I agree, it takes a leap of faith to believe in the consistency of macroevolution.
Don't confuse leaps of faith with gaps in our knowledge. We don't know HOW it happened, but things like the fossil record and molecular biology show it DID happen. Insert God A into gap B doesn't really work as an argument.
That, friend, I cannot accept. Apes and humans are relatively different; genotypically and phenotypically. That is why modern evolution was "refined" to believe that apes did not evolve into humans. We're simply too different.
Alright then what are these *huge* differences between us and apes? I'm fairly certain that genotypically we are not that different (98% ring any bells). How are we "simply too different" phenotypically?
And as for the idea that evolutionary theory was 'refined' I seem to have missed that piece of news! As far as I'm aware the idea is that Chimps and us shared a common ancestor and further back we both share a common ancestor with Gorillas. How has this been changed?
Don't think I'm being rude by not replying to your next post, I'm off to bed so I will reply tomorrow
edited for comedy cockney typo
[This message has been edited by Ooook!, 11-16-2003]