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Author Topic:   ID/Creationism - Comparison of Human and Chimp Genomes
derwood
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Message 46 of 83 (361093)
11-03-2006 10:53 AM
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10-26-2006 7:06 PM


Re: Pause for effect
quote:
The problem with the 98.5% similarity between humans and chimp was that it was based on DNA hybridisation, since that was the only method available at the time
That is partly true - there were direct DNA sequence comparisons available at the time of the publication of the hybridization paper implicated (Sibley and Ahlquist) that produced similar results. The S&A paper gained a lot of attention because it employed the entire single-copy genome and its authors were accused of fudging their data.
Multiple publications came out after that fracas all indicating similar numbers.
Some pre-hybridisation papers:
Chimpanzee Fetal G-gamma and A-gamma Globin Gene Nucleotide Sequences Provide Further Evidence of Gene Conversions in Hominine Evolution.
Slightom et al., 1985
Mol Biol Evol 2(5):370-389.
This paper found a 1.4-2.25% nucleotide difference, depending on
which sets of alleles are compared.(1.8 kilobases). That is
97.75-98.6% identity.
Primate Eta-Globin DNA and Man's Place Among the Great Apes. Koop et
al., 1986.
Nature 319:234-238.
This paper found a 1.7% distance measured by direct comparison of
aligned nucleotide sequences (2.2 kilobases in a pseudogene). That is 98.3%.
Just one paper of many post-dating it that come to similar conclusions:
A Molecular View of Primate Supraordinal Relationships from the
Analysis of Both Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences. Stanhope et
al., 1993. In Primates and Their Relatives in Phylogenetic
Perspective. MacPhee, ed.
This book chapter discusses Epsilon globin gene, (~4 kilobases), 1.1%. That is 98.9% identity

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Message 47 of 83 (361383)
11-04-2006 2:23 AM
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I'm new at this site so i might be wrong but,2% of gene distance although it may seem small is actually a very big difference, since even a banana shares 50% of its genes with us. And its just a .5% gene distance that determines all of the different fruits. I personally don't believe in evolution, but in i.d. because there can only be new species of an animal not a new type of animal. for example a cat can "evolve" in to a tiger,lion,cheetah,tabby; but it cant change into a completely new animal like a dolphin. people believe that dolphins evolved from a land mammal like a cow or something, but that's impossible. Because even if it was evolving its nose into a blow hole slowly over millions of years, the animal would have become extinct before the blow hole every had time to fully evolve, since a dolphins blow hole is not connected to its throat it has no problem using it, but a land mammal evolving a blow hole would drown before it every had time to fully evolve it. Also dolphins r completely hairless and have and oily skin to protect them. A land mammal trying to slowly evolve this would die before it could fully adapt. And y is there no fossil evidence showing dolphins ever evolving. Maybe its because they were always there? I don't like how people act like evolution is a scientific fact when it is only a theory. And yes chimps are similar to humans, but what about there differences, do scientist try and ignore this? i don't understand y people think that birds evolved from reptiles. How could this be true if reptiles do not have the DNA to make feathers. And is the fact that reptiles are still around today contradict this theory.
please reply-- this is my first post and i have a lot to learn!
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Message 48 of 83 (361384)
11-04-2006 2:46 AM
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11-04-2006 2:23 AM


because there can only be new species of an animal not a new type of animal
So you accept that 1+1+1 = 3 but not that 1 X 30 = 30.
I don't understand y people think that birds evolved from reptiles.
People don't think this, the theory is that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
And yes chimps are similar to humans, but what about there differences, do scientist try and ignore this?
Of course they don't, but the similarities out number the differences.
How could this be true if reptiles do not have the DNA to make feathers.
Again not reptiles, dinos. And Archeoteryx would disagree with you about not having the DNA for feathers.
And is the fact that reptiles are still around today contradict this theory.
You are descended from your parents and their parents, did they suddenly die the moment you were born?
also: spelling and grammer are your friends.

