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Mathematical Challenges to Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
Dennis Vogel:
--- Quote ---The evolution of whales is pretty well documented.
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But where are the in-between fossils? They don't exist as far as I can see. All I see is a common design used on many animals.
Gen 1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Gen 1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
I don't see where the earth brought forth anything from plant life other than its own kind. And the plants came before any fish, birds, animals, etc.
So somehow an animal evolved from a plant and whatever it was crawled into the sea? Then came back out and ate the plants? Is that right?
Dogs and cats look very similar but they cannot breed and neither can whales and hippopotamuses which are on both ends of the whale diagram, if indeed they are after their own kind, as they must be according to the evolution diagram.
You can get a few species of birds and animals to crossbreed but they cannot reproduce, for example mules. Dead end.
wat:
I presented many "in-between" fossils, and many more have been discovered as that 2.5 minute video stated. "In-between", "intermediate", and "transitional" are kind of misnomers, as these are fully functional animals in their own right. They're only "transitional" from our point of view in the sense that we're trying to figure out how we got to the animals we see today.
No matter how many fossils are shown to you, will you still ask for more? I'm sure you understand how rare fossils are. Conditions have to be just right, and even then it's mostly hard body parts like bones and shells that are preserved. Even if fossils are preserved, they can be destroyed by geologic processes, such as rock metamorphosis and erosion. Considering the innumerable amount of organisms that have ever existed, the incredibly large volume of rock that hasn't yet been searched for fossils, and the rarity of fossils, it shouldn't surprise anyone that we don't have a complete record of the history of life in fossil form. Even so, we do have plenty to work with, as indicated by the information which I posted, which hardly scratches the surface.
--- Quote ---So somehow an animal evolved from a plant and whatever it was crawled into the sea? Then came back out and ate the plants? Is that right?
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No, that's not right. I fully admit I don't know enough to give a proper response in exact scientific detail, but the information is out there. I only have a vague superficial knowledge currently. Bacteria existed for billions of years before the Cambrian explosion, where you start to see shells and such. Animals didn't evolve from plants, or vice-versa, they evolved from a common ancestor. Evolution is like a tree, not a line.
Sorry for another link, but it's short and has a couple good pictures. I did a quick search for evolution of plants and animals.
https://www.quora.com/Did-animals-evolve-from-plants
Basically, before plants and animals existed, there were just simple celled organisms, one being eukaryotes. Eukaryotes developed into different branches that eventually lead to plants and animals. There are many variables that govern evolution. Transitional fossils don't always exist. Changes can happen rapidly as well as slowly. This is the idea of punctuated equilibrium vs. phyletic gradualism. Both can happen. In my opinion, the most convincing evidence for evolution lies on the small scale, such as genes. "Birds and toothless mammals have the genes for enamel and dentin but they are disabled by mutations. All birds share their mutations indicating that they share a common, toothless ancestor." Genes hold the information to produce whole body parts, and they can be switched off to not produce that body part.
Wanda:
These links are to the Khan Academy. I think it's important information for those reading, who may not be familiar with Species & Speciation , and Biodiversity and Natural Selection, as relates to this complicated subject. The first link is on Species and Speciation.
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/her/tree-of-life/a/species-speciation
Biodiversity and Natural Selection
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/her/tree-of-life/v/biodiversity-and-natural-selection-two
wat:
Thanks for the information Wanda, and thanks for the discussion Dennis. I appreciate the back and forth. I'm going to bow out at this point. I think enough has been said and people can do their own further learning if they wish. I know I plan to.
Dennis Vogel:
I would invite anyone interested to watch the video I first suggested where they talk about how evolution is mathematically impossible: https://youtu.be/noj4phMT9OE
Then listen to this 7 minutes audio by Ray recorded May 21, 2007, in Nashville, TN. where he also talks about how it's mathematically impossible for people to have evolved: https://youtu.be/XqeYSZxZkVg
And I'll try and leave it at that.
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