From: "Gary Britt" 

I don't think you are correct Bob.  There could be a mutation that is a
more prolific breeder or more aggressive, or in effect a predator to these
perfectly adapted bacteria.  Then poof they don't exist any longer.  I
don't think there is anything as perfectly suited when it comes to their
not being a possibly more survivable adaptation.

Gary

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
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> If the bacteria is perfectly suited to their niche, there can be no
mutation
> that makes them more suited...
>
> - Bob Comer
>
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:43077c49$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Bacteria mutate so fast that in a 100,000 years it would have to be the
> > case
> > that a new mutation would come along more fit to survive even in the
> > otherwise unchanging system, and as a result the new mutation would take
> > over all available space from and in effect kill off the original
> > bacteria.
> > As a result evolution would continue even in a closed unchanging system.
> > So
> > I think my point is valid.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> > news:43071173$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> I don't really agree, a 100,000 years isn't enough of a span of time
for
> >> that to be proof.  heck, a hundred billion wouldn't be if the
environment
> >> that the bacteria in hasn't changed.  (that's the key here, the
bacteria
> > are
> >> niche players and their niche hasn't changed for the last couple of
> > billion
> >> years.
> >>
> >> - Bob Comer
> >>
> >>
> >> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> >> news:4306b164$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> > Evolution is adaptation.  The only constant in the
system called the
> >> > universe is change.  Therefore, evolution must be
working always to
> >> > produce
> >> > adaptations.  If a life form existed over 100,000 years without
further
> >> > evolution, I say that's a reason to question whether
evolution exists
> >> > at
> >> > all
> >> > or whether we have a proper understanding of what we
call evolution.
> >> >
> >> > Gary
> >> >
> >> > "Geo"  wrote in message
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> >> >> Why?
> >> >>
> >> >> Evolution exists, it doesn't have to be a rule that everything
obeys,
> >> > that's
> >> >> is not required for existence.
> >> >>
> >> >> Geo.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
> >> >> news:43069afe$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >> > If they haven't evolved then evolution as a
theory can't be
correct.
> >> >> > If
> >> >> > evolution means anything, it means that things
must evolve and
must
> >> >> change.
> >> >> > Our conditions certainly aren't static for the
last 100,000 years.
> >> >> 100,000
> >> >> > years is how many Billions of years to a bacteria??
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Gary
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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