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we all know perfectly well there's nothing wrong with a 6 toed cat. they can do very well.

what we're into, seems like, is that for the part of the "chaos" that surrounds us, there's a theory to explain a piece of it. and that theory is called evolution. there's observations, studies, and extrapolations that have occurred that have allowed us to come with terms with what is happening to the natural environment and it's segments or components over a period of time. apparently the dinosaurs lost their ability to adapt for whatever reason. so, it was requiring a re-start.

dinasours couldn't get into space for whatever reason. maybe too slow & clumsy because they were cold-blooded.

they did provide solutions to a lot of other challenges though. locomotion, walking on their hind feet, eating meat, etc. etc.

maybe we haven't given them proper credit for their contribution to our past development that has led us to our current successes?

I knew a gal with six fingers. It was significant.

That's not a valid argument...any mutation is a mutation. Some mutations can eventually lead to the extinction of a species...and there are many examples of that. But some end up benefiting, and then comes another mutation...In a few thousand years, you have a new species.

In the case of he London subway mosquito, it took less than a century.

Try again.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground_mosquito

. It is found in the London Underground railway system as its name suggests, but has a worldwide distribution and long predates the existence of the London Underground.[1] It was first described as a distinct species from Egyptian specimens by the biologist Peter Forsskål (1732–1763).[2] He named this mosquito Culex molestus due to its voracious biting, but later biologists renamed it Culex pipiens f. molestus because there were no morphological differences between it and Culex pipiens.[2] Notably, this mosquito assaulted Londoners sleeping in the Underground during the Blitz,[3] although similar populations were long known.[1]


A study from 2004 analyzing DNA microsatellites suggested that Culex molestus is likely a distinct species from Culex pipiens.[1] However, a more recent paper from 2012 argues that it is more accurately 'a physiological and ecological variant of Cx. pipiens ' and should not be considered a distinct species.[4]

I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.

Perhaps my example is a bit out of date. I read about it a good decade ago.

That is the very definition of evolution. One species adapting to a changing environment, and thus becoming a.new species.

As is human populations changing skin tone in response to Vit D deficiencie.

Here's an example of evolution. Bacteria populations developing resistance to antibiotics. No, they did not turn into salt water fish....

People with six fingers are aliens.

That’s natural selection, or probably more accurately...selective breeding, which no one denies.

as a conscious Naked Ape, (if you will), i would just hate it if natural evolution ran against our most excellent design.

but if change happens naturally, we could be at risk of changing.

But Joe Bob, natural selection (more properly natural adaptation) is the short term result. The long term is evolution.

No, it is not selective breeding. An example of selective breeding would be humans developing food crops or dog breeds.

Natural selection IS A KEY COMPONENT OF EVOLUTION! If adaptation is successful across tens of thousands of generations, it becomes evolution; because adaptation never stops. Its a mathematical constant...eventually you'll get to another species...or the species will die off. If you accept adaptation, you have to accept evolution because it's a mathematical certainty over time.

Definition:
nat·u·ral se·lec·tion
/ˈnaCH(ə)rəl səˈlekSHən/
nounBiology
noun: natural selection

the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. The theory of its action was first fully expounded by Charles Darwin and is now believed to be the main process that brings about evolution.

And?

it's easy to understand that humans are chopping off the heads & tails of the conundrum of life on earth, and how it has advanced after it's early arrival.

speaking of dogs, we are in the dogdaze of summer. so tell all the little brown dogs ya see to be on the lookout for a cool place to escape the heat.

as an aside, remarkably the advancement in the market place of dog-crosses of various established "breeds" is quite profound & successful.

my theory, or definition is: selective breeding is what humans do.

natural selection is what nature does.

btw, nature is a bitch, and she is led by lileth, adams first wife.

but back to the storyline. please carry on.

He doesn't get that he is describing evolution. I think is problem is time scale.

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Some other guy says, "My wife must be evolving. Every month she mutates into a demon!"

Oh, it’s selective breeding alright. Maybe not intentional selective breeding but it ain’t natural either. It’s human directed and human caused.