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Subject: Dead Brain Weight - reply to 'Stuart' 24 Jun
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Date: Tue, 16-Sep-86 17:15:16 EDT
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It has taken me a few minutes to stop laughing so that I can see the screen
and type again.  'Stuart' (I am going over old files) on 24 Jun posted a 
piece to the effect that he 'silenced' "born-again fundy types" with his
study of autopsy reports and the discovery that brain weights in humans have
been going up and this is 'proof' of evolution taking place before our eyes.

Stuart, if this is serious - if it's not it's a great gag - you'd better place
your head on a scale for the next few mornings in a row and tie some sand bags
to your pants before you float off into space.  No doubt the bgfts were 
'silenced' by shock!

Flash!  Hands, arms, feet and torsos have also been increasing in weight!!!
Golly, look at all that proof of evolution!  But what are we evolving into??
Goodyear Blimps??

It does seem that, especially among some 'scientists' (who hold to the religious
form of evolutionism) there is movement toward certain barnyard animals that go
'hee haw'.

Which brings to mind the claim of certain Claddists and others that there is 
really not a single FACT that supports the Theory of Evolution.  I find that
somewhat of an amazing thing to say.  So how about it.  Can someone give a
SINGLE fact in support of the Theory of Evolution????

Remember, "vertibrates evolved from invertibrates", and "thumbs evolved to
make it easier to handle toilet paper" are tautologies, not 'facts'.

Remember the 'creationists' silly listing of points that seemed to go on and
on forever?  Let's hear it from the Evolutionists!!

Go ahead.  Make my day.

Regards,

Ken Arndt