Global warming was: The Nine-spotted

[P. J. Alling]

Evolution has only one real mechanism.  If a characteristic helps a 
creature survive it has more offspring passing that characteristic on.  
If it hinders it's survival then it has fewer or no offspring and that 
characteristic isn't passed on.  The problem with evolution that I see 
is that it doesn't favor intelligence, it only favors survival.  Up to a 
point a larger brain is good, but it reaches a point where the energy 
requirements of a bigger brain are counter productive, yet give no 
further help with survival behavior. That is until you reach a 
breakthrough point where that larger brain begins to pay big dividends.  
However you need a much larger brain to reach that point.  In other 
words it doesn't really explain us.

frank theriault wrote:
> On 6/12/07, frank theriault <knarftheriault at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> -As close to fact as a theory can be.
>>     
>
> To clarify,
>
> It seems that what I should have said is that the fact that there ~is~
> evolution seems to be considered beyond dispute among the vast
> majority in the scientific community.  What appears to be not yet
> settled (and therefore theory) is ~how~ evolution works.  But,
> evolution itself is considered fact.
>
> cheers,
> frank
>
>   


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