Atheists, if evolution is so good how come chickens have wings but are not able to fly? [Spirituality & Religion]
Doesn't that seem a bit strange?
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SledgeHammer · 46-50, M
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SinlessOnslaught · 26-30, M
@IndigoSavage @SirenCalledLuce Should I go to bed?
@SirenCalledLuce Oh Aubrey..you can steep my tea any day.
MrBrownstone · 46-50, M
IndigoSavage · 22-25, F
@MrBrownstone maybe some people prayed for hospitals and so now we have hospitals. You're welcome
MrBrownstone · 46-50, M
@IndigoSavage So you can have a doctor fix you instead of god. You are welcome
saragoodtimes · F
SledgeHammer · 46-50, M
@saragoodtimes rofl....
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MrBrownstone · 46-50, M
Disposal · 36-40, M
Evolution is better than a sentient being that others called and pray for a god that never really done anything for humanity except for creating a misplacement of faith and hate that the real truth is that the creators of religion play upon the folly of men's stupidity that makes them wealthy than doing actual good
Zeusdelight · 61-69, M
@Disposal And you call religious people narrow minded:)
NCCindy · 36-40, F
Well ... the fact that they have wings caused humans to breed them in large quantity to they would have enough wings to fry and coat with hot sauce and ranch dressing to be consumed during football games.
Chickens have been amazingly successful at passing their genes on to more and more of the next generation !!!
Just imagine how few chickens there would be otherwise !!!
Chickens have been amazingly successful at passing their genes on to more and more of the next generation !!!
Just imagine how few chickens there would be otherwise !!!
Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M
There is natural selection and non-natural selection. Corn and chickens are examples of living things developed to be far different from their original state. Humans also have evolved unaturally. We need shoes, clothes, and glasses to survive in all but a select few natural environments. How many people could survive a winter in Minnesota without clothes?
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Powderflask · 31-35, M
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
MorbidCynic · F
An evolutionary need to not fly, therefore the muscles needing to not develop over time. A lot animals that are raised in captivity, even birds that can fly in nature, won’t develop those muscles. My friend has an African grey that can’t fly because it’s previous owners didn’t provide the need/environment. Span that same treatment over a few generation and then the muscle is gone.
newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
@MorbidCynic close, but that’s a Lamarckian view of evolution, whereas the answer lies in artificial selection by humans.
It’s much the same as chihuahua dogs, despite being wolves, simply wouldn’t survive in the wild
It’s much the same as chihuahua dogs, despite being wolves, simply wouldn’t survive in the wild
MorbidCynic · F
@newjaninev2 I was just going off a guess. I really don’t care lol
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
First off anyone who has actually had chickens or anyone who can google will tell you chickens can fly.
As for why they rarely can in modern farming that is simple.
Any creature kept in captivity and fattened up for food production would have mobility issues.
If you were confined and hooked up to a feeding tube you would eventually be unable to walk.
Not sure where you are going with this.
As for why they rarely can in modern farming that is simple.
Any creature kept in captivity and fattened up for food production would have mobility issues.
If you were confined and hooked up to a feeding tube you would eventually be unable to walk.
Not sure where you are going with this.
JP1119 · 36-40, M
I’m a Baptist, but evolution isn’t always “good” and doesn’t always produce individuals that are well suited to their environments. Are you aware that the chicken is the closest surviving relative of the T-Rex? My brother explained it to me thusly: Since the dinosaurs were killed off by the air being full of dust, the T-Rexes that were most likely to survive were the smallest ones and the ones most amenable to eating vegetables instead of meat (also, in general it’s often true that small animals are better at surviving than large animals are). Flying would not be a skill it would need because if it gets too high up in the air it would get poisoned and die. My brother is my only source on this and he doesn’t really have any particular archaeological credentials, but it made sense to me.
newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
@JP1119 [quote]individuals that are well suited to their environments[/quote]
Bear in mind that ‘well-suited’ refers to advantage in replication, and that the environment is constantly changing... so the replicative advantage might not endure for long.
In the changed environment, other genes might have a replicative advantage. It’s the constantly changing interaction between genes and the environment in which they find themselves that drives evolution.
Genes march backwards into the future 😀
It should also be noted that it’s not individuals who matter... it’s their genes, and the replication of those genes. I am merely an escape pod for my parents’ genes, and my daughter is merely an escape pod for my own genes (and her father’s genes). Having built an escape pod, my genes will now happily leave me behind to die.
Bear in mind that ‘well-suited’ refers to advantage in replication, and that the environment is constantly changing... so the replicative advantage might not endure for long.
In the changed environment, other genes might have a replicative advantage. It’s the constantly changing interaction between genes and the environment in which they find themselves that drives evolution.
Genes march backwards into the future 😀
It should also be noted that it’s not individuals who matter... it’s their genes, and the replication of those genes. I am merely an escape pod for my parents’ genes, and my daughter is merely an escape pod for my own genes (and her father’s genes). Having built an escape pod, my genes will now happily leave me behind to die.
AntisocialTroll · 56-60, F
JimboSaturn · 51-55, M
Pfuzylogic · M
newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
EuphoricTurtle · 41-45, M
chrisCA · M
Most chickens are raised on factory farms, in controlled environments, with no natural predators.
They are bred for a purpose.
Evolution does not happen.
They are bred for a purpose.
Evolution does not happen.
wildbill83 · 36-40, M
Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M
aboveaverageaveragejoe · 51-55, M
How come women have pussies but don't eat Whiskas?
Kwek00 · 41-45, M
@aboveaverageaveragejoe Have you tried fancy feast?