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I agree with you to an extent. Nutria is a bad example though…they were imported for the fur trade not to eat water hyacinth (another invasive). Another example of bad outcomes from intentional importation is the cane toad in Australia which was introduced to control a native insect, which backfired spectacularly.

What is being considered is the importation of a species native to the historical range of tallow, now that the tallow is here. Studies suggest that the beetle in particular eats tallow roots and nothing else

and I think we get too caught up in “what is a native”. Environments change, life finds a way. Had the beetle been imported at the same time as the tallow (by Benjamin Franklin no less) perhaps we would not be dealing with the environmental distress the tallow is causing now

less is more on the adhesive BTW. if you are installing over drywall you are adhering to paint and paper. put a small amount on the letter and smear it thin with a card or your finger

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I do not know, nor does the theory of evolution address abiogenesis

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it may very well be that the chemistry for biogenesis just "is"...its baked into the matter itself, where simple chemistry becomes complex chemistry as a matter of course given proper conditions. what we are finding is that complex inorganic and organic chemistry is the rule not the exception. whether that leads to life is due to the randomness of environment.

so how did evolution "start"? it never started, it has always been. if thats God, so be it

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Macroevolution is just multiple microevolutions over time

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thats the gist of it

once again I encourage you to seek out sagans arguments for natural selection wherein he addresses this very topic (“the math doesn’t work”). If you truly are interested in gathering information with the understanding that we do not and cannot have all the answers, I recommend a book compiling a series of his lectures from the mid eighties on natural theology called “the varieties of scientific experience”. I think you will find it engaging, hopefully moreso than a 10 minute video

we hated aspen as well. Fortunately we stayed in basalt which was wonderful. A few hours in aspen was more than enough

also 1.5 hrs to chinati hot springs which is one of the coolest places on earth. I don’t think marfa itself is worthy of a road trip but combined with all the other places you mentioned it’s a really wonderful area to visit

started a pork roast late it’s got another hour at least to go. I’m three beers in I may go for four and eat the roast tomorrow

Smells good though…carrots sweet potatoes and two heads of garlic

same thing happened to guy fieri and Sammy Hagars tequila company a while back…someone stole the trucks carrying it to the distributors. It’s a thing

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hotel abacus near the arena (where the shows are). Stumbling or uber distance from there preferred LOL