Posted by rpcman on August 04, 1998 at 14:07:45:
In Reply to: evolution , smellovution posted by MEYER on August 04, 1998 at 12:54:54:
: I would say our "shared" genes are partly the result of viruses over time infesting both humans and apes. Such as the AIDS virus, ebola, etc.
And you base this on faith? Or do you know of studies which show that viruses cause unrelated life forms to mutate both their working and non working genes? It would be incredible if viruses influenced the mutation rate of psuedogenes in such a way. Any sources to support your assumption?
: And the fossil record is so exagerated it's funny.
Funny to whom? Those who haven't studied it?
: There are thousands of species going extinct every year
Exactly my point. Why would a creator create species to go extinct?
: The fossil record is a document of species that made it for a time
And when those species are "between" two living species what does that mean to a creationist? Did your creator screw up?
: There is nothing to suggest that Lucy was anything other than a 3.5 feet tall ape like animal that went extinct.
Sure there is. Lucy has many non-ape-like features. In addition, Lucy isn't the only fossil we have. For instance, what do you make of Turkana Boy? Is he "just a human-like ape that went extinct"?
: Science is based on observation and testability. Common ancestor type evolution is un-observable and definitly untestable.
So is continental drift. Do you also believe that Pangaea never existed since we can't observe, test, or recreate it?
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