Topic: Evolution
Quote: Also another example put forward is a bacteria that can only sustain itself by eating Nylon. The theory goes - nylon is a recent invention therefore this bacteria must have eolved recently.\nWhat it suggests however is that a portion of an existing population would have died if not for nylon... the bug has to have nylon, or it will die.\nIt is akin to looking at a portion of the human population who would die from heart-trouble. But thankfully we've now got artificial hearts, therefore this portion can survive. They are not a new species of human, but live only because of a recent invention.
Response: You're starting to sound like someone who understands evolution. I don't see your argument here, you're basically supporting the steps necessary for natural selection. What you describe is one small step for evolution, you just have to repeat this 1,000,000 times over various other environmental and competitive contraints and viola, you'll probably see evolution at work on a scale that you can recognize.\nYou're almost there montalban!\n-Mach
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