“Darwin theorized that mankind (both male and female) evolved alongside each other over millions of years, both reproducing after their own kind before the ability to physically have sex evolved. They did this through "asexuality" ("without sexual desire or activity or lacking any apparent sex or sex organs"). Each of them split in half.”

—  Ray Comfort

Sexes without sex
Atheist Central
2008-12-01
http://raycomfortfood.blogspot.com/2008/12/sexs-without-sex.html
2011-10-21

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