Should We Drop the Term 'Living Fossil'?

Institute for Creation Research ^ | 7-18-16 | Brian Thomas

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Should We Drop the Term 'Living Fossil'?

by Brian Thomas, M.S. *

› Fossils Show Stasis and No Transitional Forms

Mark Carnall at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History recently wrote an article for the UK newspaper The Guardian. He argues that we should stop using the term "living fossil."1 What does his argument reveal about evolutionary thinking?

Charles Darwin first used the phrase in the Origin of Species to describe life forms that look essentially the same today as their fossil versions, even though their fossils are absent from intervening rock layers.

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ICR article image.

[2banana]

What would we call Hillary instead?

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From the article:

“Carnall noted, “It’s unsurprising that creationists often use the example of living fossils in their arguments against evolution.”

As a dedicated evolutionist, no wonder he wants to drop the phrase altogether.

It must annoy him that real fossils reflect biblical creation expectations: no new basic forms evolved, many variations have gone extinct, and some animals show extended fossil absences.

Living fossils challenge unscientific Darwinian concepts and confirm biblical creation.

So let’s ignore Carnall’s admonition to censor living fossils.

These fossils speak to us today, and we need to listen.”

[alexander_busek]

Should We Drop the Term 'Living Fossil?'

But what better expression to describe Keith Richards?

Regards,

[patro]

For a minute there, I thought this article was about Bernie.

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I “knew” someone was going to slip in a political joke here! :-)

My new name for her is “Oballary”.

[mad_as_he$$]

lol...Did Soros pass?

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Yep, if you dug up Lenin, he’d sound just like ‘Bern’.

[CodeToad]

I thought it was about Hillary.

[LizardQueen]

I was waiting for picture of Helen Thomas but then realized she’s dead LOL.

[null and void]

And not a moment too soon!

[pgkdan]

You beat me to it!

[mancini]

Not as long as Faker Ginsberg is alive.

[Moonman62]

[boycott]

lol...Did Soros pass?

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If so, please let me know so I can begin the celebration.

[BenLurkin]

[SandRat]

Or any American Democrat , Climate Change , Greenis Activist , NAACP , SOCIALIST , Communist.

[wbill]

Cue Pic of Helen Thomas....

[Rebelbase]

Yeah, she’s dead now so, just a fossil.

[JimRed]

How long does a modern human have to be dead before grave robbery becomes fossil collecting?