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Why do we only find fossils?

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Message 65 of 136 (258504)
11-10-2005 1:29 PM 		Reply to: Message 61 by randman
11-10-2005 12:51 PM

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But modulous here wants to turn that around, and claims it is reasonable to see whales and their ancestors in abundance all over the world, but not to see the species in between in the same places.
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This is fundamentally the same objection Randman has made in several other threads. Without a mutual understanding about fossilization probabilities, discussions aobut it are doomed to go inconclusively round and round. The reasons for the varying representation levels in the fossil record need further discussion.
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This digression would not be on-topic, but this thread is already off-topic. After all the discussion that has taken place about fossilization probabilities, it would be a great boon if the point could be settled one way or the other. If participants begin addressing this area, I will insure that the important points are addressed and not ignored.
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11-11-2005 9:03 PM 		Reply to: Message 105 by randman
11-11-2005 2:09 PM

Re: Other relevant Lagersttten
To everyone,
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Just to clarify:
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randman writes:
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Basically, Ned said he would ban me, and I've been banned before. So unfortunately, the topic is more or less off-limits for the EVC.
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There is no Creation/Evolution topic that is off-limits for EvC Forum.
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We do, of course, ask that topics be discussed in the proper forum.
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Randman's posting privileges were suspended for persistent unwillingness to follow the Forum Guidelines and moderator suggestions.
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