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deerbreh
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Message 301 of 305 (227660)
07-30-2005 1:17 AM
Reply to: Message 296 by randman
07-29-2005 5:23 PM


Re: you are right on no transitions in the fossil record
I don't really understand what you are trying to say here but in general:
Similarities in function that have somewhat different structures are explained by convergent evolution (and I think it is a huge stretch in logic to ascribe such a result to a creator).
Similarities in function that have similar structures are best explained by common ancestry. (A creator is more logical here except there is no need to invoke one since there is plenty of evidence for common ancestry in nearly every case which has been studied.

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mark24
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Message 302 of 305 (227670)
07-30-2005 6:56 AM
Reply to: Message 296 by randman
07-29-2005 5:23 PM


Re: you are right on no transitions in the fossil record
randman,
Because I see no reason if macro-evolution could occur, that it would not produce the same similarities across a wide range of species, and thus the data would be interpreted as common ancestry perhaps when it was just micro or macro-evolution producing convergent similarities.
So the alternative interpretation to evolution & common descent is actually evolution, where common descent is implicitly involved?
and it can also be explaine, imo, by a Common Creator.
And the evidence of a common creator = zero. And you accuse evo's of overstating the case!
You find it funny for me to show you guys your own inconsistency using your own theory, eh?
But as Jazz points out, your "inconsistency" only exists if evolution occurred.
Mark
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mark24
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Message 303 of 305 (227796)
07-30-2005 12:59 PM
Reply to: Message 299 by randman
07-29-2005 5:54 PM


Re: Huh?
randman,
But my point on whales is that if evolutionists found out that creatures appeared to be intermediaries between whales and fish, then they would say whales evolved from fish, and that land mammals evolved from whales, not that whales would be called anything but mammals.
And if that were the only evidence, why not? A more tentative hypothesis than the existing accepted wisdon it would be, but perfectly logical nevertheless.
But mutiple lines of evidence point to cetaceans being artiodactyl mammals, so we accept that instead.
Mark

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randman 
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Message 304 of 305 (227877)
07-30-2005 4:23 PM
Reply to: Message 302 by mark24
07-30-2005 6:56 AM


Re: you are right on no transitions in the fossil record
Mark, you display the typical problem of evolutionism. You want it to be science, but you are not willing to examine the assumptions by which you judge individual pieces of evidence without resorting to attacking creationism and effectively arguing that evolution must be right because you think creationism is a weaker case.
You guys are not arguing science, but ideology.

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Message 305 of 305 (227879)
07-30-2005 4:24 PM


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