[Manly Warrior]

The problem with intermediates is that they have to have lived, reproduced and survived in the environment extant at the time, which as we know kills mutatants in the present.... Of course, we can kinda sorta interpolate what the environment may have been like some time in the distant past (if we initially accept the “old earth” theology), but that begs the point- when did a mommy “whale” give birth to a baby “whale” with a top-oriented blowhole when mommy breathed through her mouth? Or did baby decide he was better suited to life at sea whereas mommy , a mouth breather, was not and Junior ventured in to the sea never to return? Wow, radical change (birth defect huh?)

Yet we as humans decide to “terminate” babies in utero with diagnosed “birth defect”, is not the same as limiting human evolution, who knows when junior with a defect is really the next step up in the evolution chain? Maybe he will be able to live in a high CO2 environment where mommy and daddy would not? ( you get the sarcasm in this right?)

[katana]

Solid point. None of the thousands of incremental changes required could debilitate the individual "mutant" and prevent them being passed them along. The whole theory is more fragile when closely examined than a house of cards.

Oh, and the sarcasm tag related to the CO2 example? ... "(you get the sarcasm in this right?)" ... Very wise, Sir. Very wise.

[Elsie]

DANG!

I shudda read ahead!