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Wounded King
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Message 49 of 83 (361385)
11-04-2006 2:48 AM
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11-04-2006 2:23 AM


Welcome to the boards.
And its just a .5% gene distance that determines all of the different fruits
Could you explain what you mean here? Are you saying that all different varieties of banana are only seperated by 0.5% divergence or that all fruiting plants are? In either case some sort of reference to back this up would probably be a good idea.
I personally don't believe in evolution, but in i.d. because there can only be new species of an animal not a new type of animal.
This doesn't sound like ID, it sounds like good old fashioned creationism of the created kinds kind.
Also dolphins r completely hairless and have and oily skin to protect them. A land mammal trying to slowly evolve this would die before it could fully adapt.
Evidence?
How could this be true if reptiles do not have the DNA to make feathers.
Because the idea is that the birds evolved from reptiles and in so doing gained the specific DNA prodcing feathers, there are a number of feathered dinosaur fossils which suggst that rudimentary feathering was already present in the theropods before many more avian characteristics developed (Xing et al, 1999).
And is the fact that reptiles are still around today contradict this theory.
No it doesn't contradict the theory, there is no suggestion that all reptiles evolved into birds, after all some of them evolved into mammals. Modern mammals, modern birds and modern reptiles are all thought to have ancient reptilian ancestors and at some point far enough back a common reptilian ancestor.
this is my first post and i have a lot to learn!
Indeed you do, but being able to recognise that fact is a good first step in remedying the situation.
TTFN,
WK

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Message 50 of 83 (361390)
11-04-2006 3:14 AM
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11-04-2006 2:48 AM


question
i dont want anyone to get mad at me here, but how would the first dinasours that had the DNA it needs to make feathers aquire this DNA.
"The Theory of Evolution is not a scientific law or a law of biology. A scientific law must be 100% correct. Failure to meet only one challenge proves the law was wrong. This web page will prove that the Theory of Evolution fails many challenges, not simply one. The Theory of Evolution will never become a law of science because it is wrought with errors. This is why it is called a theory instead of a law.
The process of natural selection is not an evolutionary process. The DNA in plants and animals allows selective breeding to achieve desired results. Dogs are a good example of selective breeding. The DNA in all dogs has many regressive traits. A desired trait can be produced in dogs by selecting dogs with a particular trait to produce offspring with that trait. This specialized selective breeding can continue for generation after generation until a breed of dog is developed. This is the same as the "survival of the fittest" theory of the evolutionists. Many different types of dogs can be developed this way, but they can never develop a cat by selectively breeding dogs. Natural selection can never extend outside of the DNA limit. DNA cannot be changed into a new species by natural selection. Diamond back rattle snakes cannot be selectively bred until you have one with wings that jumps in the air and flies away. Evolution is impossible.
The same process is done with flowers, fruit and vegetables. New variations of the species are possible, but a new species has never been developed by science. In fact, the most modern laboratories are unable to produce a left-hand protein as found in humans and animals.
If natural selection were true Eskimos would have fur to keep warm, but they don't. They are just as hairless and everyone else. If natural selection were true humans in the tropics would have silver, reflective skin to help them keep cool, but they don't. They have black skin, just the opposite of what the theory of natural selection would predict. If natural selection were true humans at northern latitudes should have black skin, but they have white skin instead, except for the Eskimos. Many evolutionist argue that melanin is a natural sunscreen that evolved in a greater amount to protect dark skinned people who live near the Equator. They simply ignore the fact that dark skinned Eskimos live north of the Arctic Circle. Melanin in the skin is not a sound argument in favor of evolution. The theory of natural selection is wrong because it cannot create something in the DNA that wasn't there in the beginning.
The cheetah in Africa is an example of an animal in the cat family with very limited variety in the DNA. Each cheetah looks like an identical twin. The cheetah DNA is so identical within each animal that the skin from one cheetah can be grafted into another cheetah without any rejection by the body.
The following proofs will show that evolution is not a scientific fact. The reverse will be proven. Evolution is scientifically impossible. Evolution is simply a theory that was developed one hundred forty years ago by Charles Darwin before science had the evidence available to prove the theory false. His famous book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, has a title that is now known to be scientifically false. New species cannot evolve by natural selection. Modern scientific discoveries are proving evolution to be impossible. No new scientific discoveries have been found to prove the theory of evolution.
Life did not start with a bolt of lightning striking a pond of water as claimed by evolutionists. That is pure childish fantasy. Evolution is simply a myth."
http://www.biblelife.org/evolution.htm

