Originally posted by FreakyKBHThe Hardy-Weinberg equation factors natural selection
Again, Mr. Natural Selection enters the conversation. This single-minded selector, which is not a force of nature, prefers to be known as a process... like photosynthesis, or other equally measurable occurences, except, unique guy that Mr. Selection is, he is unmeasurable! What a guy this Mr. Selection is, huh folks?
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Originally posted by NosracHow do you know god is there (or even that god exists)?
Amanion,
Don't you ever think of Heaven?
Do you think it exists?
I know it exists.
How?
God is still there, isn't He?
I'll pray for all of you.
Please see the "Argumentum Spiritualensis (not serious!)" thread in this forum to see how ridicules your post is.
Originally posted by NosracThe only time I think of heaven is when people like you talk about it.
Amanion,
Don't you ever think of Heaven?
Do you think it exists?
I know it exists.
How?
God is still there, isn't He?
I'll pray for all of you.
There is no heaven.
There is no god.
There is no god in heaven.
Your reasoning astounds me.
How do you know heaven exists?
Because god is there.
If I were to ask you how you know god exists you'd probably say because heaven is there.
Exactly the kind of circular reasoning that gets no one anywhere.
If humans supposedly evolved from primeapes and over millions of years our bodies were formed into the beings which we are today, Why did our bodies stop evolving? Why did we not keep evolving into another form of creature. It seems to me that the only part of the human body that is continuously undergoing change is the mind, yet so many years ago our bodies underwent the change from "The ancesteral monkey" to a modern human.
I do agree that over the years our mind has evolved and we have become more intelligent as a species, but why did the first stages of our supposed "evolution" include a physical transfiguration?
Originally posted by royaltystatementWhy do you think we've stopped evolving?
If humans supposedly evolved from primeapes and over millions of years our bodies were formed into the beings which we are today, Why did our bodies stop evolving? Why did we not keep evolving into another form of creature. It seems to me that the only part of the human body that is continuously undergoing change is the mind, yet so many years ago o ...[text shortened]... but why did the first stages of our supposed "evolution" include a physical transfiguration?
Originally posted by royaltystatementI think the word you're looking for is 'primates'.
If humans supposedly evolved from primeapes and over millions of years our bodies were formed into the beings which we are today, Why did our bodies stop evolving? Why did we not keep evolving into another form of creature. It seems to me that the only part of the human body that is continuously undergoing change is the mind, yet so many years ago o ...[text shortened]... but why did the first stages of our supposed "evolution" include a physical transfiguration?
Let's look at your question from a non-human perspective.
Why have any currently existing species stopped evolving?
There are two possible answers to this:
1. They haven't. Evolution continues. But given the large time scale over which changes would be occuring, any individual would not be able to see changes.
Of course, for humans, we have records for the last 5000 years or so, so we have a good way of looking at longer terms than other species. And yet no changes are apparent over this time period - so either human evolution takes a lot longer than this, or we're not evolving.
2. Evolution has effectively stopped for these species, since evolution is about adaptation to environments. If a species is adapted to a given environment why bother evolving?
Of course, evolution is not something that turns on or off.
As Freaky has tried to deride again and again, it's an ongoing process.
My guess is we see no changes in humans because those changes that have occured are small scale - which is what we'd expect. Large scale changes - growing two heads or something - would take considerably longer - hundreds of thousands or millions of years. We just haven't seen enough yet.
As for the mind.
I'm guessing early modern humans would have the same mental capacity as us - we just have combined language, culture, learning and recording to give us an edge.
Originally posted by no1marauderAll things were created by the GOD of Heaven, the good and the wicked, the light and the darkness alike.
Let me ask you a question: when a new species appears (something that has been observed) what would satisfy you that it had evolved from some other species? Or do you believe that they simply pop into existence out of nothing?
Originally posted by scottishinnzBeside the aspects of the mental, Humans never evolved at all. One of the major changes that humans underwent was the change in their skin pigmentation over a period of years in extreme cold or extreme heat. That's why there are so many different skin colors.
Why do you think we've stopped evolving?