Evolution? How?

When will this trend "bottom out" and what will the percentages read in, say, ten years? This should be correlated with percentages of those who believe evolution is absolute without a higher power other than nature (which is, after all, a higher power -- at least at the present time), a function associated with an intelligent designer or not valid in any way.

Actually, now that I've bothered to read what he said in context, I realise he couldn't have been talking about the same thing I did in my last post. Not unless you use total logical disconnect e.g. I like pasta because my house is made out of bricks.

Actually, last week's New Scientist stated that we could be putting evolution in reverse with our actions, which is why we don't see much of it happening anymore.

In Santa Cruz Island, near human populations, the diversity is taking a hit because people are putting out bird feeders with grains that every bird can eat. With no selection pressure, two formerly distinct groups of birds have collapsed into one. (Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI:10.1098/rspb.2006.3534)

There's another example in Canada where two sorts of stickleback used to live. One that fed near the bottom, one that fed near the top of the lake. Human introduction of crayfish, however, has forced them to feed in the same zone. (Molecular Ecology, vol 15 p343).

Or was RexRed talking about something completely different?

Rex was likely babbling, which is about all he does here. However, you've now given him reason to claim he had a point when he posted that drivel.

You are the expert in writing sentences that mean absolutely nothing and then you end them with... because you are unable to finish any thought. Obviously, it's because you aren't thinking.

Actually, last week's New Scientist stated that we could be putting evolution in reverse with our actions, which is why we don't see much of it happening anymore.

In Santa Cruz Island, near human populations, the diversity is taking a hit because people are putting out bird feeders with grains that every bird can eat. With no selection pressure, two formerly distinct groups of birds have collapsed into one. (Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI:10.1098/rspb.2006.3534)

There's another example in Canada where two sorts of stickleback used to live. One that fed near the bottom, one that fed near the top of the lake. Human introduction of crayfish, however, has forced them to feed in the same zone. (Molecular Ecology, vol 15 p343).

Or was RexRed talking about something completely different?

Very poor save. I think the ... just means you are a bit dotty.

Lightwizard wrote:

Very poor save. I think the ... just means you are a bit dotty.

In some cases I may admittedly, be dotty. In this case, just curt.

Wolf nearly explained exactly what I meant. Which means my meaning was not at all obscured but only understood by those who are evidently "enlightened" along these lines...

We devolve directly to the proportion that we neglect our spiritual duties.

RexRed wrote:

Lightwizard wrote:

Very poor save. I think the ... just means you are a bit dotty.

In some cases I may admittedly, be dotty. In this case, just curt.

Wolf nearly explained exactly what I meant. Which means my meaning was not at all obscured but only understood by those who are evidently "enlightened" along these lines...

We devolve directly to the proportion that we neglect our spiritual duties.

You've had exactly what you meant nearly explained? Explain what you wanted to explain by posting another dotty statement. Spiritual duties, huh -- yours should be to stop posting nonsense on A2K.

Maybe you have an earthy family, but the rest of us are not necessarily so afflicted.

Is this earth family colored in ochre or sienna?