If gaps in the fossil record disprove evolution then...?

Question

Do the gaps in the genealogies of Genesis 5 and 11 disprove Creationism?

If a scientific theory explaining the diversity of animals requires a complete history of those animals, it seems like the gaps in Genesis are a problem for creationists. Have you guys ever tried to locate the "missing fathers" or do you just have faith that they existed?

Answer 1

Who said there are gaps in those begats?

Answer 2

"Even among evolutionists there are diametrically different interpretations and reconstructions of the fossils used to support human evolution from a supposed ape-like ancestry." Does that suggest then, that unless a piece of evidence can be undeniably and unquestionably defined, that is isn't evidence? Evolutionists might have different opinions of how fast human evolution progressed, which changes happened when, and which fossils belong to which species, but that does not mean that they are not evidence of human-ape ancestry. A lot of the scientific theories that are now accepted as fact were once 'controversial'; that's how science works. There's a problem, there's some hypotheses, the hypotheses get tested/more evidence shows up, hopefully one comes out the winner. "But, we simply don't observe any partially-evolved fish, frogs, lizards, birds, dogs, cats among us." Part of the problem with this is that people will insist that a 'partially-evolved' animal should look like they say. But anyway, there is evidence for 'missing links' - archeopteryx is a classic example, but I could name many others. Evolution is fluid - there's not 'a' and 'b' and an intermediate. The groups you name - birds, lizards, fish - are all nothing but taxonomic groups we have given to them. It doesn't mean there were lizards, then suddenly there were birds, with some definitive boundary where one became the other. "Every species of plant and animal is complete and fully-formed." That's not true at all. Species boundaries are being redefined all the time. If you think every species is 'complete and fully formed', care to give a definition of how to distinguish two species? There are different species that can interbreed, and cryptic species that look identical but don't interbreed and are genetically very different. There are new strains and traits appearing all the time.

Answer 3

Gaps in the fossil record do NOT disprove evolution.

As for Genesis, that's another matter.

There are zero scientific peer-reviewed publications on "creationism" - none - no scientific evidence... at all.

Answer 4

There you go, confusing faith with facts again. How can you do that to these poor people? Obviously, the people between Gen 5 and Gen 11 were below notice. (maybe they are actually that missing link that the Creationists keep claiming doesn't exist)

Answer 5

Pretty much.. There are lots of other things that disprove it, but this is a pretty good one considering they dont believe in evolution because of the "gap" but they believe in the bible in spite of the many gaps.. hipocrits.

Answer 6

Remember creationist logic boils down to a simple phrase


"Magic Man done it"

Answer 7

sure does.

and sicne there are way more gaps in genesis than the fossil records...even if evolution wasnt fact it would be more truthful than the bible....buy bull...

Answer 8

God works mysterious ways the greatest cop out.

Answer 9

I think the person who created God hid them from us. Or maybe when He was busy creating God they were misplaced.
Someone did create God didn't He? I mean God couldn't just appear one day out of nothingness.

Answer 10

Let's not even mention Judges.