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Author Topic:   Theropods and Birds showing a change in kinds
Larni
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Message 5 of 150 (542026)
01-07-2010 10:12 AM
Reply to: Message 3 by slevesque
01-07-2010 9:36 AM


I'm confused:
In response to two creatures in different kinds being shown to be closely related yo rebut with two creatures in different kinds that have also been shown to be closely related.
What were you thinking?

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Larni
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Message 8 of 150 (542039)
01-07-2010 10:46 AM
Reply to: Message 6 by slevesque
01-07-2010 10:25 AM


Related species would have similar features, two species have similar features, therefore they are related
Which is fallacious.
By the same logic you could argue that a tiger is not related to a sand cat.
This only provides strong evidence that you will never be able to use evidence to alter the way you view the natural world.

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Larni
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Message 17 of 150 (542103)
01-07-2010 4:23 PM
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01-07-2010 11:03 AM


But the similarity of feature (right down to molecular biological similarities) are the evidence that the conclusions are drawn from.
How could you have a problem with that?
The image of the two closely related primates you posted as a refutation of the two closely related (both in the Therapoda clade) show such similarities that the only reason one would not conclude a relationship is theological.
What would make you think that a human and a chimp are not closely related (please don't forget endogenous retroviral markers)?

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