Subj : Re: Why do Romulans have ridges? To : rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.arts.startrek.current,alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise,alt.tv.star-trek.next-gen,alt.tv.star-trek.ds9 From : ANIM8Rfsk Date : Sun Oct 02 2005 11:06:14 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.ds9 in article S2S%e.17525$mH.7015@fed1read07, Anthony at aevansjr3@cox.net wrote on 10/2/05 7:22 AM: > > wrote in message > news:1128249171.993313.99770@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com... >>>> On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 22:14:28 GMT, "Fozzi" >>>>> Actually 20 generations are enough to evolve a whole new species, >>>>> (and 2000 years would be about right for that with such a long lived >>>>> species) especially if there was any selective breeding policies >> >> . >> >> 2000 years is enough time to evolve a new species??? Oooo-kay. >> Genetically, even though human beings passed through an intense/deadly >> dark age including a 33% lethal plague, I'm no different than a human >> being from the Roman Republic. Evolution doesn't happen that fast for >> complex organisms. >> >> >> It really doesn't make sense for Romulans to look different. American >> Indians were separated from their native north-Asian homeland for >> ~15,000 years, but they are still the same species. >> >> troy > > > Yeah but they could have easily changed to fit the enviorment over time. > > What exactly in the environment causes your forehead to mutate to 'bumpy'? -- You Can't Stop the Signal .