problem

Donald Howes (dhowes@ansc.une.edu.au)
Mon, 17 Aug 1998 15:49:19 +1000

Hi,

Does anyone here think of the evolution of lungs is a problem for
evolution? If even in our wildest imaginations we can't dream of how it
would be possible for a lung to change from animal to bird type lungs, all
the while being useful, then isn't that a difficulty with the theory of
evolution?

And the same with feathers, if they are only understandably useful as
perfectly formed structures, then doesn't the idea that they formed slowly
strange, in that they must have been advantageous at each stage? If we
can't imagine how that would happen, isn't that a problem in evolution?

I know that some will say that just because we can't imagine how it
happened, doesn't mean it didn't happen, but isn't it still a problem?

Thanks

Donald
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Donald Howes
Acting Research Systems Co-ordinator
Research Services
University of New England
Australia
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