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Date:      Mon, 09 Sep 2002 11:32:08 -0700
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        "Neal E. Westfall" <nwestfal@directvinternet.com>
Cc:        Lawrence Sica <lomifeh@earthlink.net>, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Why did evolution fail?
Message-ID:  <3D7CE928.87E3DF3E@mindspring.com>
References:  <20020909103923.B9219-100000@Tolstoy.home.lan>

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"Neal E. Westfall" wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Sep 2002, Lawrence Sica wrote:
> > Mutation is a mechanism of evolution.  Evolution is the process.  One
> > could make the leap of faith that since we mutate over time and these
> > mutations change the species we evolve...
> 
> This is just what I am trying to get people to admit, that evolution
> requires tremendous leaps of faith.  Now if you could see that it is also
> irrational, my job would be done.

The problem with this idea is that we all freely admit that
evolution is a *theory*.

-- Terry

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