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To: chrisg2001
I am speaking of the totally atheistic view that there is no God, Creator, or Designer. Because most thinking people question the how and why do we exist, Evolution becomes their answer.

As a Christian, I believe in the Creator God. That "all things were made by him and for him and without him was not anything made that was made."

Does evolution fit into my belief system? That depends. If we're talking about mutations within species, then of course. I have a Ragdoll breed of cat. She has characteristics that were developed over years of selective breeding that distinguish her from other breeds. Do I believe in transmutation of species, the central tenet of Darwinian Evolution that tries to explain a common lifeform that all life evolved from over millions of years? Then, no, I don't. The fossil record that, if true, should have shown millions or billions of transmutated species (i.e., 90% ape 10% human, 50% ape 50% human, etc.) is non-existent and is, in truth, and embarrassment.
91 posted on 10/25/2005 12:28:20 PM PDT by boatbums
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To: boatbums
The fossil record that, if true, should have shown millions or billions of transmutated species (i.e., 90% ape 10% human, 50% ape 50% human, etc.) is non-existent and is, in truth, and embarrassment.


This is a very tiny fraction of the fossil hominid data, and is generally restricted to the more photogenic specimens. There is no "non-existent" there, as you claim. As for the different percentages of ape vs. human, take your pick!

Figure 1.4.4. Fossil hominid skulls. Some of the figures have been modified for ease of comparison (only left-right mirroring or removal of a jawbone). (Images © 2000 Smithsonian Institution.)


92 posted on 10/25/2005 12:48:53 PM PDT by Coyoteman (I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
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