Still Waters Posted January 31, 2012 #1 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Mammals evolved from the size of a mouse to that of an elephant during the last 24 million generations.Shrinking is a much faster process, however. Large-scale reductions in size leading to dwarfism only take around 100,000 generations. Scientists writing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences looked at 28 groups of mammals, including elephants, primates and whales. Size change since the age of the dinosaurs 70 million years ago was tracked by generations rather than years to account for varying life spans between species. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angi chiesa Posted February 1, 2012 #2 Share Posted February 1, 2012 how far back does creation theory go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted February 1, 2012 #3 Share Posted February 1, 2012 how far back does creation theory go. Depends on who you ask.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KERIK182 Posted February 1, 2012 #4 Share Posted February 1, 2012 ^^^^^^All the way back to the beginning.^^^^^^^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xCrimsonx Posted February 1, 2012 #5 Share Posted February 1, 2012 From the size of a mouse?.,.. I loves elephants! Okay so what about those statuettes that they found of miniature elephants.,. ooooh a can of worms!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjadude Posted February 1, 2012 #6 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) how far back does creation theory go. What do you mean by creation theory? 1) The Evolution theory(S) attempt to explain the facts of evolution back to the initial changes from non-living to living. A very amorphous concept. 2) The theory of abiogenisis attempts to explain how a non-living thing can become living - some 3.5 billion years ago. 3) Creationism is not a scientific theory. Edited February 1, 2012 by ninjadude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaneSilvermoon Posted February 2, 2012 #7 Share Posted February 2, 2012 1) The Evolution theory(S) attempt to explain the facts of evolution back to the initial changes from non-living to living. I'm not sure a biological process should ever have non-living attached to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Der Box Skeptisch Posted February 2, 2012 #8 Share Posted February 2, 2012 What do you mean by creation theory? 1) The Evolution theory(S) attempt to explain the facts of evolution back to the initial changes from non-living to living. A very amorphous concept. 2) The theory of abiogenisis attempts to explain how a non-living thing can become living - some 3.5 billion years ago. 3) Creationism is not a scientific theory. Lol I think it was a bit of levity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27vet Posted February 2, 2012 #9 Share Posted February 2, 2012 We could extend that back to the first living cell, and for every organism on earth today. The big question is, did life on earth begin with the freak creation of one, or several cells, were they brought to earth from space...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angi chiesa Posted February 2, 2012 #10 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hey NINGA my post was a LOL LOL LOL. Creation theory is another lol as far as i am concerned. If life came from space ,how it originated is not solved by this idea.I still like the idea that I had a slimey start,explains a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angi chiesa Posted February 2, 2012 #11 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I have just learned what LMAO means. Well AUS DER BOX it means lots of levity. Why is the elephant so small compared to previous life .And I ask you how many generations of SHREW has there been. Probably more than the elephant. Something screwy in this theory,dont you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaneSilvermoon Posted February 2, 2012 #12 Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) I have just learned what LMAO means. Well AUS DER BOX it means lots of levity. Why is the elephant so small compared to previous life .And I ask you how many generations of SHREW has there been. Probably more than the elephant. Something screwy in this theory,dont you think. The article is no where suggesting that each generation makes a creature grow or shrink, so the number of generations of shrew is irrelevant. It's simply suggesting that, for a small creature to grow very large on average, it would take a huge number of generations, and that a large creature can become smaller in a much shorter time frame. Which really seems quite sensible IMO. Edited February 2, 2012 by BaneSilvermoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjadude Posted February 2, 2012 #13 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hey NINGA my post was a LOL LOL LOL. Then usually you post a smilie or actually say LOL in the post. You did neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27vet Posted February 3, 2012 #14 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Obviously creatures with a short lifespan would have gone through more generations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angi chiesa Posted February 5, 2012 #15 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Sorry NINJA LMAO...LMAO..LOL Dont know how to do smilies.I agree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now