The burden of proof

[Darwinian]

This for me is proof of a designer, why? There are no intermediate transitional forms in the fossil record, only whole creatures of various kinds.

This is a common mistake made by people who don't understand evolution I'm afraid.

Every species on the planet is, as you put it, an intermediate transitional form. Evolution is not working towards any goal and so you will not find any animal which is half one species and half of another as if evolution was working towards the next 'invention'

If you are talking about the fossil record showing evolution at work then there are plenty of examples.

What about the famous Chinese fossils that clearly shows dinosaur skeletons taking on bird characteristics and bird fossils showing the last remnants of their dinosaur heritage.

Then there is the clear evidence of the reptilian jaw showing how the back teeth gradually moved to form the inner ear of its mammal descendant.

Each of these species are of course animals in their own right but each time you discover a species that can be placed between two others you are going to have two find another two that fit between these three. And so on.

Evolution does not work in large chunks as you presumably think but gradually, tiny mutation after another, 99.99999999% of which come to nothing.

It is commonly stated by anti-evolutionists that there are no known transitional fossils. This position is based on a misunderstanding of the nature of what represents a transitional feature. A common creationist argument is that no fossils are found with partially functional features. It is entirely plausible, however, that a complex feature with one function can adapt a wholly different function through evolution. The precursor to, for example, a wing, might originally have only been meant for gliding, trapping flying prey, and/or mating display. Nowadays, wings can still have all of these functions, but they are also used in active flight.

If you really want to understand it then the evidence is there for you to review in bucket loads.

Here are a few intermediate transitional forms for you to look up. Whether you believe or not, they are real!

Archaeopteryx
Ambulocetus
Tiktaalik
Platypus
Australopithecus africanus
Java Man
Homo erectus
Sinanthropus pekinensis

Couldn't resist using this..

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Now, you can stick your fingers in your ears, cover your eyes and shout "la, la, la. Not listening" if you want, but that doesn't change the fact that they exist and are there in museums all over the world for you to look at for yourself.

If you really want to understand evolution it would be best to listen to those who study it rather than continually reinforcing your own view by talking to those who share your own opinions.

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