Originally Posted by Fubarski
Originally Posted by DBT
Originally Posted by Fubarski
After the 4.5 billion years and alla the mutations, e. coli is still just e. coli.

Mutations aren't evolution.

Mutations are random genetic misfires that may help, or hurt, the organism.

There's mutations among humans, i.e., webbed feet, but no one is suggesting the people with webbed feet is more evolved than the resta us.

The usual bullshit thrown out in desperation.


Do you have evidence that e coli was around 4.5 billion years ago? Or even 1 billion years ago?


It's possible that e. coli was around 4.5 billion years ago, because it can be anaerobic.

But the Earth's temperature was probably an impediment.

1 billion, much more likely, as there was surface water.

Twas analube slurper's time frame, not mine, used to enhance the math behind the bullshit.


Current indications are life began surprisingly quickly after the formation of the earth.

As for e.coli, I have not expectation that it was around 4 billion years ago. It's a common bacteria we are all familiar with so I used it's rates of reproduction as a proxy for bacteria's in general.

All total, there's over 700 strains of e.coli, with greater genetic differences then there is between humans and c-h-impanzee's. The strains best known for killing people, E. coli O157:H7, was only identified in 1982. So e.coli isn't "still just ecoli", it continues to evolve and change as well.

Last edited by antelope_sniper; 07/25/19.

You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.

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