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[philackey]

When did the velociraptor, or deinonychus live? Do you believe that these therapods were the grandmothers of archeopteryx? I suppose I was a little vague we should confine ourselves to more specific therapods. If there is no evolution debate why are we talking? If there is no debate why do the vast majority of humans on earth feel evolution flawed. If I said the earth was flat I don't think you'd be trying to defend that.

[TXatheist]

@philackey We are talking because christians and people like you can't accept that evolution is true without any need for god. That sadly is the majority because of that major group and their misunderstanding of evolution.

[philackey]

Belief in God is a private matter. If you believe its a dead end thats fine. Why are you threatened by one of your icons being taken away. I thought science didn't care, it only follows where the facts go. Why bring up God? Do you feel guilty? The evolution debate should exist apart from questions about God.

[TXatheist]

@philackey I wish belief in gods was a private matter but the Discovery Institute proves otherwise. I'm not threatened at all with your desire to misuse science to validate your religious view. There is no evolution debate except by theists trying to pretend there is one.

[philackey]

I meant to say Archeopteryx cannot be the descendant of therapod dinosaurs if it lived and died before therapods ever existed. Just this year there were headlines that said Archeopteryx has been knocked from its perch by fossil discoveries in China. You would be better off doing what evolutionist do best just find a new fossil to squeeze in there. Do you really not keep up on this?

[TXatheist]

@philackey Archeopteryx existed ~150 MA, therapods ~230MA so you are incorrect. Scientists will continue to find more fossils to confirm the evolutionary timeline. 

[TXatheist]

@silentpimpsmak And if you to evolutionnews be aware they are xian fundamentalists that can't get any public university to support their xian creationism repacked as false science. The discovery institute is run by xian nutjobs and fail at life.

[sixtiksix]

The fact that we are all related takes the pressure off a lot of fundamentalists that are dorkin' farm animals...so it really is a win win...not an epic fail....

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[Daemonikat1]

@TXatheist didnt know evolution or science for that matter could refute that concept(god)...

[JohananRaatz]

@TXatheist Doesn't the Discovery Institute believe in evolution though? I mean they also believe it was guided, but at least they aren't contradicting evolution or anything with ludicrous chronology like the Young-Earthers think.

[philackey]

Even if you are wrong on archeopteryx I'm not suggesting that in itself invalidates your common descent. I have read this article nature.com. Something called Xiaotinga found in Liaoning, China by some guy named Xing Xu. Seems like it said something like this will be widely accepted. I think that this was peer-reviewed and has been accepted as established science.