The common ancestor

[Carico]

Of course we all know that the common ancestor is still imaginary since no one knows who he is. so since no one knows who he is, then the common ancestor could in fact, be the flying spaghetti monster. Here's how:

I'll use the same "scientific" process that evolutionary scientists use to describe how this imaginary creature turned into a human. This process is simply imagining how an animal (a fictitious one at that) can turn into a human.

The flying spaghetti monster dropped its tail and lost its wings "over time" of course because the genes for those appendages just changed or got lost in the shuffle. Then his genes "mutated" into genes that could make him think. Now of course this would have to take a lot of time since it would require millions of mutations for this creature to change into a human. So let's say this happened over, ah, how about 100,000 years...no, let's make it 650,000 years...no, 700,000 years is better because it's a nice round number.

Then once it turned into an upright fully speaking human, and some other flying spaghetti monsters just happened to have the same exact mutations as this one, men could start passing along accounts of their ancestors. So this was as good a time as any for the flying spaghetti monsters to stop mutating. Since there was nothing left for them to do, they just died out. :shrug:

But at least we have a scenario about some kind of creature which is better than claiming a human came from a fictitious creature because then of course, we wouldn't be able to pinpoint just how many genes would have to have mutated and how long it would have taken.

 

[one_raven]

If you actually knew anything about evolution, this could have been funny.
Shame, really.

Maybe someone else could make it better.

 

[StrangerInAStrangeLand]

I'd expect as much from someone who preaches to animals.

 

[James R]

Of course we all know that the common ancestor is still imaginary since no one knows who he is.

The common ancestor of what and what else?

so since no one knows who he is, then the common ancestor could in fact, be the flying spaghetti monster.

Good thinking!

I'll use the same "scientific" process that evolutionary scientists use to describe how this imaginary creature turned into a human. This process is simply imagining how an animal (a fictitious one at that) can turn into a human.

Turn into, eh?

By what process?

The flying spaghetti monster dropped its tail and lost its wings "over time" of course because the genes for those appendages just changed or got lost in the shuffle. Then his genes "mutated" into genes that could make him think. Now of course this would have to take a lot of time since it would require millions of mutations for this creature to change into a human. So let's say this happened over, ah, how about 100,000 years...no, let's make it 650,000 years...no, 700,000 years is better because it's a nice round number.

It will have to match the evidence from the fossil record and from known rates of DNA mutation if your theory is going to be plausible.

Then once it turned into an upright fully speaking human, and some other flying spaghetti monsters just happened to have the same exact mutations as this one, men could start passing along accounts of their ancestors. So this was as good a time as any for the flying spaghetti monsters to stop mutating. Since there was nothing left for them to do, they just died out. :shrug:

Human evolution hasn't stopped, you know.

But at least we have a scenario about some kind of creature which is better than claiming a human came from a fictitious creature because then of course, we wouldn't be able to pinpoint just how many genes would have to have mutated and how long it would have taken.

Who claims humans came from fictitious creatures?

 

[Steve100]

Just look at dog breeds. They are a good example of evolution, it just happened to have a helping hand from humans.

 

[Carico]

If you actually knew anything about evolution, this could have been funny.
Shame, really.

Maybe someone else could make it better.

The process is the exact same process that they use to claim an ape turned into a human. So you see how unscientific and ridiculous it is.

 

[Oli]

Pure unadulterated rubbish!
As any sane person knows: there is only ONE Flying Spaghetti Monster.

 

[Carico]

The common ancestor of what and what else?

Since scientists don't know who this common ancestor is they just...well...,make one up. So they pick an animal that most closely resembles a human ...some kind of ape. So let's pick one for the flying spaghetti monster. How about a half-human, half bird. But as long as the imagination is considered evidence in science, then since scientists claim that the similarities in DNA between certain animals & humans means that one bred the other, then mice DNA also have many similarities in DNA as humans do. So let's say the common ancestor to humans was mighty mouse.

By what process?

Mutation of course! Don't you know anything about evolution? If you did, you'd know that mutation is what causes one animal to change into another. Some people are just plain ignorant about how animals turn into humans.

It will have to match the evidence from the fossil record and from known rates of DNA mutation if your theory is going to be plausible.

That isn't hard at all since fossils can be anything from the bones of many animals washed up into the sedimentary rock layers to one animal...whatever anyone wants them to be.

Human evolution hasn't stopped, you know.

So what new species are our children turning into? "Homo-super-erectus?" But ape evolution seems to have stopped once there have been witnesses to record it. Sorry friend, but many people aren't as dumb as you expect them to be. What happens in the future is as much science fiction as making up the past. So evolution is as much fantasy as my OP is.

 

[S.A.M.]

Thread closed as it is complete nonsense non-science