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To: VaeVictis; plain talk; bert
VaeVictis: "Where is the upward evolution?
We went from a micro-blob to human while numerous species just stopped evolving for 500m years?"

Which illustrates one tenant of evolution theory: evolution won't fix what ain't broken.
The basic crocodile body-plan has worked well all these years, while many others went extinct.

But it's wrong to suggest there's been no crocodile evolution, as the fossil record clearly shows many varieties on the theme:

Crocodile evolution from Jurassic (200 mya) on:

"Here is a list of the most notable crocodiles and phytosaurs, living and extinct:

My point: evolution has provided many different forms of crocodiles, though never an ability to escape it's basic ground-hugging water-living shape.
Other early life forms did go on to much greater varieties.

52 posted on 01/31/2017 10:14:04 AM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
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To: BroJoeK

I hope that you understand this is not proof of a change. You’ve simply shown that the crocodile species has many different members of its family and many have died out. There is no verifiable proof that a phytosaur ever became something else. This is based on similar traits, a perceived time frame of our geological data, and the assumption that evolution can do that.

But hey, it certainly is enough evidence for many people in the world to believe. I just don’t have that kind of faith to believe in evolution. I believe in God, in Jesus - and what He states in the Bible is radically different than all of my college professors personal’s faith.


55 posted on 01/31/2017 11:02:00 AM PST by VaeVictis (~Woe to the Conquered~)
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