

Asking if evolution occurred elsewhere as it has here is like asking if sentient life exists elsewhere would they drive cars.