You may note that my comparison was to primates, not carnivores. If you look at a photo of a young female model in a bikini (and who would not want...
Zen One of the things that creationists so often fail to appreciate in arguments on evolution is the sheer amount of time involved. Life has...
I am such a refined guy!
Humans are unique animals. We are the only species on planet Earth adapted to using technology. One of the technologies we use is cooking. This...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feathered_dinosaur I quote : "more than twenty genera of dinosaurs, mostly theropods, have been discovered to...
It is more definitive than you realise. The chemistry of the keratin in reptile scales versus bird feathers is different. Some of the dinosaur...
While that is true, they give some pretty strong hints. For example. the evolution of feathers is demonstrated by reptilian scales becoming long...
The evidence for feathers in a range of dinosaurs is overwhelming. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feathered_dinosaur I quote : "A number of...
A lot of the changes for bird to dinosaur appear to be preadaptations. There is some evidence that certain dinosaurs had a breathing system very...
To R.O.G. On intuition. Intuition is real and is the source for a great many scientific hypotheses. However, there is no 'magic' about it....
The fossil record cannot reveal minor molecular changes. However, it is a lot more than "a few fossils". There are numerous evolutionary lines...
Well, at least the last sentence was sincere.
Guys. To try to put this into perspective, while our systems are far from perfect, they are a damn sight better than anything in the past....
I agree with Obama's sentiments, except that I would like to see them applied with a global focus. Concentrating on the USA is far too limiting....
To Willnever While you have an antipathy to meat. Sure there is an association between eating lots of meat and some kinds of cancer, but the...
We often hear claims that the Okinawans show the way, with their average longevity of 84 years - the longest average life of any nation on planet...
I agree with the stress factor. There are many factors influencing longevity. Too many for a short discussion.
Chimpkin That has not been shown to be true for humans, just some animals. Humans already live a very long time. I suspect that evolution has...
The most basic classification is the 'domain'. There are three domains on Earth. 1. Bacteria 2. Archaea 3. Eucarya Of course, if we...
While many 80 year olds are ready for death, there would be very few who were happy with their 80 year old body. For them to have a fit young body...
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