tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076218417451364964.post5224400815167921727..comments2023-10-09T09:11:20.120-05:00Comments on Tom Wolff's Blog: Is the Evolution of HIV different from Malaria?tom wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15045360985467575407noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076218417451364964.post-1830355397231443112007-11-16T19:31:00.000-06:002007-11-16T19:31:00.000-06:00Hi Ed,Thanks for your comments. It was also nice ...Hi Ed,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments. It was also nice seeing you earlier today, thanks for the visit! I enjoyed your helping me to better understand the concept of life arising out of non-living materials. I'm sorry I went back to my old insulting ways, and I am going to do my best to stay away from that kind of attitude in the future.<BR/><BR/>Say, it seems you have a pretty good background in chemistry. Did you have any college coarses in chemistry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076218417451364964.post-82725271803100819322007-11-14T11:35:00.000-06:002007-11-14T11:35:00.000-06:00One thought occurs immediately: We need to keep in...One thought occurs immediately: We need to keep in mind what the difference between evolution and adaptation is. I have heard them roughly equated to macro vs micro evolution, but I like the older terms better as they show the boundries better. <BR/><BR/>Just because evolution CAN happen, doesn't mean it MUST happen. Evolution is the process by which life persists. Some animals are essentially unchanged after millions of years because they fill their current niche in the ecology just fine and don't need to change. Horseshoe crabs, some sharks, as well as several turtles and reptiles have changed very little since they do fine as they are. <BR/><BR/>Evolution does not predict that EVERY form of life will go through evolutionary shifts. Instead, evolution is the very soul of the two popular phrases "Git 'er done!" and "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."<BR/><BR/>I'll have some more comments specific to the malaria/HIV argument, but I have to spend some time in the library first...<BR/><BR/>~E~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com