"O. Pointy Byrd" <ssousa@PHILadelphia.net> wrote in message
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Kevin Cannon wrote:

THE CURRENT MASS EXTINCTION:
Human beings are currently causing the greatest
mass extinction of species since the extinction of
the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. If present trends
continue one half of all species of life on earth will
be extinct in 100 years.

This is a wonderful thing. According to the theory of punctuated
equilibrium, evolution happens in sudden outbursts of biological change
separated by long periods of relative stability. Mass extinctions are
one of the most probable causes of these rapid bursts of evolution.
Humanity's actions are increasing time's arrow of evolution, hastening
our own improvement and/or obsolesence.

Sorry pal, but I gotta call bullshit on that.  You're clueless.
"Time's arrow of evolution", what utter nonsense.