scream-of-consciousness;
"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
Hope you're kiddin', Rodge. Real answer: monkeys, apes, and humans evolved from a common ancestor which no longer exists. Individuals do not evolve from one species into another during their lifetimes. Certainly not all monkeys were expected to evolve into apes, then into humans. One individual descendant's small genetic variation might become dominant in an isolated breeding population; and after many generations, differences may accumulate and become significant enough to be considered a separate species. Ancestral species do not have to go extinct, but they might, and they might also produce other descendant species — hence, the tree/bush branching diagram of evolution.
Also, ain't nuthin' that says evolution has to produce actual, you know, progress. (see: Progressive political theory, a regressive 19thC fantasy technocratic resurrection of the 18thC "enlightened despot" cult.)
Rodge, I have no problem with that. I like the joke. Just tryin' to minimize misunderstanding. (What? No, not doin' missionary work. Well, okay, mebbe a little.)
I posit monkeys came from us, this would explain why we have a populace that tends to produce Democrats.
ReplyDeletehmmmmmm
ReplyDeleteMy gut feeling is that we didn't come from monkeys; monkeys is where we're going.
ReplyDeleteWith moslems leading the way of course.
My answer to this has always been, "is evolution finite?"
ReplyDeleteAs we were evolving FROM monkeys, something else was evolving INTO monkeys.
That's my thought anyway.
Sorry. I'm not feeling very amusing today.
I always wonder why the people that believe the strongest in evolution are the same ones trying to stop it.
ReplyDeleteTim
Hope you're kiddin', Rodge.
ReplyDeleteReal answer: monkeys, apes, and humans evolved from a common ancestor which no longer exists.
Individuals do not evolve from one species into another during their lifetimes. Certainly not all monkeys were expected to evolve into apes, then into humans.
One individual descendant's small genetic variation might become dominant in an isolated breeding population; and after many generations, differences may accumulate and become significant enough to be considered a separate species.
Ancestral species do not have to go extinct, but they might, and they might also produce other descendant species — hence, the tree/bush branching diagram of evolution.
Also, ain't nuthin' that says evolution has to produce actual, you know, progress.
ReplyDelete(see: Progressive political theory, a regressive 19thC fantasy technocratic resurrection of the 18thC "enlightened despot" cult.)
I reject Darwin's evolution; by the evidence (or lack of). To each his own however.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Rickn8or.
ReplyDeleteAllah ahkbar!!!
Rodge,
ReplyDeleteI have no problem with that.
I like the joke.
Just tryin' to minimize misunderstanding.
(What? No, not doin' missionary work. Well, okay, mebbe a little.)
Radical Ron in Ohio:
ReplyDeleteI mean, except for Lib-O's - what's the problem? Can't you all see the situation? The Lib's are just all Monkeying-around' with our liberties.