tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300773.post116284620680943481..comments2023-10-08T06:39:04.875-07:00Comments on Scrivenings: Dolphin Hind Limbs - Response to AiGUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300773.post-15023933498064785482008-08-11T14:33:00.000-07:002008-08-11T14:33:00.000-07:00In response to the second ANONYMOUS comment above:...In response to the second ANONYMOUS comment above:<BR/><BR/>You are quote mining Darwin. His entire quotation in context appears below. You left off the first part and last part:<BR/><BR/>"To maintain, independently of any direct evidence, that no animal during the course of ages has progressed in intellect or other mental facilities, is to beg the question of the evolution of species. We have Edwardtbabinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036816926421936940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300773.post-79895580056231007772008-08-11T12:56:00.000-07:002008-08-11T12:56:00.000-07:00Someone tell me when you find a dolphin that can l...Someone tell me when you find a dolphin that can learn to speak french, russian or mandarin chinese like humans can.<BR/><BR/>No animal during the course of ages has progressed in intellect or other mental faculties, <BR/>is to beg the question of the evolution of species.- Charles Darwin Descent of ManAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28300773.post-1165167096842508942006-12-03T09:31:00.000-08:002006-12-03T09:31:00.000-08:00These are the two fin-like protrusion.I think the ...These are the two fin-like protrusion.<BR/>I think the disappearing of the hind leg is a two-step process: (1)the hind legs of the ancient whales were evolved to become rear fins, (2)and then the rear fins disappeared, becoming the modern dolphins.<BR/>It looks more straightforward to lose the hind legs directly without additional transition to the fin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com