Genesis vs Evoluion

[Baruch]

A picky point perhaps, but the human survivors of The Planet Of the Apes did not exactly "turn" mute.  That would suggest intent.  The ones who survived were the least vocal ones, harder for the apes to find.  Natural Selection suggests this trait would have been reinforced through generations.

Definitely progress, the future had not cell phones or email.

[fencerider]

G-d is an asshole, so what is mysterious about that?  People say "G-d works in mysterious ways" because they don't want to admit G-d is an asshole.

How obvious yet so overlooked. But v/v the babble acknowledges it, "let us make man in our image".

That explains why they call him hole-ee

[Gawdzilla Sama]

A picky point perhaps, but the human survivors of The Planet Of the Apes did not exactly "turn" mute.  That would suggest intent.  The ones who survived were the least vocal ones, harder for the apes to find.  Natural Selection suggests this trait would have been reinforced through generations.

Wild animals vocalize.

[Cavebear]

Wild animals vocalize.

I thought about that.  The planet didn't seem to have any other animals on it.  Well, the apes seemed vegetarian and the humans were hiding from them.  And the humans were mostly pests who ate crops. 

Large herd animals today vocalize to stay together, but some are quiet.  Have you ever heard a possum or raccoon make a lot of noise?

[SGOS]

Wild animals vocalize.

Some do louder than others; All according to God's plan.

[Cavebear]

Some do louder than others; All according to God's plan.

The more you yell, the faster the lions find you.  I am constantly amazed that prey animals make any noise at all. 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I thought about that.  The planet didn't seem to have any other animals on it.  Well, the apes seemed vegetarian and the humans were hiding from them.  And the humans were mostly pests who ate crops. 

Large herd animals today vocalize to stay together, but some are quiet.  Have you ever heard a possum or raccoon make a lot of noise?

There are no wild animals running around in the movie, yes. And yes, raccoons make a rattling chatter noise while possums most hiss loudly.

[Cavebear]

There are no wild animals running around in the movie, yes. And yes, raccoons make a rattling chatter noise while possums most hiss loudly.

Thank you.  I was never quite sure about that.  Another major fail for bad sci fi movies!  Matches the amazing but illogical brontosaurus stampede in the King Kong remake...

[Baruch]

The more you yell, the faster the lions find you.  I am constantly amazed that prey animals make any noise at all.

Birds are smart.  The females are dull, quiet and hide.  The males a brightly colored, call, and fly around.  Males are expendable.

[fencerider]

The people who make movies live inside big houses. Most never go outside to learn that there are animals out there. In a new movie that doesnt have animals in it they probably didnt think about it. In an older movie like Planet of the Apes animal-actor training wasn’t a big thing yet.

[Cavebear]

Birds are smart.  The females are dull, quiet and hide.  The males a brightly colored, call, and fly around.  Males are expendable.

Exactly.  If you want to reduce the deer population, you don't kill a few stags.  You kill the does.  There is always another stag around, but he can't produce fawns directly. 

[Baruch]

Exactly.  If you want to reduce the deer population, you don't kill a few stags.  You kill the does.  There is always another stag around, but he can't produce fawns directly.

Yes, that is an advantage of being male ;-)  Good thing stags aren't born with horns!

[Cavebear]

Yes, that is an advantage of being male ;-)  Good thing stags aren't born with horns!

OK, you are back to normal.  Silly Me.  Who would imagine a stag BORN with horns?  Ouch!

[Baruch]

OK, you are back to normal.  Silly Me.  Who would imagine a stag BORN with horns?  Ouch!

G-d seems pretty hard on females as it is ;-(

[Jason78]

Why is this thread still continuing when the OP is probably halfway to Vegas right now?