RE: Genetic Effects; Then and Now

[garyi@trinityphysics.com]

Hi Andy,



That is the official line, and some of the examples you cite do support the theory.  

However, when you have a theory that is only supported by, e.g., 50% of the available 

evidence, you need to admit that its a lousy theory.



I will offer one of many critical problems with evolutionary theory.  In order for evolution 

to kick in,  the first cell(s) must be able to, at the very least,

	*survive

	*eat/process energy

	*pass on traits by some mechanism similar to DNA

Obviously, its a very complex cell.  I once asked a molecular biologist how that could 

randomly come to exist.  I will never forget the reply, "We don't know how it happened - 

we just know that it did."  That, my friends, is not science.  As I said before, this theory 

survives only because it has no competition. 



At this point, I will firmly resume biting my tongue on this off-topic subject.  :)



-Gary Isenhower



On 24 Aug 2004 at 23:43, A  Karam <paksbi@rit.edu> wrote:



> Actually, evolutionary theory is fairly well-established.  We see it

> over the long term in the fossil record as well as over the short term

> in a very large number of studies in the Galapagos, Britain, Africa,

> and elsewhere.  The development of disease resistant microbes, the

> ever-changing flu virus, and the survival of the HIV virus in humans

> are all direct examples of evolution that have been well-studied and

> that are well-understood.  There is no secret as to how it works.

> 

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