Frank and Ernest by Thaves for September 01, 2016
August 31, 2016
September 02, 2016
Transcript:
Ernie: So, Darwin said for a species to survive it has to change into something else...doesn't that defeat the purpose?
WOODNFLINT over 8 years ago
As long as you select one of the choices shown in the book of choices………………
WOODNFLINT over 8 years ago
Beagle dogs are still beagles, just perceived to be new and “better”…….
comixbomix over 8 years ago
Unclear on “the purpose”, apparently…
gklassen over 8 years ago
Has the original survived if it is different from the original?
dwpbike over 8 years ago
change, but no hope?
prince valiant Premium Member over 8 years ago
This is why we need cartoonists; to answer problems such as this.
WOODNFLINT over 8 years ago
Nothing is the same as it was before………. it all depends on how tight your definition of “same” is.
neverenoughgold over 8 years ago
I’m a man, but I can change, If I have to, I guess…
DD Wiz over 8 years ago
Love the humor but, no, that is not what Darwin said..If a species is well adapted to its environment, it does not need to change. Random mutations are either discarded as unhelpful or lost in the general population. We have many species that were well adapted and which have survived with little change for long periods..But if environmental conditions change, or new competition from other species (developing or just moving into the area) occurs, and if the old adaptations are no longer favorable, then new mutations that are more favorable to the changed conditions will survive and the species will adapt and evolve..In some cases, some populations of a species in locations where environments or conditions of competition changed will evolve, while other populations whose conditions remain stable will not.
hippogriff over 8 years ago
DDWizHe also hated “survival of the fittest”, insisting that what constitutes “fittest” often includes skills at cooperation.