Re: Evolution: Where's the missing link?

[maranello55]

nice vid. Nice find abt the non-linearity of evolution.

[Skull666Bones]

Like I said there is a fuckin missing link. And they won't find it cause it dosent exist. I'm a atheist by the way.

[JesusFreak164]

sorry i meant that scientists haven't proven it. and so then where there is proof, in the the bible and plenty of other places i do believe. they have found so many other things that supports creation. some scientists have even prooved creation scientifically.

[EvansRowan123]

They only haven't proven it because science never says anything's "proved". You can only get a genuine proof in mathematics.

Ok, what's the proof?

[JesusFreak164]

well, I believe the scientist that have scientifically proven evolution can not possibly exist.

[superjeff14]

Yeah sure. If that actually happened that scientist would get the noble prize. So where is the prize? Oh wait, i forgot, it didn't happen.

[JesusFreak164]

i just have one question i want to know if your against evolution or in agreement with it?

[blackcat355]

I agree with evolution and the information in this video supports the theory...

Did you watch the video?

[JesusFreak164]

yes i did i was confused by the things you said and i understand what your saying the theory bothers me because it's not a proven fact

[rj12124]

so i'm guessing as an alternative, you're believing in something that .001% of scientists agree with?

[LTstudios]

nice video. i must say thats a really cool name for a book. good of you to explain what was said in the other video in more detail.

[blackcat355]

Oh my goodness, I accidentally removed your other comment because I clicked "Remove" instead of "Reply"! Oops!

As for your question, I had never read anything other than H. Habilis being our ancestor. However, I believe there is some question in whether or not this is true, because we have yet to discover the transitional species between H. antecessor and H. habilis or H. ergaster or H. erectus.

Thanks so much for your comments and questions. =)

[LTstudios]

i do that sometimes, actually i did it twice in a row.

[l0rdcompaQ]

<3 

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[unkie888]

u so cute.

[h8uall66]

You say "um" a lot in your video. It's OK, so do I.

[blackcat355]

Lol, that's a bad habit of mine =D

[h8uall66]

I watch my videos before I upload them and sometimes get a little self conscious about how often I say "um" and "uh". But then I don't feel like re-shooting myself again so I just upload it anyways.

[KennyTew2]

That said, I think P Monks video is a great introduction to the subject for creationists and others with little or no knowledge of the subject. I won't loose too much sleep if people think in linear terms, but at least are acquainted with a few of our ancestors. Then again maybe you did, hence the late night film making. Overall a good job, well done.

[blackcat355]

Thanks for commenting. I wasn't losing sleep making this video, I just don't sleep much, and inspiration strikes me at strange times. =P

I agree that PandaMonk's video is a fine introduction for non-scientists. I just wanted to go a bit more in-depth for people who might be interested.

[Pandamonk69]

And rightly so. It taught me some things. :D

[KennyTew2]

Well yes, I suppose. I assume you are padding out the linear picture presented by P Monk and gently criticising his use of the term Missing Link. A term I don't have much problem with, simply because it is the common parlance and therefore a term understood by many. Of course, the argument goes, that a missing link conjurors the image of a chain, inexorably progressing from Miocene ape to man. This image kind of sidesteps adaptive radiation and therefore is deeply reductionist.

[DavidRandallCurtis]

Good video... 5* - now get some sleep!

[freetaught]

You are quite an intelligent young lady!

5 Stars for a well constructed video!

[HaleyMary]

Good video response. This was well thought out. :) I think you're right that we don't see only one species among many other animals. Most other animals have more than one species like in the dogs and cats families there are not only the various kinds of domestic house cats and dogs, but also the ones in the wild as well like the cougar and the wolf.

[H0D0NKAIN]

I believe somewhat that there were probably a couple variations of early human on the planet a long time ago. One that was passive and one that was more aggressive. I'm thinking that they could probably mate and have offspring. But time has showed us that the aggressive race usually ends up dominant. (Not necessarily the best) -Good video

[Pandamonk69]

Wow, my first video response :D

Thanks for the response.

It was intended for creationists, and is not perfect. It implies we evolved from neanderthals and chimps, which we didn't. We infact share common ancestry with them(i know you know).

And you're right, it's not linear. Good explanation.

With being unique, do you mean we don't have separate species within our species(homo sapiens), unlike, for instance, dogs(very dramatic differences)?

Thanks again

Lee

[blackcat355]

What I meant was that there is only one species within the genus Homo. (i.e. Homo sapiens). All domestic dogs are actually the same species (Canis lupus familiaris), but there are other species like the coyote (Canis latrans) and the gray wolf (Canis lupus).

[Pandamonk69]

You know a lot more about it than me. Where do you go to learn about it?

[KennyTew2]

I also recommend pretty much anything by Ian Tattersall. Becoming human is a great introduction and The Fossil Trail is just fantastic, but a tad more difficult. Donald Johanson's from Lucy to Language has the best Pictures, (I'm not being patronising here P Monk, they're bloody great!) Richard Leeky is also enjoyable to read, but be careful, he can be a little out of kilter with the mainstream.

[Pandamonk69]

Also, you must mean the only surviving homo species?

[blackcat355]

Yes, all species and subspecies of the genus Homo are extinct except us, Homo sapiens sapiens.

My only formal education on the subject is my freshman biology class, but I read a lot of essays and books on science. If you're interested, try reading the book

mentioned in this video, Leonard's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms by Stephen Jay Gould.

...Wikipedia helps too lol

[Pandamonk69]

Thanks for that. I may well check out that book.

Wiki is good, but some things are not exactly accurate. It is generally good though.

I have no formal education at all on the subject, but i do read a bit about it.

I know the basics, put it that way.

[Pandamonk69]

When you say all subspecies are extinct but us. Would you say that there exists many subspecies within homo sapien?