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Invest recycles the same old arguments that the Fundies keep trotting out.

Transitional fossils exist - the majority of paleontologists support the interpretations on transitional fossils. Fundies (I'm sick and tired of hearing about "Darwinistas" and other such terms so I'm going to apply the proper terminology here: Fundies) prefer to attribute a supernatural explanation when there are gaps in knowledge. Gaps in knowledge do not automatically validate a supernatural explanation.

Fossilization is very very rare - the conditions leading to it are very rare - most that end up fossilized also get destroyed through natural processes or are never discovered. Hence the many gaps.

What do you suppose are the mathmatical odds that:
an animal will die under the right conditions to become a fossil?
the fossil will survive natural erosion and upheavals?
the fossil will then be discovered by humans?

Pretty sparse I bet.

Why is it that Fundies refuse to submit their theories to peer review?

<blockquote data-quote="Coyote" data-source="post: 24547" data-attributes="member: 314">Invest recycles the same old arguments that the Fundies keep trotting out.Transitional fossils exist - the majority of paleontologists support the interpretations on transitional fossils.&nbsp; Fundies (I&#039;m sick and tired of hearing about &quot;Darwinistas&quot; and other such terms so I&#039;m going to apply the proper terminology here: Fundies) prefer to attribute a supernatural explanation when there are gaps in knowledge.&nbsp; Gaps in knowledge do not automatically validate a supernatural explanation.Fossilization is very very rare - the conditions leading to it are very rare - most that end up fossilized also get destroyed through natural processes or are never discovered.&nbsp; Hence the many gaps.What do you suppose are the mathmatical odds that:an animal will die under the right conditions to become a fossil?the fossil will survive natural erosion and upheavals?the fossil will then be discovered by humans?Pretty sparse I bet.Why is it that Fundies refuse to submit their theories to peer review?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Coyote, post: 24547, member: 314"] Invest recycles the same old arguments that the Fundies keep trotting out. Transitional fossils exist - the majority of paleontologists support the interpretations on transitional fossils. Fundies (I'm sick and tired of hearing about "Darwinistas" and other such terms so I'm going to apply the proper terminology here: Fundies) prefer to attribute a supernatural explanation when there are gaps in knowledge. Gaps in knowledge do not automatically validate a supernatural explanation. Fossilization is very very rare - the conditions leading to it are very rare - most that end up fossilized also get destroyed through natural processes or are never discovered. Hence the many gaps. What do you suppose are the mathmatical odds that: an animal will die under the right conditions to become a fossil? the fossil will survive natural erosion and upheavals? the fossil will then be discovered by humans? Pretty sparse I bet. Why is it that Fundies refuse to submit their theories to peer review? [/QUOTE]

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