(January 10, 2014 at 7:17 pm)orogenicman Wrote:Yes they are, but most ( even scientists) mean transitional forms are fossils reflecting change from one clade to another.(January 10, 2014 at 6:05 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: I've heard that we have discovered billions of fossils, though I can't find a reputable source that isn't Creationist to confirm it. Any idea? I'm pretty sure we possess hundreds of transitional fossils but I find that fairly suspicious (as Darwin predicted the Earth should be sprawling with them) if we literally have billions. What gives? Not doubting evolution but is there something in the process that would account for this?
What gives is that the concept of transitional species is spurious, at best with regard to the fossil record. ALL species are transitional.
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To the last syllable of recorded time;
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The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
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That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
