Gurpreet: So, I am trying to factor in what limitations a species has for adaptation.
Demon38: Well, obviously species have limitations to what they can adapt to, we've seen many, many species have gone extinct, they couldn't adapt enough to survive. The theory of evolution predicts this.
Gurpreet: So in this way, I look at species and wonder what is their limit? I know you will say there is none, but everything has limits.
Demon38: I don't know anyone who understands the theory of evolution that would say there is no limit to what a species could adapt to. Generally speaking, the more specialized a species is, the greater the chance it will die out if it's environment changes even slightly. So the more evolved a species is to live in a particular environmental niche, the greater the chance it will go extinct when that niche disappears. I am definitely NOT saying there is no limit to what a species can adapt to.
Gurpreet: Can evolution make a man walk on the sun? Would constant adaptation over time cause the skin to be so tuff, that it could withstand magma?
Demon38: Highly doubtful, I would say impossible, but where does the theory of evolution claim that this is even remotely possible?
Gurpreet: It is silly to look at evolution as some mighty super hero that comes and saves a species from an event or hunter of somekind.
Demon38: And no one who understands evolution looks at it this way. In my experience, it's only been creationists who don't know what evolution is who make claims like this.....
Gurpreet: There are some things in evolution that me and Vender disagree with in terms of evolution. I would not at all dispute the idea that we share a common ansestor with chimps.
Demon38: Then why don't you start a thread about the parts of the theory of evolution that you disagree with and we can discuss them.