What came first, the spider or the egg?

[littleindiangirl]

I think in the embryotic state, the placement of the cells are all controlled by genes and their modifiers, so I see no reason why it isnt possible for it to have mutated in the egg from a normal to normal cross.

Or perhaps, it didn't come out as we see it today, but micro evolution took place and we get the spider we have today.

Or, it has always been around. lol

[DoGood]

One can disagree with large scale evolution and still believe that mutation is a very real and changing factor in our world.

Justin

It would be wise to believe that mutation is "real" it's proven and can be seen in everyday life. This mutation is also called evolution, if the mutation survives on for an extent reproductive time. Only the religous nuts and the ignorant fools don't believe that large scale evolution exists. These people can see the evolution of things like bacteria, viruses, etc. (hopefully) but deny that God didnt create each individual speices. /rant

~DGD

[bait4snake]

Here's how it happened people.

After two sets of chromosomes ripped themselves in half and combined with each other (we call this sexual reproduction), one section of one new chromosome consisting of billions of sequences of DNA was "capped" which caused a mutation to occur (like the black was capped to make albinos).

These combine chromosomes, along with all the other goo surrounding them in the mother's single celled egg, started reproducing all by themselves into a completely whole being, with individual organs, a circular system, and an electrical system that kept all those functiong voluntarily and involuntarily... all contained in an outer shell that we all love called it's scales, that happened to be drastically changed to our love and amusement.

All those billions of sequences of DNA and their "caps" were in the perfect order to dictate the inner and outer functionings of our beloved ball pythons.

And of course, ignorant fools like me believe that it's statistically impossible for all that to occur accidentally and didn't just fall into place over time all by itself.

Only an ignorant fool would believe he could take a pocket watch apart, put all the moving parts in a jar, and in time shake it together to make a functioning watch... on a microscopic level... that can reproduce.

[PythonWallace]

And of course, ignorant fools like me believe that it's statistically impossible for all that to occur accidentally and didn't just fall into place over time all by itself.

Only an ignorant fool would believe he could take a pocket watch apart, put all the moving parts in a jar, and in time shake it together to make a functioning watch... on a microscopic level... that can reproduce.

Are you saying what I think you are, that a greater power than chance occurance played a role in creating these mutations?