[edsheppa]

Don't lose track of the point being made which is the reliability of the fossil record.

I'm sure you mean the interpretation of the fossil record. No doubt some finds are more ambiguous than others. But I take it you're not calling into question the overall interpretation, right?

[Tribune7]

I'm sure you mean the interpretation of the fossil record. No doubt some finds are more ambiguous than others. But I take it you're not calling into question the overall interpretation, right?

What I'm saying is that the fossil record shouldn't be construed as establishing evolution.

[gore3000]

But I take it you're not calling into question the overall interpretation, right?

I certainly do. And I will tell you one big reason why the interpretation is absolutely wrong:

PRACTICALLY ALL THE SPECIES IN THE FOSSIL RECORD (EXCEPT DINOSAURS) HAVE VERY SIMILAR COUNTERPARTS STILL ALIVE TODAY. MANY OF THEM, LIKE THE SHARK, THE COELACANTH, AND OTHERS HAVE NOT CHANGED AT ALL SINCE WE FIRST FOUND EVIDENCE OF THEM.