No not much comment there, Russ. I do like your illustrations of bacteria which evolve beneficial mutations. And while genetics tends to go over my head for the most part -- maybe because I'm ill and can't focus as well as I used to -- I appreciate the knowledge you've shared here. We've had discussions here about static populations whose environments do not change significantly over time and we've also talked about "living fossils" such as coelacanths and crocodiles. For the life of me I wouldn't be able to tell you where to find them though. This forum format is getting pretty unwieldy. I can't remember where we were talking about the lack of a need for a god, either -- I'll try to get back there at some point