Re: mesonychids to Whales

Mark Phillips (mark@maths.flinders.edu.au)
Thu, 29 Jun 1995 16:40:19 +0930

Glenn,

>"About 150 species of living cephalopods are known, and fully 10,000 fossil
>species have been described."

What is a cephalopod?

>But this does raise a question for the PC guys. Why did God create so many
>animals doomed to extinction? Why wouldn't He create the modern forms?

Are you asking, "Why wouldn't God instantly create the final product rather
than doing it in a series of supernatural steps?" I can think of some
reasons why he _might_ do it this way, though ultimately only God knows.
But this aside, it seems like a strange question coming from you, for
the same question could be levelled at theist evolution. I don't see
why it is any more problematic for PC than for TE.

Mark Phillips.