I choose not to answer your question as this has been a long and  continuing, 
personal journey. But I will respond to some of what you write here  -because 
you have little understanding of evolutionary theory and well,  I...though 
only having had taken introductory courses in human evolution, am  fascinated by 
it and had done much independent research.
 
Again, I find that you are quite stuck with the lineal thinking (which is  so 
common) and unless you choose to expand your way of thinking...it will  
continue to be difficult for you to understand evolution and many other things  
too. Well, it was the study of human evolution that assisted me in breaking away  
from lineal thinking and this opened up a whole new world for me.
 
Changes that occur via evolution, though sometimes beneficial (if even for  a 
short time), can also result in other change (s) that may not be beneficial.  
Evolution should not be always equated with 'advances'...as if a life form is 
 striving to be a perfect being. Of course there are inherent parameters 
(i.e.,  growth) for our species -that which vary within particular ranges and with 
 relatively few exceptions. However, a mutation (s) may occur to change that, 
and  as a result another species may arise.
 
So I just wanted to mention a few things here about your misconceptions and  
biases regarding human evolution. And particularly your lineal thinking that  
makes you believe that evolution means advancement. So I'm not going to 
respond  to my having mentioned 'primitive traits'. Not all differences and 'tastes' 
 among human populations are those which would be considered primitive 
traits,  and that's about all I have to say on the subject here.
 
Ironically you refer to war as "primitive", yet evidence tells us that  
throughout time it has been the rise of city-states that precipitated war.
 
And when lastly you write here about races and how we hate things that are  
different from us...this so happens to be one of the main issues that I  have 
with the Creation Museum...is that Adam and Eve are depicted with Caucasian  
features. 
 
Pam
 
 
 
In a message dated 6/17/2007 11:45:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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Pam,
 
How can you have it both ways?  Believe in Evolution, but then have  a strong 
commitment to your god and priest?
Both theories or belief systems states the other is wrong  --  is there a 
comprise?   Just wondering.
 
Yes, "environments and habitats are changing" but that does not prove  evolu
tion.  Then there is extinction of species, 
but that does not prove evolution -- but the opposite, that life dies out  
not advances.  That unknow changes and circumstances can wipe out entire  
species or life form, and we know that to have happened once or many,  many
times over the process of "time."   That would mean  the evolutionary process 
would have to start all over again.  It
is not a perfect world.   In fact, this entire thing we call  "life"  --- is 
actually a process of death.     
 
And right -- "Homo habilis (the 'tool maker') survived virtually  unchanged 
(both their physical make up as well as their tool kit)  for over a million 
years."  Therefore, Homo habilis did not  advance, change or instantly become a 
higher form of man..they died off,  became extinct, are no more.   
 
And what do you mean by, our "species of homo still exhibit 'primitive'  
characteristics"?  Because we all do not
have stubby toes make no difference, we (Homo sapiens) are still all  human 
beings.  Though some of us are going
bald, getting gray, some have blond hair (or do they??), some like pizza,  
and others veggies, some eat with a fork 
and spoons, and others with hands.  Some are left handed and others  are 
right.  Some people are starving while others live in 40 room  mansions.  That 
does not mean we are evolving, but simply growth  within a species.  We are still 
-- man and woman -- people.  We are  not advancing to another form of 
creature.   
 
 
In fact, evidence shows that we (mankind) may even end up destorying  
ourselves, as well as this world and our own "primitive" actions of war,  greed, 
domination and dislikes of others who have differences (including  theories and
concepts such as science vs. religion or evolution vs.  creationism.  
 
How many wars have been fault because of religious differences, cultural  
differences?  In the end, man will wipe
himself off the planet earth because they do not like others who differ  or 
disagree with them.

Look at the wars all because of "religious" differences.  Look what  Hilter 
did to the Jewish people. Look with we did in American to the  African 
Americans, to the Native Americans...we have about destroyed entire  races because we 
hate things that are different from us.   In fact,  our own actions against 
the enviornment and weapons (war, pollutions,  diseases, etc.).   
 
Look at the hate in the centuries of world history?  The slaughter  of the 
Christians by the Romans, the Holy Wars,
Hitler's hate for the Jews, against gays, etc.  The hate against the  Jehovah 
Witnesses, Mormons, the Catholics vs. the Protestants, the strife in  the 
Middle East based upon religious beliefs and cultures that have  beenfighting 
each other for centuries,  and on and on.   You  start naming the hate, the 
contention, the turmoil is this world...and we are  not going to ADVANCE or EVOLVE 
-- we are going to simply wipe out our  existence.  Nope, I vote that we will 
not advance, nor have I seen one  solid fact that any other life form advanced 
into a new and different  species.   They all became extinct, and again 
museums document this  very well in their exhibits and collections.  
 
Peace! 

John




 
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Northeast States Civilian Conservation Corps Museum
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Stafford Springs, Connecticut  06076
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