Question:
Evolutionists you must admit it:No transitinal fossils exist?
Giannis
2011-04-02 11:12:36 UTC
150 years later science struggles to find those transitional fossils.They simply do not exist.Darwin had acknowledged that this lack of transitional fossils challenged his theory.He hoped scientists to find in the future more transitional fossils.150 years later scientists like Kenneth Miller try to convince us that they have transitional fossils.Kenneth Miller boasted 'I have the fossils, i won". This was an indirect admission that for 150 years later no convincing transitional fossils have been found and evolutionists hadnt "won".
Tiktaalik a highly celebrated "transitional" fossil is, in fact is a 400 MY fossil in bad shape.Under normal circumstances science wouldnt classify such a fossil as a transitional.Science should have had by now thousands of transitional fossils in far better shape from animals that lived more recently.The fact is that more recent fossils are in better condition compared to Tiktaalik therefore you can easily see that they are not transitional.So scientists invest on fossils like Tiktaalik to "prove"evolution...

This whole evolution thing was based on the supposed evolution of the apes to man.But we've discovered now that Neaderthals never evolved to humans and the emergance of modern humans is surrounded with mystery.Apes remained apes just like fish, insects etc etc.That the one thing evolved into another is not based on actual evidence but on a belief.The hard evodence shows that as soon as those species emerged, they managed to remain the same for hundreds of millions of years
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anonymous
2011-04-02 11:15:01 UTC
Here's a list.



But by all means , feel free to pretend they don't exist.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_transitional_fossils
anonymous
2011-04-02 11:44:13 UTC
Darwin talked about lack of transitional fossils when it came to animals, not humans. And even than it was basically mammalian transitional fossils during the Cambrian period (i think). There are still many animal species which has lots of good evidence of transitional fossils. Whales, bears, and turkeys are just some examples. =)



This is the anthropology section, which deals with humankind not animals. And there are thousands of transition fossils when it comes to human evolution. And while many of them are not full skeletons we, as humans, have mastered the art of re-creating the rest of the skeleton. If you have one rib, you can figure out what the rest of the ribs looked like. You have one femur and you can figure out how tall the person was! If you have the jaw you can re-create most of the skull.



@Kelly: Not exactly.Fossils, while many, are not as common as you'd expect. Out of the countless animals that ever existed, only a handful were fossilized. And during the Cambrian period animals changed rapidly over a short period of time, which caused new species to almost "pop up" out of no where. We lack transitional fossils of these animals because they changed so fast in such a small period of time.
anonymous
2011-04-02 11:18:24 UTC
I am by no means an expert or even a do it your self know how kind of guy on evolution, however, I do know it is the Evolutionary >Theory<. This means, Observations have been made, and this Evolution appears to have occurred. Now they are making more observations to determine if their theory is correct or not. --It's not a belief system, it's not something that is just followed, it is understood to not be fully credible at this moment, and there is an ongoing investigation. If there is in fact no transitional fossil, okay. Maybe one exists, maybe not. Fossils, from what I understand, are incredibly difficult to find and even rare to exist.
J V
2011-04-02 15:52:09 UTC
AAARGH another person who's NEVER taken the back rooms fossil storage tour when his or her local museum has an open day. The are hundreds indeed thousands of fossils the general public rarely sees simply cos there's no room to display them!



There are many Christians who paid attention in science class and didnt lose their faith.



To Quote Martin Nowak new scientist march pps 34-5

"... a purely scientific interpretation of evolution does not generate an argument for atheism. ....

Evolution is not an argument against God, ...Evolution explains the unfolding of life on Earth. "



Stop reading creationist propaganda and start reading some science books and magazines.



Ask yr library to subscribe to New Scientist and other science magazines.
icabod
2011-04-02 22:36:08 UTC
Which do you mean? "General lineage" or "Species-to-species transition"?



Here's just a small example of transitional fossils:

"Transition from primitive bony fish to amphibians

Few people realize that the fish-amphibian transition was not a transition from water to land. It was a transition from fins to feet that took place in the water. The very first amphibians seem to have developed legs and feet to scud around on the bottom in the water, as some modern fish do, not to walk on land (see Edwards, 1989). This aquatic-feet stage meant the fins didn't have to change very quickly, the weight-bearing limb musculature didn't have to be very well developed, and the axial musculature didn't have to change at all. Recently found fragmented fossils from the middle Upper Devonian, and new discoveries of late Upper Devonian feet (see below), support this idea of an "aquatic feet" stage. Eventually, of course, amphibians did move onto the land. This involved attaching the pelvis more firmly to the spine, and separating the shoulder from the skull. Lungs were not a problem, since lungs are an ancient fish trait and were present already.



•Paleoniscoids again (e.g. Cheirolepis) -- These ancient bony fish probably gave rise both to modern ray-finned fish (mentioned above), and also to the lobe-finned fish.

•Osteolepis (mid-Devonian) -- One of the earliest crossopterygian lobe-finned fishes, still sharing some characters with the lungfish (the other lobe-finned fishes). Had paired fins with a leg-like arrangement of major limb bones, capable of flexing at the "elbow", and had an early-amphibian-like skull and teeth.

•Eusthenopteron, Sterropterygion (mid-late Devonian) -- Early rhipidistian lobe-finned fish roughly intermediate between early crossopterygian fish and the earliest amphibians. Eusthenopteron is best known, from an unusually complete fossil first found in 1881. Skull very amphibian-like. Strong amphibian- like backbone. Fins very like early amphibian feet in the overall layout of the major bones, muscle attachments, and bone processes, with tetrapod-like tetrahedral humerus, and tetrapod-like elbow and knee joints. But there are no perceptible "toes", just a set of identical fin rays. Body & skull proportions rather fishlike.