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Message 51 of 83 (361392)
11-04-2006 3:51 AM
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11-04-2006 3:14 AM


Re: question
We strongly discourage people on this forum from making such lengthy cut and pastes from other sites as a form of debate. This is a breach of the forum guidelines.
Additionally virtually none of the points in this cut and paste have anything to do with the subject of this thread and are therefore off topic.
If you are interested in how organisms acquire new traits I suggest you look at some of the threads on mutation such as Is there really such a thing as a beneficial mutation?.
You really need to focus on asking your own questions and making your own arguments.
TTFN,
AW

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Message 52 of 83 (361393)
11-04-2006 3:53 AM
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Re: question
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    Message 53 of 83 (361395)
    11-04-2006 4:14 AM
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    One other point, NYC Boy
    You should be very careful of where you get your "information".
    There are a large number of websites like the one you've copied from. Some things you should know about them:
    1) They know zilch about the actual science of evolution (or geology or... )
    2) They don't seem to have a grasp of logical reasoning.
    3) They are not above lying to try to convince those who know little about the facts.
    You said you wanted to learn. Start by picking your sources more carefully.

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    Message 54 of 83 (361397)
    11-04-2006 5:07 AM
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    Re: question
    i dont want anyone to get mad at me here
    The cut 'n' paste isn't going to help you with that.
    If natural selection were true Eskimos would have fur to keep warm, but they don't. They are just as hairless and everyone else. If natural selection were true humans in the tropics would have silver, reflective skin to help them keep cool, but they don't. They have black skin, just the opposite of what the theory of natural selection would predict. If natural selection were true humans at northern latitudes should have black skin, but they have white skin instead, except for the Eskimos. Many evolutionist argue that melanin is a natural sunscreen that evolved in a greater amount to protect dark skinned people who live near the Equator. They simply ignore the fact that dark skinned Eskimos live north of the Arctic Circle. Melanin in the skin is not a sound argument in favor of evolution. The theory of natural selection is wrong because it cannot create something in the DNA that wasn't there in the beginning.
    Really? I don't think so. These animals (of the ones that were randomly created from various mutations) were the best suited to survive. They weren't necessarily the best they could be, but just the best out of the population that was around. However, had a Creator made such creatures, you would certainly expect Him to have made them perfect. So, if a Creator did create the animals, shouldn't they be perfect anyway?
    Next, DNA is a sequence of paired AGTC... Don't ask me what pairs to what, 'cause I can't remember that sort of stuff AG? TC? Who knows. Anyway... when in a certain order they make animal one, in a different order they make animal two, etc. With the insane amount of these pairs, there are an insane number of combinations. So in a sense, you could say that it is in the DNA, only depending on the order and grouping, and of course more complicated stuff that I only assume is there but don't really understand.
    Now... that's for that. I'll respond more to what you think when you actually post something in your own words. Until then, I have to wonder how you can do it, when the article you quoted couldn't even pull it off--disprove evolution that is .
    J0N

    In considering the Origin of Species, it is quite conceivable that a naturalist... might come to the conclusion that each species had not been independently created, but had descended, like varieties, from other species. - Charles Darwin On the Origin of Species

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    Message 55 of 83 (361409)
    11-04-2006 7:43 AM
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    11-04-2006 2:23 AM


