Instant Earth, Just Add Dust Particles

EvilSuggestions writes "Apparently, the estimate for how long it took for the Earth to form just got chopped in half. Now just a paltry 30 million years (which, IIRC, is less than one day on Carl Sagan's 1 year = the life of the universe calendar). So, adjust your terraforming plans appropriately. The good folks over at Science News have been following the gory details behind this conclusion."

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Re:Mega-crap

[gi-tux]

Oh, but this is simple modification and it does happen all the time. Extrapolating this to say that one species evolves into something completely different over time is a stretch. I will agree that a species can and will change over time. And both examples you gave are a species doing slight (relatively speaking) modifications for survival.

This can be accomplished in many ways. In the case of the wallabys, the habitat for the species was changed somewhat and quickly. They had to adapt or die. Sometimes man is involved in these changes, such as selective breeding of animals producing a new breed. This occurs relatively regularly with domesticated animals.

You haven't proven evolution of species however. The wallaby was still a wallaby and the moth was still a moth. You have proven survival of the fittest, but that still doesn't imply evolution of species.

Re:Mega-crap

[gi-tux]

Ah, but gravity can be witnessed, and atomic theory was witnessed in early August, 1945. The roundness of the world has been witnessed, as has Copernican's theory. How have you placed evolution into the same group as these. Each and every one of these represents the mechanical and physical laws that govern our universe.

Evolution isn't proven by your arguements. You are simply attempting to increase the acceptance by proximity (another great tool of science, get enough people to lie and it will be accepted as truth).

That refers to creationism, right?

[Spamalamadingdong]

But evolution is a theory. It can't be proven unless (according to the scientific process) someone sees it happen. To the best of my knowledge, no one has seen anything evolve into something else. Thus it remains a theory.

Are you saying that there is no theory of gravity, because it's been observed? (In other words, you're a sloppy thinker and a very poor troll.)

Evolution has been:

1. Observed to create new species in nature.
2. Observed to promote adaptation via selection both via natural and artificial forces.
3. Observed via living species (both from their morphology and their DNA) and the fossil record; there are heaps and heaps of evidence for evolution.

So, have you ever seen a species (or a universe) being created? Didn't think so. And if you're hearing voices in your head, medication can probably help you.