Evolution
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- yurimon0
- your point?monospaced
- whats your point?yurimon
- you firstmonospaced
- Is there a point? your assuming there isyurimon
- Yes, I did make that assumption. MY bad.monospaced
- so you're like the dude at the party, random blurting one word phrases into other peoples' conversations?BrokenHD
- Yeah, the guy with the che shirt on who just figured out about the illuminatiaaux
- your like the cynical dudes at the party? bitter questioning. putting everything under microscopeyurimon
- that's what "science" does, dumbass, it's more rational than blind idiotic faithmonospaced
- LOLmoldero
- Maaku0
- Monkeys have evolved, they're just waiting for the right time...goldieboy
- common ancestor.fredddddd
- yep, common ancestorjaylarson
- Sadrt quesiton. By the same token, why are there still bacteria?detritus
- Because a subset of a species starts down the path of evolution or adaptation doesn't mean it universal.ETM
- Genetic grouping, environment, and numerous other factors facilitate it.ETM
- Hostile environments and resource shortages often promote evolution or adaptation as a species works to survive or thrive.ETM
- to survive and thrive.ETM
- bacteria found its niche and is necessary in the ecosystem, and it DID evolve leaving behind its cousinsmonospaced
- SADRT.detritus
- whoops. Didn't expect there to be responses. sadrt = daft, oddly.
detritus - Word, weaker species must adapt. SHARKS!!toemaas
- Or the weakest from the group adapt into different species : /toemaas
- monospaced0
@Maaku, this is a classic misunderstanding of evolution. You have to picture the "tree" and the branches. Every creature finds a place and often evolution kind of stops. When a species branches it finds a new place and so on. Monkeys and apes, for example, represent families on branches that split far back. Apes stopped along the way of our path and we as a species mark the furthermost point. It's a really cool concept and it explains the diversity we have. Plus, goldieboy is right, there's tons of evidence for evolution we can observe.
- So we are lucky to be the chosen ones! (to fuck this world up....) I see, interesting...Maaku
- thanksMaaku
- "lucky" is subjective, but yes, we are unique in that we are this intelligentmonospaced
- I was just taking the piss, but thanks mono. I do like you 'tree' and 'branch' metaphor thoughgoldieboy
- It's not really a metaphor, it's pretty much a known factmonospaced
- No, I'm saying that you're comparing trees/branches to a mammals evolution... that's a metaphor.goldieboy
- sure is, and it applies to all living thingsmonospaced
- fredddddd0
^ why does it stop?
aren't things always evolving?
- Things find a balance, niches, but yes, they are still evolving nonetheless.monospaced
- humans toopressplay
- monospaced0
@fredddddd
There's a theory called "punctuated equilibrium" that explains it very well.- lots of criticism about this, although I think it makes a lot of sense, personallymonospaced
- Maaku0
^ If that theory is correct can you point us other species and their branches like us and primates? (not arguing here)
- Sure, just google it:
https://www.google.c…monospaced - Cool
Maaku
- Sure, just google it:
- breadlegz0
Evolution .. from a Christian perspective:
- correction: from ONE Christian's interpretation. Don't generalize.monospaced
- scarabin0
what if like, the aliens are us, man.
like, from the futuuuure
- http://mlkshk.com/r/…
dasohr - That's deep mangoldieboy
- Terra Nova?Maaku
- http://mlkshk.com/r/…
- monospaced0
@scarabin
That's what I'd like to think.- or maybe they're our robots evolved, like in that movie A.I.monospaced
- Or maybe they are some evolved strain of genetic material dating back to prehistoric times.ETM
- Gone and returned to find us squating.ETM
- scarabin0
- This is the most compelling argument yetlocustsloth
- Also, best Kanye/Arsenio duet everlocustsloth
- GeorgesII0
http://www.sci-news.com/othersci…
"The skull pushes back the clock on modern human migration through the region by as much as 20,000 years and indicates that ancient humans out of Africa left the coast and inhabited diverse habitats much earlier than previously appreciated."
- mikotondria30
When I got my genome sequenced by the people at (not spam:) 23andme.com it turns out I have 2.8% Neanderthal DNA, compared to an average 2.3%.
If you've got $200 knocking about and are curious, then 23andme is awesome, it'll give you possible drugs to avoid/susceptibility to certain diseases you might have, genetic abberations you might be carrying. Awesome. I non-spammily recommend checking it out.
- GeorgesII0
^ Evolution
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_re…
"The proportion of Americans who are severely obese -- those people 100 pounds or more overweight -- continues to increase rapidly and much faster than those with moderate obesity, but the rate of growth has slowed, according to a new RAND Corporation study. "
- ukit20
Not really evolution is it? Unless you are saying babies are born fat.
- mathinc0
Beautiful infographic: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670…
- BrokenHD0
@monospaced
TED Talk w/ Juan Enriquez: Will Our Kids Be A Different Species?