The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - February 17, 2016
Searching For The Truth
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
Letter to the editor: To the Citizens of Inglis
WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
RE: "Are You Raising Mosquitoes in Your Yard?"
It is not just the number of changes required to
Hopefully, you read the above-titled article on Page 12 in The Newscaster (February 10,
change a single-celled organism into a human that is mind-
2016) concerning the control of mosquitoes. The article was very timely in light of the
boggling, but the order in which these changes have to hap-
newly discovered Zika virus and other viruses spread by the bite of mosquito, such as West
pen. It does not aid an organism to have a leg until there is
Nile and ebola. It was also very informative -- I learned that one tablespoon of water will
a nervous system to control the leg. An eye is useless until
breed over 200 mosquitos. We all need to keep a copy handy, especially as the weather gets
the brain has developed the ability to collect and interpret
warmer. To whomever is responsible for the article and to the Newscaster, thank you for
the information from the eye. So why develop this ability
suggesting ways to keep the citizens of our town safe and healthy.
until the eye exists?
Town of Inglis Commissioner Betsy Webb
Liaison for Health, Recreation and Welfare
Even if only 1000 beneficial mutations are needed to change one creature
into a "slightly" more advanced creature, the mutations would still have to occur IN
THE RIGHT ORDER. The odds of this happening are like flipping a coin and getting
The Newscaster
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heads 1000 times in a
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possible rate (Planck Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com
years, there would still only be 10139mutational possibilities.
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There is simply nowhere near enough mutations or time available to explain
the transformation of one form of life into another. And this is a mere 1000 changes!
The transformation from amoeba to man would require millions of changes all in the
right order. Based on what we know of time, space, matter, and probability, evolution
is an absolute impossibility.
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Town of Inglis Candidate ForumUpdate
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Email: JoeCino@FearNoEvilGuns.com
All Candidates Confirm Attendance to Both Forums
will be sponsoring two Candi- OPEN: Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm & Saturday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Town of Inglis Recreation Committee (IRC)
date's Forums this year. The first will be on Monday, March 7th from 7-9pm; the second
will be on Saturday, March 12th from 1-3pm. Both forums will be held in the Commis-
sioners Room at the Inglis Town Hall (135 Hwy 40 W). The election for the three com-
mission seats will be on Tuesday, March 15th. The purpose of a forum is somewhat of a
job interview; to ask questions of all of the candidates about their stance on such issues as
infrastructure, budget, staffing, and economic development others. All ofthe can-
among
didates (Tom Brennan, Michael W Gibson, Ann Morin, Dale A Nichols, James C Williams
and Michael Drew White) have confirmed attendance to both forums. Please find time in
forums, and
bring your questions! For
your busy scheduletoatofthese
attend least one
more information, please call Ruth at 352-447-0236.
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