[Madriver]

Originally posted by Cerek the Barbaric: Madriver - It was not fear that kept me from responding to the links you posted...it was simply real-life. Too many family and work obligations going on right now. The information was interesting, but gave no evidence compelling enough to change my mind. I don't deny that evolution does occur within the same species or breed...but I saw nothing to convince me that it is possible for one species to evolve into a different one. Here is a link to a Christian rebuttal of the Theory of Evolution {[url]http://christiananswers.net/creation/menu-humans.html}. It answers several of the more common issues regarding Evolution vs Creation. [/b]

There are hundreds of transitional fossils proving that evolution occurs inter-species (macroevolution), as opposed to intra-species.

In the case just mentioned, we have found a quite complete set of dinosaur-to-bird transitional fossils with no morphological "gaps", represented by Eoraptor, Herrerasaurus, Ceratosaurus, Allosaurus, Compsognathus, Sinosauropteryx, Protarchaeopteryx, Caudipteryx, Velociraptor, Sinovenator, Beipiaosaurus, Sinornithosaurus, Microraptor, Archaeopteryx, Rahonavis, Confuciusornis, Sinornis, Patagopteryx, Hesperornis, Apsaravis, Ichthyornis, and Columba, among many others.

Additionally, several similar flightless dinosaurs have been found covered with nascent evolutionary precursors to modern feathers (branched feather-like integument indistinguishable from the contour feathers of true birds), including Sinornithosaurus ("Bambiraptor"), Sinosauropteryx, Beipiaosaurus, Microraptor, and an unnamed dromaeosaur specimen, NGMC 91, informally called "Dave".

We also have an exquisitely complete series of fossils for the reptile-mammal intermediates, ranging from the pelycosauria, therapsida, cynodonta, up to primitive mammalia. As mentioned above, the standard phylogenetic tree indicates that mammals gradually evolved from a reptile-like ancestor, and that transitional species must have existed which were morphologically intermediate between reptiles and mammals - even though none are found living today.

One of the most celebrated examples of transitional fossils is our collection of fossil hominids. Based upon the consensus of numerous phylogenetic analyses, Pan troglodytes (the chimpanzee) is the closest living relative of humans. Thus, we expect that organisms lived in the past which were intermediate in morphology between humans and chimpanzees. Over the past century, many spectacular paleontological finds have identified such transitional hominid fossils.

This is just a sample. Do transitional fossils between species convince you that evolution is not restricted to within a species?

That was an interesting link you provided, but it is the same as most "evolution is a lie" links, it picks and chooses what to argue and refute. And most of the chosen arguments that are refuted are usually the weaker ones.

Oh, and, I was only joking about the fear part anyway...why should anyone be afraid of a good-natured debate. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 12-05-2002, 02:20 PM: Message edited by: Madriver ]