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Just theory, and possibilities...
11 years ago
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That is all we have when it comes to the unknown and the unknowable. Something that I have brought up with friends, family, and random strangers that would listen to a random person's thoughts. If you care to read my thoughts, please keep reading.
**Warning**
**I will be talking about a subject that involves religious views and scientific views. Not everyone wants to hear what others say when it involves such topics. Now that you have been told. I shall continue.**
**Warning**
First of all I would like to establish my views about what evolution is, and what it involves. I have heard a few people's idea of what evolution is supposed to mean. The thought that one creature can give birth to something entirely different is not logical, and not possible in nature. What is possible is the small mutations that can lead to small changes in the offspring. These mutations can benefit the organism, provide no benefit but not hinder the survivability of the organism, or hinder the survivability of the organism. An example that could be considered in regards to the proposed evolution of the human race could be something involving the legs of a monkey.
Take this scenario into consideration as just an example and not truth.
A monkey has a good ability to use it's arms and legs in the process of climbing and gathering food as well as to defend itself to a degree. This monkey has a baby who has a mutation in it's legs that resulted in the development in more muscle than normal. It can still do what the other monkeys can do, but it can also stand on it's hind legs longer than the others allowing it to look more intimidating to the group. It even has the ability to it's arms to carry things like food without needing to use it's arms to get around on the forest floor. These kinds of things might make this monkey more appealing to have children. Another monkey could have had a mutation that resulted in the loss of some movement in it's foot thumbs, but without other features this mutation becomes hindering to the survivability of the creature.
Now with that said I would like to touch on the other part of my thoughts. Of course I am not the only person to have had these thoughts, but I wanted to know what other's think.
Say that we were created by a higher being. Whether it was the God that a lot of religions believe, or not. We were created. This being also created the wold and universe we live in. If it was how it is written, then we were created as a man and woman. Man and Woman instead of babies, or even children. We were created with age. The stars in the sky were also created old so that their light was already reaching us. This would mean that all of the light was created in the path to it's destination from the beginning.
Now if we could be created old, and the universe could be created to be old... could that not mean that a pre-written history couldn't have been created as well? Scientists look at the world and see a history, and they try to peace it all together. Sometimes there are things that don't fit with the picture that they thought to be true and such information is often locked away for undetermined amounts of time. Sometimes new information opens up other possibilities that create other details of the story that make more sense.
Finally, if we were created, and a history was pre-written when we were created, then the the improbable chance that we could become was already determined by the higher power. How unlikely the chance that we would become what we are was already determined to happen. This then allows evolution to be part of our pre-written history. This also allows it to become part of our future. Currently there are people who are observing changes in various species to see if it could be true.
Two examples that I have seen used that are more recent examples of evolution involve birds who live on a bridge that we created, and elephants who have been getting killed by poachers. The birds on the bridge have had their wingspan change because the birds with the shower wing span have been able to dodge the vehicles on the bridge easier allowing them to survive and multiply while the birds with the longer wings have a harder time surviving in that environment. It is still an environment even though it was created by man. Nature tries to live in places that have opportunity for life to live, and so it adapts to what we do to it. Sometimes for the better and sometimes what could be looked at as dangerous for our own survival. As for the elephants, they have learned to reject the elephants with longer tusks and prefer the elephants with shorter tusks. This is because the elephants with larger tusks are killed while the elephants with shorter tusks are left alone more-so until they are the ones with the longest tusks. In both of these cases the kinds of mutations are as simple as the size of a body part. A gene that determines the length of the wings, or the size of the tusks, changed just a little in the offspring which turned out to be beneficial for the survivability of the creature.
In these creatures, it is thought that the changes that we are seeing are happening quicker because of the changes we are making in the environment around them is pressing down on them harder than they have been exposed to with their normal predators and environments they live in.
If you wish to ask me to expand on anything I have said here, please leave a comment. I might make a few updates, or add an extra note at the bottom of this journal if any common questions or whatnot comes up... not that I expect to receive many replies. xP
Thank you for taking your time to read one of my journals, have a great day!
