Re: A question for creationists.

On Feb 25, 6:28 pm, "Steven L." <sdlit...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Bill wrote:
On Feb 25, 11:36 am, "richardalanforr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<richardalanforr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've posted this in response to adman's drivel, and rather predictably
he has gone all quiet.

So let's address this to any creationist who claims that there are no
transitional forms in the fossil record.

Why would a "creationist" claim that?

Thats like saying you would only find (MkI, & MkIII) GTI's in a scrap
yard in 100 years.
Of course you'll find MKII, Too...

What do *you* think evolutionary theory predicts as a transitional
form between say, a modern bird and a theropod dinosaur?

I think you believe your greatest argument against creation is that
some "designer"
would go "puff", between one creation and the next.

Let me let you down "softly". That *never* happens.

Creation would look no different than transitional species in a
fossil record.

That is not what I've heard creationists say.


You should get out more.



Many of them maintain that there are only a finite number of created
"kinds";


And?


When will you "factualists" ever realise that there is variation in
everything?


Is the sun yellow?


You could "entrap" a child to say "yes".


Does that mean the sun is yellow?

Absolutely not. It's variation upon variation, upon variation.


You get *0* brownie points for "entraping" a child to answer
"yellow".

Just makes you look dishonest.





and that intermediate forms between "kinds" do not exist.



Well that's a stupid *no* brainer.

Pick 2 legs or 6 legs.

If you find 4 legs you have a intermediate.

So what?


When presented with a putative intermediate form between two kinds A and B,
they will claim it really is of kind A (or maybe kind B), hence not
truly intermediate.

Of course it's either "A" or "B", and if its inbetween it's "A-B".



What does that prove?


It proves that you modefy a *design* and move on.




It's like insisting that the color orange is really just a reddish shade
of yellow (or maybe just a yellowish shade of red).



And a child may insist on such.

But that doesn't make the truth any different. Orange *is* "yellow
**&** red".

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