Re: Cambrian Explosion

From: Terry M. Gray (grayt@lamar.colostate.edu)
Date: Fri Jul 18 2003 - 16:24:18 EDT

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    Unless evolution of sight is relatively easy given the right sort of
    selection pressure.

    TG

    At 4:17 PM -0400 7/18/03, Walter Hicks wrote:
    >Sounds good but how does it explain why so many species got sight at
    >more or less the
    >same time? Sight would be great of course but why not just in a
    >dominant species
    >instead of the entire life system at that time. Is this question
    >approached at all?
    >
    >Walt
    >
    >
    >
    >Glenn Morton wrote:
    >
    >> A few years ago I published an article on phylum evolution:
    >> Morton, G. R. (2001) Transitional Forms and The Evolution of Phyla.
    >> Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 53(2001):1:42-51
    >> http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/2001/PSCF3-01Morton.html
    >
    >SNIP
    >--
    >===================================
    >Walt Hicks <wallyshoes@mindspring.com>
    >
    >In any consistent theory, there must
    >exist true but not provable statements.
    >(Godel's Theorem)
    >
    >You can only find the truth with logic
    >If you have already found the truth
    >without it. (G.K. Chesterton)
    >=================================== 

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