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Bacterial Flagellum. Religion - Tim Minchin. Predictions. Copyright © 1994-1997 by Kathleen Hunt [Last Update: March 17, 1997] 1. Introduction What is a transitional fossil? The term "transitional fossil" is used at least two different ways on talk.origins, often leading to muddled and stalemated arguments. I call these two meanings the "general lineage" and the "species-to-species transition": "General lineage": This is a sequence of similar genera or families, linking an older group to a very different younger group.

"Species-to-species transition": This is a set of numerous individual fossils that show a change between one species and another. Transitions to New Higher Taxa As you'll see throughout this FAQ, both types of transitions often result in a new "higher taxon" (a new genus, family, order, etc.) from a species belonging to a different, older taxon.

There are now several known cases of species-to-species transitions that resulted in the first members of new higher taxa. Why do gaps exist? Stratigraphic gaps Discovery of the fossils Ma: my: Evolution Warning Labels. The Eye. Evolution! Young Earthists. Learn the basic arguments against science made by Young Earthers, and how to rebut them. By Brian Dunning, Skeptoid Podcast Episode 65, September 11, 2007 Debating with a Young Earth Creationist is actually really easy, because they only have a few standard arguments, and haven't come up with any new cogent ones for some time. These standard arguments have been published time and time again, and a practiced Young Earth Creationist can handily draw them like a six-gun at the drop of a hat. All of their arguments are silly in their wrongness and easily debunked, and if you're prepared in advance, it's easy to beat down any Young Earther with a quick verbal body slam.

So here are the standard arguments for a young Earth, and the standard rebuttals from the scientific consensus, starting with my favorite: Evolution is just a theory, not a fact. Young Earth Creationists also argue that Evolution is not falsifiable, therefore it's not science. Brian Dunning. Falsehoods. The Debate is Dead!

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