Defence of Intelligent Design

Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle if I can't answer that either. But I'd sure as hell rather be related to lower apes than to say ... dirt from the ground.

So then my little Chimpanzee cousins were created 2% short of the Image of God? Not bad my little furry brethren.

Flies, Flies, chill out. It's gonna be okay. Promise.You ask: "Jeez, I don't know how you other people at this forum put up with this" (referring to Whatever's cluelessness, I think).First, I imagine whoopin' up some killer grub ... the whole nine yards kinda spread ... and havin' to do it while someone who cannot boil an egg without a recipe looks over my shoulder and asks me how to replicate this or that dish.If that doesn't put me in the right frame of mind, I imagine I'm talkin' to Billy Fred Norton down at the local used tire exchange. He's the dude in the greasy overhalls with two good teeth and a great deal of pride at being the first in his clan to marry outside the immediate family.Peace.edit: On second thought, what JonF said in Message 78 is a much better way to handle it, Flies. Phooowhoosh.[This message has been edited by Abshalom, 01-23-2004][This message has been edited by Abshalom, 01-23-2004]

To this in Message 96: "The answer is obvious, it was ..." due to particularly globally temperate to tropic climates developing lush vegetation and habitat conducive to fish and fauna population expansion.