[AndrewC]

Why don't you do something useful. Like offer an alternative theory for a change?

I am doing something useful. I am pointing out the ridiculous nature of your Darwininian nonsense. Not your balliwick[sic], but you sure tap-dance alot on the subject. I have offered different opinions. They are expressed by James Shapiro among others. But your B.S. folks don't spend one second on the data before calling it names. It is not snide to ask the question where do you place the Pakicetus? It is snide to bring in ellipses etc. You have no answer I take it. That is because the bones are hollow.

[Condorman]

My "Darwininian nonsense"? How do you figure? 150 years ago Charles Darwin saw some little birdies and tried to figure out how they got that way. His theory has undergone constant revision ever since. Progress of science, rah rah rah.

Ol' Chuck might not even recognise the theory any more, but his initial insight laid the groundwork for a structure relating all life on this planet. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species sound familiar? Without the theory of common descent, it hardly seems worth the effort.

And where exactly have I tap-danced? On the whale question? I'll state for the record: I don't have an answer for your concerns regarding whale evolution. Of course, that doesn't mean there isn't an explanation. Just that I don't know it.

You have not offered an alternative theory that I have seen. Your alternatives are either small modifications of current evolutionary theory, or a rehash of critiques of Darwin. As vehemently as you protest, there must be something revolutionary squirreled away inside your head.