[b said:Quote[/b] ]While I'm thinking about extinction... if every organism was created as is, and a species goes extinct, the world is short one species forever, isn't it? People estimate that around 100 species go extinct every day in the world these days, and the rate is increasing. With all these extinctions shouldn't the world be emptied of a majority of all wildlife within millions if not thousands of years? Will it just be us and the relatively select few species that can coexist with us (rats, cockroaches, pigeons...)? Did God not see that coming?
Or are new species created periodically as God sees fit? Are new species we're discovering (many a day... I can't find a number) freshly created? Has anyone ever heard of a new population of animals not being there one day and being there the next? What's the impact on the environment when suddenly a new population of organisms shows up and starts eating? Do these things have natural predators? Do those predators in some cases have to be instinctually adjusted to recognize these things as prey?
Beyond the twistings of a few anti-evolutionists desperate for explanations, I've heard of absolutely no references to continuous creation in the bible. There's the progression of Genesis, but I was under the impression that the process ended with humans (and that implying otherwise would be blasphemous).
Incidentally, this is all assuming scientists are completely wrong about the previous five mass extinctions in the earth's history. If nothing evolves it probably wouldn't have even taken all of those extinctions to homogenize the world's population into large numbers of (relatively) few species.
EDIT: Googled and found these after posting...
http://mypage.direct.ca/w/writer/extinct.html
http://www.ncseweb.org/resourc....000.asp
Oh wow, I've been wanting to mention computer simulations but I hadn't researched them recently and felt ill-equipped until I had time to brush up... I'm really glad to have someone here who's actually written them and can attest to amazing variety and complexity emerging in these simulations, often using surprisingly few iterations.[b said:Quote[/b] (jhaluska @ Jan. 21 2005,3:09)]As a teenager, genetic algorithms and artificial life programs were some of the first software I've ever written. Think of them as computer simulated evolution. Its amazing to see interesting behavior arise out randomness through artificially simulated natural selection. Several times I've seen a genetic algorithm surprise me when it found something unexpected.
nope.[b said:Quote[/b] ]Alpha Wolf, could you please qualify this statement?
"A Catholic (very biased here) attempt to slow down the world and progress. Correct me if I have made any mistakes, please."
oh it's not your fault. I just like to jump in i guess[b said:Quote[/b] ] I haven't read most of the posts, but Alpha, my last post was mostly directed to AE
LOL!!! you should see me when I'm REALLY hyper (especially in aim or msn) The thing is The happier/hyper..er.. I get the best I can think... yet the stupider I act (LOL how crazy)[b said:Quote[/b] ]Alpha, U B crazy without the good mood!! LOL!!!! darn good thread BTW. Be nice!
well you keep harping on the "fact" that speciation has been "observed" yet i have seen not a single strong case of speciation. you have presented weak cases, most of which the flaws are there if you look for them, however this would not help the evolutionists so they are will to absent mindely look over them. you also like to keep bringing up the fossil record but i ask you this, how can you tell what could interbreed with what when all you have is fossils?[b said:Quote[/b] (TheAlphaWolf @ Jan. 22 2005,1:14)]well, tell us about the flaws. I haven't found any so of course I'm not going to think there are flaws in it.[b said:Quote[/b] ]im just saying that the evidence presented is not as strong as many of you seem to think it is and has flaws in it.
Uhh no thats called filling the nich with one species. No where did you say anything about a new species just two species and predicessors. Thats called a F1 hybrid[b said:Quote[/b] ]where as micro evolution can be seen in for instance, a coral reef where two species of Acropora coral may intermingle, and outcompete their predecessors in the same area. i.e. a new species is formed.
Evolution progresses through subtle changes. Things like a third eye don't normally come pop from generation to next generation.[b said:Quote[/b] (Bugweed @ Jan. 22 2005,12:01)]AE, It is hard to say if we are evolving or not. If this bump on my head turns into a third eye, I'll drop you a line! LOLOL!
[b said:Quote[/b] ]Do you guys think that humans are still evolving?
I personally think that humans have, if not totally halted, slowed almost to a stop when it comes to evolution. The factors necessary for evolution (sexual and natural selection) don't affect humans anymore.