The Collapse of Darwinism

Is lucy a transitional? A missing link?My bio teacher briefly told me no. He hadn't the time to explain, I had to go.

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porteus@gmail.com

Well, I'd always say that the answer isn't much good without understanding the way behind it.To start with I'd have to see a very precise definition for both "transitional" and "missing link".However, as those words are used popularly (and carelessly) I would say that Lucy qualifies very well as both. Of course, this is technically silly since Lucy isn't missing. With other definitions you might get a different answer though. Ask your biology teacher for the reasoning he is using and the definitions.There is at least one thread on "transitionals" I suggest that you add this question there rather than run this thread off on a tangent.This message has been edited by NosyNed, 06-04-2005 10:50 PM

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However, as those words are used popularly (and carelessly) I would say that Lucy qualifies very well as both. Of course, this is technically silly since Lucy isn't missing. With other definitions you might get a different answer though. Ask your biology teacher for the reasoning he is using and the definitions.

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Ok, don't worry, my bio teacher is very much an evolutionist, a teacher at my school for 30 years. But thanks for the brief info.

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porteus@gmail.com

Remove the long neeeewww yoooork bit immediately or I will try to mess with your profile. I can't guarentee that it will survive such messing.ABE
It seems that has been done by someone, thank you.This message has been edited by AdminNosy, 06-04-2005 10:55 PM{I did it, at ~11:30 pm eastern time. Posted this edit at ~11:35 pm Eastern time. Barely resisted having Prophex join his brother in suspension status. - Adminnemooseus}{Added by 2nd edit - Changed my mind. Prophex is also suspended for 24 hours. - Adminnemooseus}This message has been edited by Adminnemooseus, 06-04-2005 11:43 PMThis message has been edited by Adminnemooseus, 06-04-2005 11:57 PM

haha knew you'd get a kick out of that!

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porteus@gmail.com

what do you think about this?

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porteus@gmail.com

its like my secondary signasture lol

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porteus@gmail.com

Sorry, I didn't notice that this was a science thread when I posted on it.This message has been edited by Faith, 06-04-2005 11:50 PM

Prophex joins his brother - Is now suspended for 24 hours for being an obnoxious twit.It's now gone, but he had a long, for lack of a better term, rant entered in the "From" field of his profile. Instead of fixing it as requested by AdminNosy, he posted several "cute" messages.AdminnemooseusThis message has been edited by minnemooseus, 06-04-2005 11:52 PM

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Interesting thread. I have a question of where science is going from here in regards to genetics and evolution. For example, I have enrolled in the Genographic project of the National Geographic. I have sent in a sample of my DNA and I will be able to follow it back as the project proceeds.Are studies such as this likely to tell us more about evolution or will it just track modern man?Will other genetic studies be able to give us a more definitive handle on evolution and whether Darwinism is collapsing or is being confirmed?

That sounds really interesting. Could you say more about it? maybe start a thread? That sounds like something I might be interested in participating in also.lfen

No, he actually did fix the most serious problem. He had a long string with no line breaks that was distorting the formating. That was removed almost before I asked.

Jar,
This is just a mild critique of your statement: No species is known to have existed for more than a few thousand years. I hear the claim for a few million but doubt it (genetic drift, etc). Either way, living fossils are major taxonomic groups that have remained relatively unchanged over time. Fossil cockroaches, xiphosurans (horseshoe crabs), and Odonates (dragonflies) are very similar in form to modern representatives of those groups but are by no means the same species or even the same families. I am sure you recognize this but wanted to point it out before some creos grabbed the wrong end of the stick and proceeded to beat around the bush with it (stolen mixed metaphor from the Rutles).

You're absolutely correct. Thanks for making that clear.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

So?I would be interested in what he has to say when you have time to allow for a more detailed discussion with him. You could take this to a transitional thread. The Definition and Description of a "Transitional" would be the best one I think.