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evolution (was Re: Mormon bashing again)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 6 Mar 2000 02:45:18 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Aaron Hines writes:
I remember the example of a white moth that lives on beech
> trees. It blends in with the bark. There was a fire (in England I believe)
> that blackened the trunks of a large section of forest...and the moths became
> black to hide themselves.
I thought that was as a result of a coal-burning power plant opening in the
area. And soot deposited on the trees. And for the record, no white moths
became black. It's just that the white ones were eaten by birds and the
population grew darker.
> Another thing, to make my stance clear...I believe the "days" mentioned in the
> creation account to be different than our current measurement of days.
I've always found this argument objectionable. Why would days mean something
else? If something else was meant, why was deliberately convoluted verbiage
chosen? And why suppose that it took any longer time? If the big guy is
omnipotent, couldn't he have just blinked the proverbial eye and had it all
appear as is 3000 years ago, or whatever?
> Maybe each creative day was 50 million years.
Maybe it was a milisecond. Or maybe it was a day, just like the book says!
Chris
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 | | Re: evolution (was Re: Mormon bashing again)
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| (...) Right. But that's not the whole story. IIRC, the moth population had 5% dark moths, who were eaten quickly because of the white beech tree (ie, they had no camouflage). The black color, was, I think, a mutation (or perhaps a recessive gene? I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Mormon bashing again
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| Ah, after hearing the classic creation vs. evolution debate, I'd like to make a few points, both scientific and religious: Evolution, in the purest sense, does occur. Life adapts to its surroundings all the time. I remember the example of a white (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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