Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 04:40:49 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: "Neal E. Westfall" <nwestfal@directvinternet.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Why did evolution fail? Message-ID: <20020907014049.GD16913@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <20020906183100.N44831-100000@Tolstoy.home.lan> References: <20020907002904.GD15779@hades.hell.gr> <20020906183100.N44831-100000@Tolstoy.home.lan>
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"Neal E. Westfall" <nwestfal@directvinternet.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Sep 2002, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> > On 2002-09-06 12:43 +0000, Neal E. Westfall wrote:
> > > Please name one thing that the theory of evolution has contributed to
> > > the prolonging of human life.
> >
> > An understanding of the characteristics of mutation in virii, and the
> > ability to create new vaccines for the new breeds that develop exactly
> > as evolutionary theories predict.
> >
> > There you go...
>
> An understanding of the characteristics of mutation in virrii, and
> the development of new vaccines are not at all dependent on the
> theory of evolution. Mutations != evolution.
On the very contrary. Evolution can only go forth through mutation.
Please do read Darwin's ``Origin of the Species'' again.
- Giorgos
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