M. Lynx, I would suggest that you take note of some suggestions.
1) It would be convenient for those reading your posts if you took a bit of trouble to format them in a more readable form. For example, a blank line between paragraphs.
2) Use [ qs ] tags (see UBB code is ON link to left when you are editing for how to use them (or use the raw text button on other posts ) and insert part of the post your are responding to to make it easier to follow. For example the
Brilliant observation--let's talk about animals mating now shall we?
line. It would be convenient to have a quote of the "brilliant observation" in front.
3) (now we are getting a bit more serious -- continued carelessness in debating might be taken as not debating in good faith and result in a suspension.
In post 13 or go on about the duck and platypus after it has already been pointed out to you that the duck bill of the platypus has nothing to do with a duck. It appears like you are willfully
not reading others posts. Please demonstrate that you are.
Note also that an explanation of the use of wings incapable of flight was given several hours before you posted. You then posted:
{qsFlight "gradient"? Yes, there are ...[/qs]
The paragraph beginning there has a number of assertions including one of irreducible complexity. That will have to be backed up with facts and reasoning. You have extended the idea of IC outside of what even some of it's stronger supporters suggest.
4) Note this line of yours:
You have to create a fully-formed creature (because something with say, half a lung, half a heart cannot survive) first, THEN have it evolve!
This demonstartes an collosal ignorance of what evolutionary theory predicts and what is observed. Before you carry on making such statments I suggest you slow down a lot and learn a bit. It doesn't look good if you make pronouncements that only demonstrate that you now little to nothing of the topic. ( I will leave it to others to point out the error of these assertions)
In general, if you wish to make any progress in debate with people here I suggest that the main thing you can do is:
S L O W D O W N
This isn't a warning, yet. It suggests that you will have to have more moderator attention than some others.
W A R N I N G ! To all
Much of M. Lynx's posts are off topic or will drag the thread way off topic. Do not respond to them here. Concentrate on bird evolution please.
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