Part 3 of 7 - The Fossil Record, Dr. Don Patton, Ph.D.

The fossil record is supposed to be the primary documentary evidence for evolution. If there is proof, it would have to be from the fossils. Dr. Patton examines the evidence as described by the leading paleontologists themselves and demonstrates that the supposed proof is very much against evolution.
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[wizard970]

@macrodactyl His PHD is in Christian Education from Pacific Collage of Graduate Studies (Luther Rice Universities). It is not accredited or authorized by any local or national board to grant degrees.

[macrodactyl]

@ryanladdy . I suggest you start off by getting a high school equivalent and then move onto reading an introductory book on biology and possibly evolution. You will learn that it is one of the greatest scientific ideas of our time. This means that it is the complete opposite of what you have identified here. I work full time as a geneticist and on a daily basis we use techniques and conduct experiments that would not work without the fact of evolution.

[macrodactyl]

@ryanladdy No that is not what evolutionists do. They are scientists. The science of evolution or evolutionists make observations, collect data, formulate hypotheses, subject theories to rigorous testing, and report on the evidence, facts, and nature of the science. Evolution has actually been put on trial multiple times in history and in American courts (for whatever that's worth). It won.

[gregrutz]

Is this all he does, quote mine?

[macrodactyl]

Thinking about the transitional fossils - I'd like to see this guy dig up every piece of skeletal remains extending even back to his great-grandparents (Good luck!). I would then say to him that due to the gaps in the skeletal remains his theory that he had great-grandparents does not hold scientific credibility. Without the evidence how could he prove this? Do you see the flaw in his argument? It is really an incredibly silly argument he is making in this video.

[macrodactyl]

Here is a copy of the transcript on the ruling of the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District Intelligent Design:

W W W dot pamd.uscourts.gov/kitzmiller/k­itzmiller_342.pdf

showing that evolution has indeed stood up in court and clearly the evidence didn't stand up in trial simply through bits and pieces of circumstantial evidence being slapped together. There was expert testimony and this trial had national coverage. Patton's ideas are bunk and non-scientific, evolution is science.

[macrodactyl]

@ryanladdy There are entire books written on the scientific principals and methods that apply to evolutionary theory. In every issue of the journals Nature and Science we have publications on evolution, hypotheses, tests and facts about the process. These are the same journals where Albert Einstein and others, such as Stephen Hawkin's publish their most prized works. There are thousands of articles churning out on a regular basis providing further evidence. Evolution is a highly robust science.

[macrodactyl]

@ryanladdy There are no 'gaps' in the theory, because we know and understand the taphonomy of fossils. Why are there so few bones hanging about? They decay and get eaten, dragged and we rarely see them after a few months. It takes some very specific circumstances for a fossil to form. Hence, we would never expect to see a pure transition of fossils leaping across time. We know, however, that creatures reproduce and that this chain of events is what links lineages and their homologous features.

[macrodactyl]

@ryanladdy I worked in a paleaontology lab for five years. I think you have no clue whatsoever how much evidence is out there. Moreover, it is not only about piecing one fossil to another as though there is a pure transition from one form to another. It requires and understanding of the undeniable fact of heritable reproduction that was elucidated by Gregor Mendel.

[macrodactyl]

@ryanladdy The evidence is not circumstantial at all - you can see it for yourself. It is measured in the bones, muscles and tissues of living creatures all compiled into a publicly verifiable table of information. The principals of natural selection by means of inheritance, variation and laws of population growth are fact - hence I don't know where you get your delusional idea that it can never be proven. It is one of the most astounding scientific ideas of all time.