Why, if species have descended from other species by insensibly fine gradations, do we not everywhere see innumerable transitional forms? Why is not all nature in confusion instead of the species being, as we see them, well defined? ... But, as by this theory innumerable transitional forms must have existed, why do we not find them embedded in countless numbers in the crust of the earth?… Why then is not every geological formation and every stratum full of such intermediate links? Geology assuredly does not reveal any such finely graduated organic chain; and this, perhaps, is the most obvious and serious objection which can be urged against the theory
2007-02-04
17:07:03
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Answer Charles Darwin.
2007-02-04
17:10:45 ·
update #1
The argument that Darwin proposed in the face of the lack of intermediate form fossils—to the effect that "there are no intermediate forms now, but they may be found through subsequent research"—today no longer applies. Present-day data show that the fossil record is extraordinarily rich. Based on hundreds of millions of fossil specimens obtained from different regions of the world, some 250,000 separate species have been described—many of which bear an extraordinary resemblance to the approximately 1.5 billion species alive today. Given the absence of any intermediate form despite such a wealthy fossil record, it is impossible any such intermediate forms will emerge from new excavations.
2007-02-04
17:14:52 ·
update #2
The fossil record offers not a single example of an "intermediate form" that evolutionists can use as evidence, but does provide millions of specimens that demonstrate the invalidity of evolution. The most important of these are "living fossils," of which living specimens are in existence today. They can be seen from the fossil record to have lived in differing geological periods, and are proof of creation, since no difference exists between the living things of hundreds of millions of years ago and present-day specimens. Darwinists are helpless in the face of this situation.
2007-02-04
17:15:15 ·
update #3
Fossils unearthed to date possess two very important features, both of which conflict with the claims of the theory of evolution:
1. Stasis: Species exhibit no changes throughout the course of their existence on Earth. Whatever the structure they display when they first appear in the fossil record, they have that same structure when they finally disappear from it. Morphological (shape) change is generally minor and follows no specific direction.
2. Sudden Appearance: No species ever emerges gradually through differentiation from its alledged forebears; it appears suddenly and "fully formed."
2007-02-04
17:16:05 ·
update #4
The significance of these two points is that living things were created, with no process of evolution and no intermediate stages to go through. They did not subsequently acquire the characteristics they possess, but had them since the moment of their creation.
Darwin himself knew that the fossil record refutes his theory of evolution, but Darwinists have been reluctant to ever admit it. In the chapter titled "Difficulties on Theory" in his book The Origin of Species, Darwin admitted that the fossil record could not be explained in terms of the theory of evolution:
2007-02-04
17:16:26 ·
update #5
All pretend transitions which you gullibly accept are mere idle talk, you know , conjecture and myth, all interpretation. No offense to any catholic, I do not wish to insult them by comparing any to a ungodly evolutionist or unbeliever.
2007-02-04
17:27:24 ·
update #6
It is therefore essential to inflict an intellectual defeat on the materialist world view, and to this end it is essential to reveal the scientific invalidity of Darwinism, which constitutes the basis of that view. This is an easy task, because Darwinism lacks any scientific foundation. Not one scientific proof to back up the theory of evolution has so far been found in any relevant branch of science. The findings which have been made all show that evolution never happened. All that evolutionists do is to distort certain biological phenomena, observations or the fossil record, none of which actually constitute any evidence for the theory of evolution, in a prejudiced manner, and sometimes even wage their propaganda campaign by engaging in scientific fraud.
In order for the true face of Darwinism to be revealed it is therefore essential that the effect of this propaganda be nullified and that the scientific facts be made available to as many people as possible
2007-02-04
17:51:14 ·
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Evolution is Science Fiction... Darwin is dead. Jesus is alive.
2007-02-04 17:15:36
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answered by Anonymous
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there ARE transitional forms, creationists simply refuse to accept them. Did you know that a museum in Kenya is trying to put up and exhibit showing the evolution of man using actual fossils? Christians everywhere have been sending bomb threats.
http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CC/CC050.html
-PS-what proof do you have that man was created from dirt by a mythical creature less than 10,000 years ago? Oh, THAT IS RIGHT! ONE 2,000 YEAR OLD WORK OF FICTION!!!!! And you are challenging the evidence of evolution???? Perhaps you should instead try to figure out why there is ZERO evidence to support creationism?
-YOUR update is a joke, your statement "no difference exists between the living things of hundreds of millions of years ago and present-day specimens" proves that you have absolutely NO IDEA what you are talking about. Show me ONE biologist or ONE paleontologist that says life forms have not changed in millions of years, show me ONE.
2007-02-04 17:09:51
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answered by ? 6
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You are living more than 100 years in the past. New discoveries and new techniques have filled in many of the gaps. You have that quote because Darwin was an honest scientist. He asked the hard questions that challenged his hypothesis, and we use the term theory because the hypothesis surmounted the challenges.
2007-02-04 17:36:17
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answered by novangelis 7
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You already asked that, and we see intermediate links in every single lifeform, all over. In other words, we see exactly what you'd expect.
You've been lied to by a pastor.
By the way, geology is the study of rocks. We're talking about biology here.
2007-02-04 17:10:59
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answered by STFU Dude 6
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Yes, I know everything. Science has progressed a lot since Darwin. Christianity on the other hand, has not.
2007-02-04 17:17:48
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answered by Anonymous
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Domestic Animals. These animals are what they are becuase people saw traits that they liked and started breeding them to enhance those traits. That is a sample of how evolution works.
2007-02-04 17:27:53
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answered by Rabble Rouser 4
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Darwin said that.
Like all good scientiest, he tried to poke holes in his own theory as he was developing it. However, his theory has withstood the test of time and has been experimentally confirmed.
Thanks for playing.
2007-02-04 17:11:52
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answer #7
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answered by mullah robertson 4
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The only transitional forms are within a species. Period. Evolution can only prove that a species changes and adapts to its environment over time. But not that one species ever changed into another completely different species.
2007-02-04 17:13:19
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answered by mark g 6
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Why the hack you are trying to disproving Evolution?
Are you afraid the Bible might be wrong?
2007-02-04 17:26:53
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answered by Green Lantern 4
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What's your question?
2007-02-04 18:34:20
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answered by Anonymous
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