(July 10, 2013 at 12:35 pm)Consilius Wrote: It hasn't been proven to have occurred in a human before. Don't you think that a single incident of parthenogenesis in 2000 years is just a little bit TOO rare?
It hasn't been proven to have occured in humans, but we have shown that the theory works and that it is possible.
As for it not happening in the last 2000 years, where did that come from? Its only been in the past century that we've known about its existence. We've only had 100 years at best to look for it. Even then, the probability of it being documented in humans is incredibly small. It could have happened in isolated places like countries in Africa or parts of Russia and we would never have known about it. Considering that we are discovering new things about the human body every day, does it seem so much of a stretch to think that parthenogenesis could occur in humans?
Also there are plenty of incredibly rare diseases and mutations out there, you just have to search on google and find them. There are probably plenty more unknown diseases and conditions out there waiting to be discovered and documented.
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'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
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