    Modern Examples
    Because even if it was evolving its nose into a blow hole slowly over millions of years, the animal would have become extinct before the blow hole every had time to fully evolve, since a dolphins blow hole is not connected to its throat it has no problem using it, but a land mammal evolving a blow hole would drown before it every had time to fully evolve it.
    Would've it? Aligators and crocadiles don't have blow holes, they still spend time in the water. Hippos also don't have blow holes, yet they can go in the water... I mean, isn't that where they spend most of their time? Oh, and not to mention humans... do you have a blow hole? (well, YOU probably do) but most humans don't, and they can still go in the water . Unless... Wisconsin Dells is for looks?
    And y is there no fossil evidence showing dolphins ever evolving. Maybe its because they were always there?
    Were they? Really? I don't remember Dolphinaurus Rex, the dolphin that existed in the days of the dinasours... oiy... he no exist! They haven't always been around .
    Also dolphins r completely hairless and have and oily skin to protect them.
    And hippos? They're covered in hair, right? Oh... they aren't? That's right... "hippos are virtually hairless, with bristles only on their noses, ears, and tails." Nile Hippotamus*
    I don't like how people act like evolution is a scientific fact when it is only a theory.
    You don't seem to understand the definition of a scientific theory. Now, this mistake's been made numurous times on the board, so I won't repeat the rebuttal .
    How could this be true if reptiles do not have the DNA to make feathers.
    Really? I was under the impression that the difference between scales and feathers lay in one gene... that bird fella' will be here to back me up on this... I hope .
    J0N
    * - Notice, how I actually provided a source for my information

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    Message 56 of 83 (361413)
    11-04-2006 8:15 AM
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    Re: Modern Examples
    I was under the impression that the difference between scales and feathers lay in one gene
    I think this is a slight misrepresentation. Blocking BMP signalling in a chickens leg will lead to some of the scutes on the leg developing as feathers (Zou and Niswander, 1996). This means that feathers and scutes are very closely related but scutes are distinct from reptilian scales. It has also been suggested that feathers are in fact the primitive structure from which scutes have evolved rather than, as had previously been proposed, the other way round.
    TTFN,
    WK

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    Message 57 of 83 (361435)
    11-04-2006 10:03 AM
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    Re: Modern Examples
    I think this is a slight misrepresentation. Blocking BMP signalling in a chickens leg will lead to some of the scutes on the leg developing as feathers (Zou and Niswander, 1996). This means that feathers and scutes are very closely related but scutes are distinct from reptilian scales. It has also been suggested that feathers are in fact the primitive structure from which scutes have evolved rather than, as had previously been proposed, the other way round.
    CRAP!

