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Author Topic:   On Transitional Species (SUMMATION MESSAGES ONLY)
Richard Townsend
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Message 18 of 314 (505121)
04-07-2009 7:51 PM


I've often heard people say that all species are 'transitional' - but is that really the case? Transitional carries the overtone of 'between two distinct groups'. Not every species can carry the mixed set of characters that this implies - or am I wrong about this?
In fact, I would expect (based on ignorance!) that only a very small subset of species would meet this definition.
Please feel free to correct me on this
Rich

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Richard Townsend
Member (Idle past 4759 days)
Posts: 103
From: London, England
Joined: 07-16-2008


Message 80 of 314 (508239)
05-11-2009 6:30 PM
Reply to: Message 79 by Trev777
05-11-2009 6:24 PM


Re: THOSE Creationists!
Hi Evolutionary friends
Seriously I wouln't discredit Darwin, I believe in Evolution -WITHIN A SPECIES. Dogs have always been dogs, elephants have always been elephants, etc. With all the "millions" of years surely there would be thousands of fossil finds of intermediary forms. Never mind human bones, -sorry for going off course a bit but how does population fit an evolutionary timescale. Extrapolate back and most studies end up around 4-5000 years with a handful of people. Stretch it maybe to 10000 years, -then what? There would have to have been either many different disasters limiting the population and in primitive conditions, or a worldwide disaster every 5-10000 years. To reach 50000 years would be relly stretching it. Historic world population just dosen't fit with the evolutionary model.
Just think guys -world history, - 6000 years- thats it!
Hmm, the way that's written makes me pretty sure you don't believe this and you're just trying to wind people up.

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