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Re: Future of Humanity (was: lotsa stuff)
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Tue, 30 Oct 2001 14:58:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:

Evolution, as we all know, takes place in geologic time;

Macroevolution, yes. Microevolution, no. (which is why switching away from
Ciprox is a good idea, hold it in reserve if we can)

the entire sum of
human experience is hardly a blip on the radar when considered on that scale.



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  Is Larry a Creationist? 8^) Re: Future of Humanity (was: lotsa stuff)
 
(...) Ciprox in particular, but antibiotics in general are overused. But my understanding is that "macroevolution" is a straw-man term coined, or at least embraced, by Creationists. All evolution is microevolution except on the geologic scale, and (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Future of Humanity (was: lotsa stuff)
 
(...) "Dead end" has an air of finality that can't be declared with any confidence when speaking of evolution. It may be the case, though I don't think so, that we've created a temporary stall on evolution, but even then, it's not world-wide, and (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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