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To: DLL who wrote (16032)	5/21/1998 4:48:00 PM
From: DLL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

EVOLUTION IS NOT A VALID EXPLAINATION FOR LIFE From the Center of Creation Studies; Fossil Record Overview - Missing Transitional Forms A severe problem for evolutionists is the absence of transitional forms in the fossil record. By transitional forms, we mean intermediate forms of life appearing in the fossil record that are "in-between" existing types of organisms found today or in the past. If slow, gradual evolution occurred, you would expect to observe a continuum of change in the fossil record. After all, if life took millions of years to arrive at its' present state of development, the earth should be filled with fossils that could be easily assembled into a number of series showing minor changes as species were evolving. The opposite is true - no continuum! When fossils are examined they form records of existing and extinct organisms with clearly defined gaps, or missing transitional forms, consistent with a creationist's view of origins.

To: DLL who wrote (16032)	5/21/1998 4:50:00 PM
From: DLL	Respond to of 39621

Consider... The Cambrian explosion - At the bottom of the geological column in the so called Cambrian rocks are found highly complex creatures: trilobites, worms, sponges, jellyfish, etc., all without ancestors. It's as though you "turned the light on" in the fossil record. These are highly complex life forms appearing on the scene without forerunners. Trilobites for example, have compound lenses in their eyes that make use of Fermat's principle and Abbe's Sine Law. This is like entering the highway of life without an entrance ramp. Insects - When found in the fossil record, they are already developed without ancestors. Dragonflies are dragonflies, cockroaches are cockroaches. Instead of an evolutionary tree, we have only the leaves without the trunk or branches. To compound this problem the question of flight arises... when did they develop the ability to fly? There are no fossil intermediates in the record. Invertebrates and vertebrates - Transitional forms leading to vertebrates are absent even though the transition supposedly took millions of years. It is theorized that life passed through a stage where a creature possessed a simple rod-like notochord. This has not been found.

To: DLL who wrote (16032)	5/21/1998 4:52:00 PM
From: DLL	Respond to of 39621

Consider also.... Fish to Amphibian - Fin to feet... Evolutionist glibly cite a Fish --> Amphibian --> Reptile --> Mammal progression in their theory, however there is a large gap in the fossil record between fish and amphibians. Among other differences, fish have small pelvic bones that are embedded in muscle and not connected to the backbone unlike tetrapod amphibians which have large pelvises that are firmly connected to the vertebral column. Without this anatomy, the amphibian could not walk. The morphological differences in this gap are obvious and profound. Amphibian to Reptile -The skeletons of amphibians and reptiles are closely related which makes this an ambiguous case. Mammals - Mammals just appear in the fossil record, again without transitional forms (Gish notes 32 such orders of mammals). Marine Mammals - whales, dolphins, and sea cows also appear abruptly. It has been suggested that the ancestors of the dolphins are cattle, pigs, or buffaloes. Also consider the enigma of flight - supposedly, insects, birds, mammals (bats), and reptiles, each evolved the ability to fly separately. In each of the four cases there are no series of transitional forms to support this assertion. The primates - lemurs, monkeys, apes and man appear fully formed in the fossil record. The proverbial "missing link" between man and ape remains elusive and periodically changes with the thinking of the day. And finally, dinosaurs. Again there is the absence of transitional series leading to these giants.

To: DLL who wrote (16032)	5/21/1998 5:21:00 PM
From: DLL	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 39621

Let us think about the Big Bang theory for a moment. Many opponents of the God of the Bible have spoken of the Big Bang and Evolution. Some go so far as to assert that God is part of his creation and inhabits all life. This idea is foolish on it's face. Science has determined that Time, Space, and Mass all began at the instant of the Big Bang. This is the first effect in the universe and they can track it to microseconds after it happened. The problem is the first cause. This I will call God. God being the first cause created the universe which we see today. Because the universe did not exist until after that first cause God must exist outside of the Universe. He existed before time and is therefore Eternal and extra-dimensional as opposed to our Universe which the evidence proves is finite. While God is able to interact with his creation and does he would not cease to exist if the universe ended. Those who put their faith in the God that is themselves will be disappointed. God is not us, we belong to God. If you really think about these things you will understand that God is transcendent of the Universe and is separate from his creation. Praise God that he found a way to enter this reality in Messiah Yeshua. He has explained himself to man as a man. He showed us the perfect example of love by dying for us and has reconciled us to God through is life and resurrection. This is the most provable event in human history. Those who put their faith in him will not be disappointed. The Christian view of reality is the only sound, consistent and reasonable view. Those who oppose it do so because they won't believe not because they cannot believe. In Yeshua's redemption for humankind - DLL