(March 23, 2013 at 7:24 am)Napoléon Wrote: And how does this have any bearing on whether it is evolution or not? Say it did go back, and their wings did change again, it would still be evolution. Hell it would simply make evolution more obvious.Oh go away Napoléon, and figure it out first before you write.
No one has demonstrated that the shorter wings are a newly developed feature or a new gene, or anything of the sort. They've simply observed that there are swallows with shorter wings that appear to have increased survivability in urban areas.
You're making a mockery of science if you truly think you can use this as an "example of evolution" - without clear evidence that what you're observing is actually NEW and DEVELOPING.
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The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
