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Tal Member (Idle past 5707 days)  Posts: 1140 From: Fort Bragg, NC Joined: |
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Tal Member (Idle past 5707 days) Posts: 1140 From: Fort Bragg, NC Joined: |
First, do you agree with this statment by Loudmouth? (Biological Evolution I)
Gravity is a theory, just as evolution is a theory. If I were striving for accuracy I should actually say "it SHOULD fall to the floor" but given all of the evidence supporting the theory of gravity it is easier to say "it will" instead of "it should". The same applies to Evolution. The evidence that supports common ancestory for all organisms is on the same level as the evidence that supports gravity. From the 4-6 other replys I recieved on that thread which are similiar, I gather that most evos see things this way. (For the record, Quetzal gave a detailed answer to my questions, which I will reply to in his other thread. Thanks Quetzal!) First, Gravity is a Law (yes?). It is a Law because people have observed and tested it enough to make "theoretical" guesses as to what would happen in a given experiment with gravity and those guesses will be accurate, because we understand how gravity works. My problem is that isntances in the evolutionary process are often spoken as if they were as sure a thing as gravity. /more to follow *EDIT* Ok I'm back. We had some rockets come in.
Humans, in the great scheme of things, have not been around for very long. We can figure out how old the fossils are through radiocarbon dating, or if they are too old for that, potassium-argon testing can be used, as well as other methods. We also know they have not been around since the beginning of the Earth because they do not share the same layers as very old creatures, for example, trilobites, or dinosaurs. Because they have not been around for more than a few million years, we can assume that there will be fewer primate fossils than, say, trilobite fossils, because trilobites lived for a greater span of time than primates have thus far, and they existed in greater numbers than primates ever have. There are other factors. For example, trilobites might be common because they lived in places where fossilization readily occurs, while the ancestors of humans lived in places where they were likely to decompose completely, or have their remains eaten by wild animals.
Trilobite in human footprint
The oldest fossil footprint yet found was discovered in June 1968 by William J. Meister on an expedition to Antelope Spring, 43 miles west of Delta, Utah. He was accompanied by his wife and two daughters, and by Mr. and Mrs. Francis Shape and their two daughters. The party had already discovered several fossils of trilobites A trilobite crushed within a human sandal print Found on June 1, 1968 near Antelope Spring, Utah. when Meister split open a two-inch-thick slab of rock with his hammer and discovered the print. The rock fell open "like a book." revealing on one side the footprint of a human with trilobites right in the footprint itself. The other half of the rock slab showed an almost perfect mold of the footprint and fossils. Amazingly the human was wearing a sandal! The sandal that seems to have crushed a living trilobite was 10 1/4 inches long and 3 1/2 inches wide; the heel is indented slightly more than the sole, as a human shoe print would be. Note in the top quote the evo says trilobites lived millions of years ago (statement of fact instead of "this is our best guess based on what we know"). Now I go and read the trilobite found in the sandle. There is an obervable piece of evidence that suggests trilobites are not millions of years old. Another example would be that Animal A evolved from aquatic animal X.It's reffered to as a hard fact instead of "this is our best guess based on what we know." This message has been edited by Tal, 01-07-2005 03:25 AM Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 No webpage found at provided URL: www.1st-vets.us
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