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The Dolphin With Leftover Legs
ectotherm writes "Japanese scientists have captured a dolphin with vestigial legs. Evidence, it would seem, of a land-dwelling past and observable evolution." From the article: "Fishermen captured the four-finned dolphin alive off the coast of Wakayama prefecture (state) in western Japan on Oct. 28, and alerted the nearby Taiji Whaling Museum, according to museum director Katsuki Hayashi. Fossil remains show dolphins and whales were four-footed land animals about 50 million years ago and share the same common ancestor as hippos and deer. Scientists believe they later transitioned to an aquatic lifestyle and their hind limbs disappeared. Whale and dolphin fetuses also show signs of hind protrusions but these generally disappear before birth."
That's what I don't understand about evolution. In theory, if it takes many many years to evolve from one physical form to another then surely remnants of every combination in between the two forms should still exist?
Take human race for example, you have people with skin colour A and skin colour B. Then hundreds of years later you have many individuals of mixed race with varying skin colours between A and B. To me this is evidence of evolution.
But then you have dolfin A and human B but no in-between combinations (dolfin with stubbly legs) then surely this demonstrates that evolution can't have happened? Why the integral split between two physical forms with no inbetween? Even in presidential elections you have independants and small parties in between the two main parties!
So is your mother. Can you give me her address please so I can rape her repeatedly? After all, she's a part of nature, and therefore subject to the brutalities thereof.
Because it is racist to criticize other cultures without recognizing that your own culture is even worse? Did you even go to university, redneck?
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!