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    Message 58 of 83 (361440)
    11-04-2006 10:30 AM
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    Re: question
    "The Theory of Evolution is not a scientific law or a law of biology. A scientific law must be 100% correct. Failure to meet only one challenge proves the law was wrong. This web page will prove that the Theory of Evolution fails many challenges, not simply one. The Theory of Evolution will never become a law of science because it is wrought with errors. This is why it is called a theory instead of a law.
    This is false. The theory of evolution is called a theory because it is a theory. A theory is a well-tested collection of laws and facts explaining natural phenomena.
    DNA cannot be changed into a new species by natural selection.
    And nobody claims that it is.
    Why do you suppose these people can't argue against the actual theory of evolution? Are they ignorant of it, or are they lying to you?
    If natural selection were true Eskimos would have fur to keep warm, but they don't.
    This is false. It is not a prediction of the theory of evolution that Eskimos should be more hairy than the rest of us. As Eskimos wear clothes, there is no reason why this trait should be selected for.
    They simply ignore the fact that dark skinned Eskimos live north of the Arctic Circle.
    "Dark-skinned Eskimos"? Can we see pictures?
    If natural selection were true humans in the tropics would have silver, reflective skin to help them keep cool...
    No. The theory of evolution does not predict silver people.
    Many evolutionist argue that melanin is a natural sunscreen that evolved in a greater amount to protect dark skinned people who live near the Equator.
    Yes, of course.
    Why do you suppose people tan?
    New variations of the species are possible, but a new species has never been developed by science.
    A flat lie. Many new species have been developed by science and have been observed arising in nature.
    In fact, the most modern laboratories are unable to produce a left-hand protein as found in humans and animals.
    A complete non sequitur and a blatant lie. Scientists know of many reactions which produce chirality.
    The theory of natural selection is wrong because it cannot create something in the DNA that wasn't there in the beginning.
    And no-one claims that it does.
    Again, why are these people incapable of debating the actual theory of evolution?
    The cheetah in Africa is an example of an animal in the cat family with very limited variety in the DNA. Each cheetah looks like an identical twin. The cheetah DNA is so identical within each animal that the skin from one cheetah can be grafted into another cheetah without any rejection by the body.
    What the heck does that have to do with anything?
    The following proofs will show that evolution is not a scientific fact. The reverse will be proven. Evolution is scientifically impossible. Evolution is simply a theory that was developed one hundred forty years ago by Charles Darwin before science had the evidence available to prove the theory false. His famous book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, has a title that is now known to be scientifically false. New species cannot evolve by natural selection. Modern scientific discoveries are proving evolution to be impossible. No new scientific discoveries have been found to prove the theory of evolution.
    This is a monumental lie.
    Here's what scientists have to say about evolution.
    "Since its first appearance on Earth, life has taken many forms, all of which continue to evolve, in ways which palaeontology and the modern biological and biochemical sciences are describing and independently confirming with increasing precision. Commonalities in the structure of the genetic code of all organisms living today, including humans, clearly indicate their common primordial origin."
    --- Albanian Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, Argentina; Australian Academy of Science; Austrian Academy of Sciences; Bangladesh Academy of Sciences; The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium; Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brazilian Academy of Sciences; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada; Academia Chilena de Ciencias; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Academia Sinica, China, Taiwan; Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences; Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences; Cuban Academy of Sciences; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters; Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt; Académie des Sciences, France; Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities; The Academy of Athens, Greece; Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Indian National Science Academy; Indonesian Academy of Sciences; Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran; Royal Irish Academy; Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities; Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy; Science Council of Japan; Kenya National Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic; Latvian Academy of Sciences; Lithuanian Academy of Sciences; Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts; Academia Mexicana de Ciencias; Mongolian Academy of Sciences; Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco; The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences; Academy Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand; Nigerian Academy of Sciences; Pakistan Academy of Sciences; Palestine Academy for Science and Technology; Academia Nacional de Ciencias del Peru; National Academy of Science and Technology, The Philippines; Polish Academy of Sciences; Académie des Sciences et Techniques du Sénégal; Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts; Singapore National Academy of Sciences; Slovak Academy of Sciences; Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts; Academy of Science of South Africa; Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences of Spain; National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka; Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; Council of the Swiss Scientific Academies; Academy of Sciences, Republic of Tajikistan; Turkish Academy of Sciences; The Uganda National Academy of Sciences; The Royal Society, UK; US National Academy of Sciences; Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences; Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales de Venezuela; Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences; The Caribbean Academy of Sciences; African Academy of Sciences; The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS); The Executive Board of the International Council for Science (ICSU).
    ---
    "Teaching religious ideas mislabeled as science is detrimental to scientific education: It sets up a false conflict between science and religion, misleads our youth about the nature of scientific inquiry, and thereby compromises our ability to respond to the problems of an increasingly technological world. Our capacity to cope with problems of food production, health care, and even national defense will be jeopardized if we deliberately strip our citizens of the power to distinguish between the phenomena of nature and supernatural articles of faith. "Creation-science" simply has no place in the public-school science classroom."
    --- Nobel Laureates Luis W. Alvarez, Carl D. Anderson, Christian B. Anfinsen, Julius Axelrod, David Baltimore, John Bardeen, Paul Berg, Hans A. Bethe, Konrad Bloch, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Michael S. Brown, Herbert C. Brown, Melvin Calvin, S. Chandrasekhar, Leon N. Cooper, Allan Cormack, Andre Cournand, Francis Crick, Renato Dulbecco, Leo Esaki, Val L. Fitch, William A. Fowler, Murray Gell-Mann, Ivar Giaever, Walter Gilbert, Donald A. Glaser, Sheldon Lee Glashow, Joseph L. Goldstein, Roger Guillemin, Roald Hoffmann, Robert Hofstadter, Robert W. Holley, David H. Hubel, Charles B. Huggins, H. Gobind Khorana, Arthur Kornberg, Polykarp Kusch, Willis E. Lamb, Jr., William Lipscomb, Salvador E. Luria, Barbara McClintock, Bruce Merrifield, Robert S. Mulliken, Daniel Nathans, Marshall Nirenberg, John H. Northrop, Severo Ochoa, George E. Palade, Linus Pauling, Arno A. Penzias, Edward M. Purcell, Isidor I. Rabi, Burton Richter, Frederick Robbins, J. Robert Schrieffer, Glenn T. Seaborg, Emilio Segre, Hamilton O. Smith, George D. Snell, Roger Sperry, Henry Taube, Howard M. Temin, Samuel C. C. Ting, Charles H. Townes, James D. Watson, Steven Weinberg, Thomas H. Weller, Eugene P. Wigner, Kenneth G. Wilson, Robert W. Wilson, Rosalyn Yalow, Chen Ning Yang.
    ---
    "Evolutionary theory ranks with Einstein's theory of relativity as one of modern science's most robust, generally accepted, thoroughly tested and broadly applicable concepts. From the standpoint of science, there is no controversy."
    --- Louise Lamphere, President of the American Anthropological Association; Mary Pat Matheson, President of the American Assn of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta; Eugenie Scott, President of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists; Robert Milkey, Executive Officer of the American Astronomical Society; Barbara Joe Hoshiazaki, President of the American Fern Society; Oliver A. Ryder, President of the American Genetic Association; Larry Woodfork, President of the American Geological Institute; Marcia McNutt, President of the American Geophysical Union; Judith S. Weis, President of the American Institute of Biological Sciences; Arvind K.N. Nandedkar, President of the American Institute of Chemists; Robert H. Fakundiny, President of the American Institute of Professional Geologists; Hyman Bass, President of the American Mathematical Society; Ronald D. McPherson, Executive Director of the American Meteorological Society; John W. 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Bleyman, President of the Society of Protozoologists; Elizabeth Kellogg, President of the Society of Systematic Biologists; David L. Eaton, President of the Society of Toxicology; Richard Stuckey, President of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology; Pat White, Executive Director of the Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology Education; Richard A. Anthes, President of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
    Life did not start with a bolt of lightning striking a pond of water as claimed by evolutionists. That is pure childish fantasy.
    No such claim has been made.
    ---
    Before you posted this fatuous string of falsehoods, why didn't you make any effort to find out whether it was true?
    Edited by Dr Adequate, : No reason given.
    Edited by Dr Adequate, : No reason given.