**Warning**
**I will be talking about a subject that involves religious views and scientific views. Not everyone wants to hear what others say when it involves such topics. Now that you have been told. I shall continue.**
**Warning**
First of all I would like to establish my views about what evolution is, and what it involves. I have heard a few people's idea of what evolution is supposed to mean. The thought that one creature can give birth to something entirely different is not logical, and not possible in nature. What is possible is the small mutations that can lead to small changes in the offspring. These mutations can benefit the organism, provide no benefit but not hinder the survivability of the organism, or hinder the survivability of the organism. An example that could be considered in regards to the proposed evolution of the human race could be something involving the legs of a monkey.
Take this scenario into consideration as just an example and not truth.
A monkey has a good ability to use it's arms and legs in the process of climbing and gathering food as well as to defend itself to a degree. This monkey has a baby who has a mutation in it's legs that resulted in the development in more muscle than normal. It can still do what the other monkeys can do, but it can also stand on it's hind legs longer than the others allowing it to look more intimidating to the group. It even has the ability to it's arms to carry things like food without needing to use it's arms to get around on the forest floor. These kinds of things might make this monkey more appealing to have children. Another monkey could have had a mutation that resulted in the loss of some movement in it's foot thumbs, but without other features this mutation becomes hindering to the survivability of the creature.
Now with that said I would like to touch on the other part of my thoughts. Of course I am not the only person to have had these thoughts, but I wanted to know what other's think.
Say that we were created by a higher being. Whether it was the God that a lot of religions believe, or not. We were created. This being also created the wold and universe we live in. If it was how it is written, then we were created as a man and woman. Man and Woman instead of babies, or even children. We were created with age. The stars in the sky were also created old so that their light was already reaching us. This would mean that all of the light was created in the path to it's destination from the beginning.
Now if we could be created old, and the universe could be created to be old... could that not mean that a pre-written history couldn't have been created as well? Scientists look at the world and see a history, and they try to peace it all together. Sometimes there are things that don't fit with the picture that they thought to be true and such information is often locked away for undetermined amounts of time. Sometimes new information opens up other possibilities that create other details of the story that make more sense.
Finally, if we were created, and a history was pre-written when we were created, then the the improbable chance that we could become was already determined by the higher power. How unlikely the chance that we would become what we are was already determined to happen. This then allows evolution to be part of our pre-written history. This also allows it to become part of our future. Currently there are people who are observing changes in various species to see if it could be true.
Two examples that I have seen used that are more recent examples of evolution involve birds who live on a bridge that we created, and elephants who have been getting killed by poachers. The birds on the bridge have had their wingspan change because the birds with the shower wing span have been able to dodge the vehicles on the bridge easier allowing them to survive and multiply while the birds with the longer wings have a harder time surviving in that environment. It is still an environment even though it was created by man. Nature tries to live in places that have opportunity for life to live, and so it adapts to what we do to it. Sometimes for the better and sometimes what could be looked at as dangerous for our own survival. As for the elephants, they have learned to reject the elephants with longer tusks and prefer the elephants with shorter tusks. This is because the elephants with larger tusks are killed while the elephants with shorter tusks are left alone more-so until they are the ones with the longest tusks. In both of these cases the kinds of mutations are as simple as the size of a body part. A gene that determines the length of the wings, or the size of the tusks, changed just a little in the offspring which turned out to be beneficial for the survivability of the creature.
In these creatures, it is thought that the changes that we are seeing are happening quicker because of the changes we are making in the environment around them is pressing down on them harder than they have been exposed to with their normal predators and environments they live in.
If you wish to ask me to expand on anything I have said here, please leave a comment. I might make a few updates, or add an extra note at the bottom of this journal if any common questions or whatnot comes up... not that I expect to receive many replies. xP
Thank you for taking your time to read one of my journals, have a great day!
12-string
~12-string
hehe well we talked about the religious ideas in this journal before. First time I heard you talking about the animals and people affecting natural selection, but it is interesting.
HikariMagic
~hikarimagic
OP
Just because we are human doesn't mean we are not playing a part in the survival of other species. :3 As for ourselves, it would seem for now we are trying to make it so all/most can survive regardless of a single trait or small collection of traits. However, we might still be changing like some scientists believe.
