Evolutionists part III <religion and spirituality>?

Question

Which evolved first...
The lungs, the mucus lining to protect them, the throat, or the perfect mixture of gases to be breathed into the lungs?

Answer 1

Oh my goodness, are you saying that we ADAPTED???

Gosh... so are evolutionists.

(P.S. it goes gas > the rest of it... the gas isn't "perfect", it just is... and evolution made it possible for our bodies to adapt to it).

Answer 2

I think the first answer got it right. Btw, I'm intrigued as to how you think we evolved the air we breath.

I think that the throat probably developed first along with some sort of proto-lung. Mucus is a bit of a catch-all for the body since it's used to line most openings and a large percentage of the inside of the body. It was probably developed as a lubricant first and the coagulant was added later. Though don't quote me on that, I'm no biologist :$

To be honest mucus is a bit crap for stopping airborn debris and viruses and can clog the tracea if produced in abundance.

Also its a bit of a 'design' flaw to combine the opening for breathing with the one for eating, also a health hazard.

Answer 3

The throat as part of the digestive tract
The mucus lining to protect the throat
The outpouchings that eventually became lungs.

There is no "perfect" mixture of gases -- only adequate.

The last thing to evolve was Creationists to cut and paste easily answered questions in evolution that are weasel-worded to sound deep.

Answer 4

1) The gas mixture of the atmosphere (and hence ocean) has been gradually changing through geological time, so we have been constantly adapting to it.

2) Throat + mucus. We ate and gulped air through that (and still do).

3) Lungs (modifying from the swim-bladder)

Answer 5

Honestly I do not know that, but I can tell you that there is no ferfect mixture of gasses present. Our lungs are very inefficient when it comes to changing O2 for CO2. If I had to guess I would say the actual cells that change out the gasses were first. This would have occurred when oxygen began to be used as fuel for animals.

Answer 6

The mixture of gases. It's not perfect, by the way, and varies with locale. I live in Los Angeles -- not enough humidity on most days, too much pollution on some days.

Answer 7

the perfect mixture of gases to be breathed into the lungs?

im not sure, but that choice stuck out

Answer 8

What's wrong with you?

Didn't you study biology?

Plants altered the atmosphere, then adapted to the toxic waste (oxygen) they produced.

Respiration for the majority of life requires none of the above. It would seem that your god has an inordinate fondness for beetles.

Add a second book to your library, I'll suggest "At Home in the Universe" by Stuart Kaufman.

Answer 9

Please learn evolution before you ask about evolution.

Evolution isn't like creation when things "poof" out of nowhere or evolve out of nowhere.

It takes slow changes over millions of years.

Notice how the majority of your children are taller than you? Well that is evolution taking place a very slow process.

During the Greek and Roman times average height for a man was 5'6 now its 5'10

Answer 10

neither.

the throat i suppose would be part of the digestive system, absorbing nutrients through its port hole, second would come the mucus lining, as time went onthe creature would have to adapt biological defense mechanisms. thord, in logical adaptation would be the lungs.

as for the 4th, there is no perfect mizture of gasses that we breathe. suffice to say that regardless of the mixture life would probobally still be here. wether it be 2 parts hydrogen 1 part oxugen or 2 parts oxygen and 1 part hydrogen.

i dont htink you understand what the word "adaptation" is, do you?

Answer 11

I honestly don't know. I don't have to know that do I?
I do know how God keeps evolving to fit new circumstances though. First he just lived in the sky making it rain, making the sun come up etc. then he moved further away and now he lives completely outside of time and space.