Subject: ...but here's my short answer anyway....

From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:13:57 EST

Viruses may predictably mutate into other strains of viruses. Whether  
vuruses have mutated into other creatures (swimming things, flying things and  furry 
things like you and me) is a much more speculative matter....and  necessarily 
begins to get into issues of metaphysics and philosophy (and  religion ).....
 
     And that's OK with me...IF other  speculative, philosophical and 
metaphysical propositions may also be entertained  in the classroom for discussion. 

God bless,
Tom
 
PS. May I address you as something other than "Info Person"? Do you have a  
name?