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From: bees@drux3.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: pesticide evolution
Message-ID: <857@drux3.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 26-Oct-83 15:15:34 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 26 15:15:34 1983
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Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver
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There have been a few articles recently that say that insects
becoming immune to certain pesticides is an example of evolution.
It seems that this example is a far cry from the transition of
ape-caveman-man.  The fact that living organisms have the ability
to adapt, in certain ways, to their environment is not proof that
they have the ability to evolve major changes in form and function.
I have seen many "lines" of evolution illustrated by examples of
fossils, and leading to modern organisms.  I always wondered where
the fossils of the transitional creatures went.  You can find lots
of prehistoric monkeys, lots of cavemen, and lots of modern men,
but where are the fossils of the creatures that slowly evolved
from one step to another.

I am not discounting the possibility of evolution or something
similar.  I am saying that, in my opinion, the theory of evolution
requires as much faith as the theory of creation.

     Ray Davis     AT&T Information Systems Laboratories     Denver
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