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To: GOPJ
In the years after Darwin, his advocates hoped to find predictable progressions. In general, these have not been found-yet the optimism has died hard, and some pure fantasy has crept into textbooks"

There's not one missing link - ALL the links are missing.

What's interesting is the use of words like "links" and "transitional". The science of taxonomy itself contradicts Darwin's theory.

Paleontology and the words/definitions it incorporates, implies discreetness. Not continuousness. Darwin's continuous idea is merely a meme in our collective mind.

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However, even Darwin himself struggled with the fact that the fossil record failed to support his conclusions. ". . . Why, if species have descended from other species by fine gradations, do we not everywhere see innumerable transitional forms? . . . Why do we not find them embedded in countless numbers in the crust of the earth?" (Origin of Species, 1958 Masterpieces of Science edition, pp. 136-137). ". . . The number of intermediate varieties, which have formerly existed, [must] be truly enormous," he wrote. "Why then is not every geological formation and every stratum full of such intermediate links? Geology assuredly does not reveal any such finely graduated organic chain; and this, perhaps, is the most obvious and serious objection which can be urged against the theory [of evolution]" (Darwin, pp. 260-261).

207 posted on 07/22/2006 1:24:35 PM PDT by Donald Rumsfeld Fan ("Fake but Accurate": NY Times)
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To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan
Any thoughts on the question I asked in #184?

It is pertinent to this subject.

211 posted on 07/22/2006 1:29:19 PM PDT by Coyoteman (I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
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To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan

"What's interesting is the use of words like "links" and "transitional". The science of taxonomy itself contradicts Darwin's theory."

Not in any way.



216 posted on 07/22/2006 1:46:15 PM PDT by CarolinaGuitarman (Gas up your tanks!!)
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To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan
However, even Darwin himself struggled with the fact that the fossil record failed to support his conclusions. ". . . Why, if species have descended from other species by fine gradations, do we not everywhere see innumerable transitional forms? . . . Why do we not find them embedded in countless numbers in the crust of the earth?" (Origin of Species, 1958 Masterpieces of Science edition, pp. 136-137).

Darwin was a smart guy - if he was here today he would agree with those of us doubting what's being sold in his name... I see no contradiction.

247 posted on 07/22/2006 3:14:16 PM PDT by GOPJ (Evolution: It's not "one" missing link - ALL the links are missing.)
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