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Author Topic:   Where are all the missing links?
MangyTiger
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Message 169 of 302 (239271)
08-31-2005 10:07 PM
Reply to: Message 168 by crashfrog
08-31-2005 9:33 PM


Re: the fossil record does not show the links
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The critics of ToE are making an unreasonable demand asking that every step in evolution be seen, but there should be a credible number seen, and there are not, imo.
Well, in my opinion, there are. How many transitionals do you think there should be?
There was an attempt to work this out for whales in this thread, but we never really worked out an answer.

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MangyTiger
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Message 206 of 302 (240943)
09-06-2005 10:07 PM
Reply to: Message 200 by Cold Foreign Object
09-06-2005 6:37 PM


Genesis sudden creation
I've only ever read two books in the Bible and neither of them were Genesis, so you'll have to excuse me if I'm talking nonsense here...
The fossil record supports Genesis sudden creation: species suddenly appear, change slightly over time THEN disappear.
Doesn't Genesis say everything was created within the space of a week as a one shot deal? Not repeated time and time again. It also doesn't say anything about organisms changing slightly over time that I've ever heard of.
As I understand it the idea of multiple special creations was thought of when the history of the Earth was first studied back in Victorian times (and before Darwin). Essentially people went out expecting to find proof of the Genesis account being literally true in the rocks.
When this proof wasn't found the idea of repeated creations followed by annihilations was proposed but was dropped because the evidence didn't support it.

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MangyTiger
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Message 218 of 302 (241132)
09-07-2005 7:08 PM
Reply to: Message 210 by iano
09-07-2005 5:14 PM


Re: Genesis sudden creation
And the survey says - uh-uh
Leviticus and Revelations.

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