Gene90
How can the THEORY of hierarchy in evolution stand on its own? Without transitional forms, cannot other THEORIES explain the similarity between species and groups of species? To admit there are gaps in the fossil record is one thing, but to claim the right to fill in those gaps with "transitional forms" is not scientific. The evoulutionary THEORY assumes these transitional forms, and must assume them. Gradual adaptation of a certain species is not evidence for the occurence of evolution.
In the evolutionary THEORY the cart is before the horse. There is no evidence for transitional forms evolving between species, let alone genus, family, order. . . Yet, because the evolutionary THEORY is assumed to be the only plausibly correct "scientific" THEORY, the transitional forms must have existed, even though the lack of evidence is a testamony against them. This is not a strawman argument. No amount of wishing will ever make a transitional form appear.
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Chris B.
[This message has been edited by Everykneeshallbow (edited 01-10-2001).]