Christian answering questions.

[SteelCurtain]

My question for someone with your background would be your thoughts on the fossil record as it relates to evolution. It is my understanding that the fossil record does not support evolution in the sense that there are few, if any, fossils of transitional species. Examples of fish evolving into land animals and such. That the record shows several periods of many new species emerging, but nothing that would show evolving from one species to another.

The way you posed this question underlies the entire creation/evolution argument. One side hasn't the first clue about what the thing they're arguing against even is, they just know it's wrong. Evolutionary theory does not posit that animals morph into another species, and that a snapshot of species' at any given point will be a perfect middle ground between a past species and a present species.

The fossil record is one of the best evidences for evolution. There are transitional fossils across the spectrum, but every time another transitional form is discovered, conveniently that leaves two "gaps" in the fossil record where there was one, by the creationist's count. There are transitional forms of mammal-like reptiles, there is Tiktaalik, a wonderful example of the transition between fish and tetrapods (like you asked). We have an excellent understanding of the evolution of the horse. We have an excellent understanding of the evolution of whales as well.

I would advise you to real a little bit about what the theory of evolution actually is rather than the strawman version your local pastor lampoons.

Start here, if you dare:
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-tran....html#fish
http://www.donaldprothero.com/files/92313517.pdf
http://www.rpgroup.caltech.edu/courses/B...rapods.pdf