Distinct groups can mate and produce offspring. Look at the mule (horse/donkey) and the Liger (lion/tiger). And progeny are usually >1, therefore the one that picks up the most advantageous...
Oh I see what you're saying. Yeah, how particular biomolecules (proteins/lipids/nucleic acids/carbs) arise is still a great mystery, but I don't think science likes to use "God did it" as the...
Yet it's still mind blowing that, despite the high genotypic similarity we have with the great apes, we are so phenotypically distinct from every other organism. I don't discount intelligent design,...
Not quite following, but these theories have more because there is tangible proof of it. I guess I would say there's a big difference between "theories" and "possibilities." I have my own...
Some theories have more weight than others. Empirical evidence for abiogenesis are sparse but are well spelled out in wikipedia. As for evolution from an apelike common ancestor, I made this the...
I have no problem with those concepts being mentioned in discussion, but they should not take up more than 10 minutes of class time, as there is really no empirical evidence of the latter 2 occurring.
Coming from a very religious family, I definitely understand this perspective. There wasn't the support then that we have today. On the spectrum of atheism > theism, I lie slightly more on the...
If we ever became so advanced in technology that we could scan a person and instantly find out everything they posted on the internet, I would become a doctor, search every patient for ignorant...