•Panderichthys, Elpistostege (mid-late Devonian, about 370 Ma) -- These "panderichthyids" are very tetrapod-like lobe-finned fish. Unlike Eusthenopteron, these fish actually look like tetrapods in overall proportions (flattened bodies, dorsally placed orbits, frontal bones! in the skull, straight tails, etc.) and have remarkably foot-like fins.

•Fragmented limbs and teeth from the middle Late Devonian (about 370 Ma), possibly belonging to Obruchevichthys -- Discovered in 1991 in Scotland, these are the earliest known tetrapod remains. The humerus is mostly tetrapod-like but retains some fish features. The discoverer, Ahlberg (1991), said: "It [the humerus] is more tetrapod-like than any fish humerus, but lacks the characteristic early tetrapod 'L-shape'...this seems to be a primitive, fish-like character....although the tibia clearly belongs to a leg, the humerus differs enough from the early tetrapod pattern to make it uncertain whether the appendage carried digits or a fin. At first sight the combination of two such extremities in the same animal seems highly unlikely on functional grounds. If, however, tetrapod limbs evolved for aquatic rather than terrestrial locomotion, as recently suggested, such a morphology might be perfectly workable."

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional/part1a.html#intro



Tell you what. Refute the preceding with research and evidence then we'll talk about all the other transitional fossils. Goo ahead, we'll wait.



Oh yes, How did the Koala bear get from the Ark in Turkey to Australia? Not that's a transional question.
?
2011-04-03 09:25:31 UTC
The term "transitional fossil" have been conveniently redefined by atheists to mean just about any fossil.



What fossils fail to show is gradual change from one specie to another. The most common reason given for that is that only a very small percentage of all living species get fossilized under the right conditions and that it is therefore extremely unlikely to get enough fossils to show the required gradual changes.

This of course is not based on sound facts, since some species fossilize easier than others it should be observed in higher quantities in certain lines. There is also areas where the conditions for fossilization is very good, and the percentage of species that gets fossilized in that areas are much higher. Species that fossilize easier evolving in such areas should therefore show the logical gradual changes, but their fossils are not found.
Drake
2013-11-05 13:12:29 UTC
The Price is WRONG Bob! There is not a single transitional fossil out of the TRILLIONS that are REQUIRED to not sound like a religious blind faith lunatic on evolution. ZERO. There is no list...no fossil...that evolutionists themselves agree on and the fact that there is an iota of debate proves entirely that evolutionists are STILL SCRAMBLING for the slightest hint of evidence. GAME OVER---YOU LOSE. 150 Years...OVERTIME IS OVER!
Scott R
2011-04-02 15:10:48 UTC
WOW!!! You didn't think before you made these statements. They do exist, and on some DNA evidence has shown some of the progression. One species can actually evolve into something else, but the original species may remain. Neaderthals were a separate path of evolution that ended but there IS evidence we interbred with them.
anonymous
2016-04-30 12:39:27 UTC
Nice dream but let's be real...that's never going to happen. There are other ways to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. And you seem to be suggesting that only "true" Christians wait until marriage - people of other religions do as well, you know.
Bakaneko
2011-04-02 11:29:30 UTC
I understand , If I find enough people who will agree with me that pigs can fly , and find it in our hearts to ridicule those that don't believe in it , God will make the buggers sprout wings.



How could I have been so foolish to think fact is not influenced by public opinion and debate.



Atheist ? @ Daniel Barnard aka Absolute Guess ?? Atheist ? I'm a Roman Catholic , and my first teachers were Jesuits.

We represent the majority of Christianity by a very long margin. We are encouraged to seek knowledge , and it's the small sects that exists in America , and let me underline it , who are a minority , that make religious people look bad with their idiocy. There is more than room for God in the things we don't understand , not to make a spectacle of ourselves by denying the facts of the universe. Be sure you understand that you are talking in name of your minuscule denomination , and not in name of all the people who aren't atheists. Wake up.
?
2011-04-02 12:35:27 UTC
If there were transitional fossils, they would be found in abundance



There are no present species that are in transition either. Why isn't there a transitional species between simple life and fish, between fish and amphibians, between amphibians and reptiles, and reptiles and mammals?



A horse mates with a donkey, you get a mule; that's one of the few changes... but even that, a mule is sterile.
Sarrafzedehkhoee
2011-04-02 11:23:43 UTC
Look, you are wrong and the fossil record is MAYBE 0.009% full. Deny scientific fact if you want to, but it's there.
Care
2011-04-02 15:17:37 UTC
I'm a Creationist through and through, but you have to understand that; just like us, Evolutionists can be pretty stuck on what they believe. There's not much You can do. There are Many more things that point to Creationism than what you just mentioned!! But you can point out fact after fact, and they can do the same; each stating your case on trying to proving how one of you is right and the other is wrong. It all depends on what your point of view is. (Let me restate here that I AM a Christian and I believe and Evolution is false). I know, and I understand, how frustrating it can be to have the facts in front of your face and they don't believe you. You're doing a good job. State the facts, state your case, don't yell or scream it, hold firm to what you believe, and don't be swayed(you're dong a good job there). A little advice, (if you don't mind me adding), but do your best to not get frustrated; I know that can be hard, but you can't change their minds, only they can.
anonymous
2011-04-02 11:18:22 UTC
they have existed for all to see for the last 70 years Loads of them



Catch up FOOL



This business about apes to men NO NO NO how many times do I see this nonsense

WE evolved from PRIMATES one branch went off to ring tailed Lemurs another from the same tree branched off to the golden lion and other branch went to APES a branch off that branch went to chimps the other went to the hominids ( nearly men) next branch to Neanderthal and the other to US



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