Posted by blue on August 24, 1999 at 00:22:03:
In Reply to: Will you read a book on the subject? posted by rpcman on August 23, 1999 at 21:56:24:
: You apparently haven't bothered to look at the transitional forms I've pointed you to, or the genetic studies, or the taxonomical evidence.
I read it way back when, and read much of it again today. Perhaps you can point out something a bit more specific that I would find more convincing. Maybe it's in the link and I just missed by reading quickly. Is there an example, in the fossil record, of two species of mammals, say a giraffe and a zebra, cat and a dog, etc., where we have a reasonably gap-free record tracing a common ancestor and a smooth transition into the two species? I seem to remember an example regarding frog species that didn't seem very complete.
In your link, for instance, the example of the evolution of horses seems to focus upon a series of creatures that could never be mistaken for anything but a horse. Now I am perfectly willing to concede that horses of bygone years looked remarkably different from what the horse has evolved into today.
: Would a book be of more use? Would you read it or just pass it off as more facts that don't fit your theory (which you still haven't provided any evidence for)?
My only theory is that macro-evolution isn't as sure of a thing as you make it out to be.
: I just picked up a book which you could gain from. I haven't read it yet but it looks like it covers the basics you want to ignore.
I shall investigate at the local library and report back. I have no intention of maintaining ANY views through ignorance. It won't shake my religous faith one bit to concede speciation occurs. I just have serious doubts.