Why aren't our evolutionary ancestors extinct?

Cut open a pineapple and they taste great. Big deal right? Well you tell me how that just happened and not only with pineapple but an abundance of natural foods that taste incredibly good and also:

Pineapples contain Vitamins A and C, but most importantly, they are a great source of an enzyme called Bromelain. Bromelain helps the body's diegestive system and it also has anti-inflammatory properties as well. It has been used to treat a number of medical problems, including heart disease, arthritis, and upper respiratory infections. When taken with antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs, Bromelain has been found to increase the actions of these drugs. This remarkable enzyme is found in all types of pineapples.

There are just too many pieces that fit together and without them you have what?

Dead planet.

Cha Ching....
 
Seems like he's here to make a fucking nuisance of himself. I think he should be re-directed to a Creationist site where he will get a warm welcome and lots of wrong answers to his misguided questions.
 
John99 said:
Cut open a pineapple and they taste great. Big deal right? Well you tell me how that just happened and not only with pineapple but an abundance of natural foods that taste incredibly good and also:

Pineapples contain Vitamins A and C, but most importantly, they are a great source of an enzyme called Bromelain. Bromelain helps the body's diegestive system and it also has anti-inflammatory properties as well. It has been used to treat a number of medical problems, including heart disease, arthritis, and upper respiratory infections. When taken with antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs, Bromelain has been found to increase the actions of these drugs. This remarkable enzyme is found in all types of pineapples.

There are just too many pieces that fit together and without them you have what?

Dead planet.

Cha Ching....
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You know what ? Forget it..
Pick up a book man, you are not looking good here.
 
Myles said:
Seems like he's here to make a fucking nuisance of himself. I think he should be re-directed to a Creationist site where he will get a warm welcome and lots of wrong answers to his misguided questions.
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I think you are right on all accounts.
 
John99 said:
Cut open a pineapple and they taste great. Big deal right? Well you tell me how that just happened and not only with pineapple but an abundance of natural foods that taste incredibly good and also:

Pineapples contain Vitamins A and C, but most importantly, they are a great source of an enzyme called Bromelain. Bromelain helps the body's diegestive system and it also has anti-inflammatory properties as well. It has been used to treat a number of medical problems, including heart disease, arthritis, and upper respiratory infections. When taken with antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs, Bromelain has been found to increase the actions of these drugs. This remarkable enzyme is found in all types of pineapples.

There are just too many pieces that fit together and without them you have what?
Dead planet.

Cha Ching....

The jaded argument from design....yawn
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Myles said:
Seems like he's here to make a fucking nuisance of himself. I think he should be re-directed to a Creationist site where he will get a warm welcome and lots of wrong answers to his misguided questions.
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And you are frustrated because i am providing facts and all you can provide is conjecture.
 
Plants don't need fruit for themselves. They developed fruit in order to spread their seeds by exploiting the nutritional needs of animals. Naturally, the more appealing and nutritious the fruit, the better it will spread the seeds.
 
John99 said:
Only to a fundamentalist.:) At least i have logic on my side.
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No, you don't. You just don't see it, or don't want to see it.
If I were you I'd leave this thread alone and pick up a book on evolution.
Then come back when you have questions :)
 
John99 said:
Cut open a pineapple and they taste great. Big deal right? Well you tell me how that just happened and not only with pineapple but an abundance of natural foods that taste incredibly good and also:....
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All - without exception products of artificial selection - ever tasted a "wild orange" bitter and nasty - wild banana - tough bitter and starchy.
Humans are responsible for the way they taste - and they modified them using the principles of evolutionary theory and genetics.
Been watching a little too much Kirk Cameron have we ?:D


John99 said:
Pineapples contain Vitamins A and C, but most importantly, they are a great source of an enzyme called Bromelain. Bromelain helps the body's diegestive system and it also has anti-inflammatory properties as well. It has been used to treat a number of medical problems, including heart disease, arthritis, and upper respiratory infections. When taken with antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs, Bromelain has been found to increase the actions of these drugs. This remarkable enzyme is found in all types of pineapples.
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Easily explained by natural selection - plants which have the most beneficial fruits get their fruit eaten by more animals - and their seeds spread over a wider area and deposited in a handy package of fertiliser.

I see nothing remakable about plants which contain useful substances - plants need to manufactuire all kinds of chemicals for survival - out of the billions of plant species around and the billions of years of evolution that has gone into making them what they are today, it would be remarkable if some DIDNT have useful properties

Not every animal needs certain vitamins - almost all mammals for example have a gene which helps them manufacture their own vitamin C.
In humans this gene is damaged and no longer functions - in apes this gene is damaged and no longer functions and is in exactly the same position in the genome, and is damaged in exactly the same way as in humans.

John99 said:
There are just too many pieces that fit together and without them you have what?
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An inability to fit the pieces together? - I bet you're a nightmare on jigsaw night
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Enmos said:
No, you don't. You just don't see it, or don't want to see it.
If I were you I'd leave this thread alone and pick up a book on evolution.
Then come back when you have questions :)
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And what are your qualifications?

I just happen to know more than you do.
 
John99 said:
And what are your qualifications?

I just happen to know more than you do.
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I studied biology at the 'Vrije Universiteit' (university) in Amsterdam.

You don't just know more than me, it seems you know more than everyone here.

What are your qualifications ?
 
All - without exception products of artificial selection - ever tasted a "wild orange" bitter and nasty - wild banana - tough bitter and starchy.
Humans are responsible for the way they taste - and they modified them using the principles of evolutionary theory and genetics.
Been watching a little too much Kirk Cameron have we ?
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I have eaten plenty of wild fruits so i really dont know what you are referring to. They were genetically modifying fruit in the 30's? That is news to me. Perhaps you dont see your errors but right now i am talking to a stepford wife.
 
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