Vernon wrote:
>>In my reply I asked him to suggest how the alleged transition
fish>amphibian could possibly have taken place, for in my mind it defied all
logic. In particular, in the early stages of the assumed process, I failed
to see what possible selection advantage would accrue from the encumbering
of normal fin activity with the growth of incipient legs and feet (together
with the necessary internal adjustments). My experience over the years has
been that evolutionists assure me that it must have happened. They are far
more comfortable discussing later assumed developments in which leg and foot
function obviously become significant factors in creature survival.
I also requested evidence of the fact that such transitions have been found
in the fossil record.
To date, neither request has been met. Am I therefore correct in inferring
that this essential stage in the evolutionary enterprise is to be taken on
trust? <<<<
No it doesn't have to be taken on trust. THe earliest stages of the
transition of fin to leg involve an animal which lived in shallow water,
Ichthyostega, and would thrust out to grab its prey. It used its fins to
push against the sediment to add to its speed. Ichthyostega had limbs which
would not support his weight on land but would work wonderfully in the
water. We can follow an entire sequence of fossils gradually moving from
fish to amphibian so you don't have to take anything on trust.
see http://www.glenn.morton.btinternet.co.uk/transit.htm
glenn
see http://www.glenn.morton.btinternet.co.uk/dmd.htm
for lots of creation/evolution information
anthropology/geology/paleontology/theology\
personal stories of struggle
Sincerely,
Vernon
http://www.otherbiblecode.com
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