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Not really.\u00a0 Just a cool article about even cooler snakes<\/a>.\u00a0 Things like this always make me wonder about evolution.\u00a0 How does this evolve?\u00a0 You either have everything it takes to fly through the air, or you crash.\u00a0 A physicist some years ago said that the phenomenon of flight was the conversation stopper for him.\u00a0 Specializing in aerodynamics, he said flight simply could not evolve.\u00a0 Flying is more than having wings.\u00a0 The entire structure is either geared for flying, or it isn\u2019t.\u00a0 There\u2019s no in between.\u00a0 Furthermore, having only part of what is needed for flying would, in all likelihood, be a hindrance to survival, not a boon.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve often thought of that.\u00a0 How could flight evolve?\u00a0 How could butterflies evolve?\u00a0 How do the sensory organs evolve?\u00a0 I mentioned to our optometrist the YouTube video of Richard Dawkins explaining how eyes could evolve, and he just chuckled.\u00a0 Why did sexual reproduction evolve?\u00a0 Most college guys should suggest that\u2019s doing things the hard way, not the easier way as the teachings of evolution would suggest.\u00a0\u00a0 Where is all the proof?\u00a0\u00a0 Like I\u2019ve said, I would love Darwin\u2019s theories to be taught \u2013 really taught, warts and all, and not just indoctrinated.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Anyway, the article got my mind to thinking in that direction.\u00a0 I\u2019d love to hear answers from folks someday about just how a butterfly would evolve.\u00a0 Or a flying snake for that matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"