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Late_Cretaceous · 12-21-2002, 12:00 PM

It would be funny to take examples of things that are strong evidence FOR evolution (like ring species, or klines) and make bizzarre claims that they somehow refute evolution. YOu could say stuff like "living transitional species disprove evolution, since all transitionals should be extinct". Just see how long it takes before creationists start using those asinine claims in these discussion boards.

Nickle · 12-21-2002, 09:34 PM

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The disease it causes is sometimes referred to as American sleeping sickness, but is more commonly known as Chagas' disease

Wasn't that what they think Darwin died of?

Duvenoy · 12-22-2002, 05:18 AM

Here�s another fascinating example of God�s imagination. He must have been smoking some great weed when he created:

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Amorphophallus titanum is the largest flowering plant in the world. Watch our plant bloom online at this website.

The common name is "Titan" because it grows so big. Another name is "Mr. Stinky" because when it blooms it emits an odor resembling elephant dung, which attracts beetles that pollinate it.

After seven years, our plant is growing its flower. The flower may grow up to 4 feet wide and 7 feet tall. And it usually grows up to half a foot per day.

<a href="http://plantsforkids.com/worlarflow.html" target="_blank">http://plantsforkids.com/worlarflow.html</a>

I�ve also read where the stench of this thing resembles a nicely-aged corpse and it�s main pollinators are flies similar to bluebottles.

Neat, huh?

doov

lpetrich · 12-22-2002, 07:03 AM

Sort of like <a href="http://www.senckenberg.uni-frankfurt.de/private/gwinter/rafl.htm" target="_blank">Rafflesia</a>?

Another flowering plant that produces very large flowers. It also is parasitic and pollinated by flies.

[ December 22, 2002: Message edited by: lpetrich ]</p>

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12-21-2002, 12:00 PM	#21
Late_Cretaceous Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Alberta Posts: 1,049	It would be funny to take examples of things that are strong evidence FOR evolution (like ring species, or klines) and make bizzarre claims that they somehow refute evolution. YOu could say stuff like "living transitional species disprove evolution, since all transitionals should be extinct". Just see how long it takes before creationists start using those asinine claims in these discussion boards.

12-22-2002, 07:03 AM	#24
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	Sort of like <a href="http://www.senckenberg.uni-frankfurt.de/private/gwinter/rafl.htm" target="_blank">Rafflesia</a>? Another flowering plant that produces very large flowers. It also is parasitic and pollinated by flies. [ December 22, 2002: Message edited by: lpetrich ]</p>

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