1. Name an intermediate fossil (preferably several), and give your evidence for claiming this alleged intermediate is between 2 other known species, and explain the nature of the major species "gap," this intermediate bridges. Try to avoid the temptation to quote what few fossil examples of population genetics exist, as proof of a major species transition. Also, please do not waste time quoting such debunked Icons of Evolution such as Archaeopteryx. And finally, check at least 90% of one skeleton has been uncovered for your species. Evolutionists have a disturbing tendency to find a few teeth, half a jawbone, and suddenly proclaim they have found a missing link (you think I'm making that up don't you?).
2 Outline how the dolphin's sonar system could (obviously I will not insist on experimental proof) in theory evolve bit by bit, with EVERY intermediate stage providing a survival advantage to the dolphin, culminating in a level of technological perfection mutlibillion dollar American military researchers are as yet unable to match.
3. Read Denton's book Evolution: A Theory in Crisis and write a rebuttal to his section on avian evolution. i.e. how birds evolved, including both a macro (wings etc) and micro-biological (lung design etc) explanation. Explain to me why this transition is not (as it appears to me) utterly impossible by any kind of stochastic process.
4 Outline how an irreducibly complex biochemical system evolved step by step with every step providing a small but clear survivial advantage, and submit your paper to the Journal of Molecular Evolution. Since nobody ever sends them articles on this subject, you should be assured of publication.
5. Explain how proteins evolved, in detail with all the intermediates (origins of first protein, not mutation of existing proteins).
6. Explain how life began, in detail, with all the intermediates. That is to say modern cells are admitted by everyone to be too complicated, so outline the nature of the early "intermediate," cells. Even if you can not prove how life began, a plausible theory would be acceptable. I am not demanding experimental replication - although that would be required for final proof. Just some reasonably plausible ideas as to how in principal it *might* have happened.
7. Provide the solution to Haldane's dilemma. I insist you take into account the stasis issue in your solution. i.e. there is no genetic change for, shall we say to be generous to help you, 70% (I could have chosen 90%) of the time species exist.
8. Explain why it is valid to say because the frequency of black moths has increased in a population proves man evolved from apes. This is one of the most common "evidences" provided for evolution. To me, it is just population genetics.
9. Explain why all heavily bred species eventually suffer a wide variety of genetic ailments, and finally go sterile. The cheetah is a good example of this process in thw wild. Explain to me exactly why the genetic example of the cheetah does not in itself disprove punk-eek. I think evolution breaks the second law of thermodynamics. Talkorigins.org says this is not true, because earth receives energy from the sun, and is consequently a not a closed system. This being so, cite a single experiment when information (as opposed to order ) was increased through the use of a clamp fixed blow torch and a test tube. If talkorgins.org is right, such an experiment must exist.
10. Explain why dolphins and men having the same DNA proves Darwin was right, as opposed to my view that it suggests common ancestry, while remaining mute on the mechanisms by which this might have occurred. This question address the fact that "convergent evolution," is now widely cited as among the best evidence for Darwinian macroevolution.
11. Give ONE example of a mutation which resulted in a significant increase in information. Since this must have happened thousands of times, I think asking for just one example is not unreasonable. Note, the current fixes for this issue seem to be to claim that mutations that disable genes, or copy existing genes, amount to 'new information,' being copied into the genome. Give me a break. The whole of evolution can not have occurred simply by disabling genes and copying existing genes.
12. Every textbook of evolution asserts that reptiles evolved from amphibia but none explains how the major distinguishing adaptation of the reptiles, the amniotic egg, came about gradually as a result of a successive accmulation of small changes.' I am not asking for experimental proof, a genetic account, or fossil evidence, simply give or reference a plausible theory of how the transition *could* have happened, with each and every step providing a small but clear survival advantage.
13. An average fly flutters its wings 500 times a second. Moreover, it moves both its wings simultaneously. The slightest dissonance in the vibration of wings would cause the fly lose its balance but this never happens. Explain why this happens.
14. Explain how the perfect house fly evolved bit by bit, with every adaptation giving a small but real survival advantage, culminating in a level of technological perfection, we have not yet come close to matching.
15. Explain why all computer attempts to simulate evolution have been total failures.
16. Just out of interest, cite me what you consider to be the strongest evidence available for Darwinian macroevolution. Naturally population genetics and other such debunked issues covered in Icons of Evolution and on my main page are not acceptable. This question may seem obvious, but at this time I am genuinely unaware of any direct evidence to suport this notion. I am fascinated to see what someone would chose to put forward.
17. Fred Hoyle in Mathematics of Evolution suggests all microevolution can do is find advantageous protein variants. Provide an analysis of Hoyle's work, and explain where he went wrong ( In Feb 2000 John Maynard Smith reviewed the book in Nature. Lets put it this way, his article was lame. Try and do better than poor old Mr Maynard.)
18. Explain to me why the fossil record faithfully records huge periods of species stasis, interrupted by very sudden and comparatively short periods of creation, when many different species come into existance all at once. If you cite punk-eek as the explanation, please state how the cheetah and Haldane's dilemma fit into punk-eek, as well as all the other problems with punk-eek.
19. Give a discussion of the transition form chimp to man over 10 million years, and describe the mutation rates necessary to do this. Explain to me how this transition could happen per Darwinian mechanisms in 10 million, as opposed to the 100 millions years I think are necessary. Again, Haldane's Dilemma would be useful to reference in any such discussion.
[This message has been edited by Conspirator, 12-04-2002]