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    NewYorkCityBoy
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    Message 59 of 83 (361537)
    11-04-2006 3:09 PM
    Reply to: Message 58 by Dr Adequate
    11-04-2006 10:30 AM


    Re: question
    If evolution is true then how come there are not any other smart creatures? I mean it is a well proven fact that dolphins have mucn bigger and HIGHERLY developed brains than humans. Every part of the brain that has to do with intelligence such as memmory,emotions,etc is more highley developed in a dolphins brain then in a humans. Then why arent dolphins smart, in comparison to humans,(sure there smart but on the level of chimps,apes,parrots,etc) but they are cleary not even comparably to human intelligence. Maybe there not as smart because animals simply can not become as smart as humans. A dolphin is at the peak of animal intelligence. Humans are the chosen species and there for are much smarter then any animal. And if chimps evolved from a common ancestor as humans then how come chimps never became as smart, we both would have had the same amount of time of evolution. In fact no other primate is even remotly as smart as humans. Sure they can use very simple(and i stress very) tools like twigs and rocks to fish out bugs or crack nuts, but this is mearly monkey see monkey do, or natural instinct. we have never see any of these creatures actually develop a new tool to solve a problem that it didnt see someone else do.

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    NewYorkCityBoy
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    Message 60 of 83 (361541)
    11-04-2006 3:24 PM


    thx for the argument
    yall have made some very good points about evolution, and i have to admit that alot of it is hard to argue with, but im still not sure im convinced.
    Edited by NewYorkCityBoy, : typo

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