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I thought that was what was represented in the fossil record? Species disappearing and never showing up again.

Please keep in mind that the fossil record is only a very small representative of the flora and fauna that was existing at any one time. Considering the vast majority of organisms are never fossilized and then later to last due to geologic processes we're talking a small % here.

It's like take a numerous picture libraries and volumes of photos all showing the progression and relationships of life and then wiping out 95% of it and random. It only allows for a small snap shot of what was once existing & how they are related.

Species do disappear (extinction) but it doesn't follow that just b/c speciation occurs that one branch off of that speciation event (parent or daughter) has to go extinct.
 
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No. I don't think that has ever been part of the theory of evolution. Do you have some source that says the parent species is required to become extinct?

I could tell that AV was joking. I'm not sure if you are being serious either.

I said fossil record. I did not even mention evolution.
 
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I've suspected that Tellastory was a poe for quite some time. Quoting from WWN proves it. Anyhow, he also mentions Ica stones (no, not Inca stones). If anyone is up for some thread archaeology, I suggest perusing the search function and looking through the many threads this very topic has been up before. Some of the old threads are quite funny, and occasionally educational too.
 
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Even though birds were flying around it?

That's like saying that, even if Homo habilis walked down my street right now, it wouldn't really make much of a difference to the theory of evolution.

People would be asking:

If we came from Homo habilis, then why is Homo habilis still around?
:doh:

What makes you think that the an ancestral species has to die out for a descendent species to arise? The theory of evolution doesn't say anything like that.
 
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Wow, I just noticed that.

Poe. Has to be a poe.
I don't know. There is a poster over on CARM who recently posted the same thing (minus the Bible verses and dinosaur foot) and he seems pretty serious. He even made the same mistake about them being "Inca" stones.
 
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I don't know. There is a poster over on CARM who recently posted the same thing (minus the Bible verses and dinosaur foot) and he seems pretty serious. He even made the same mistake about them being "Inca" stones.

I mean, I kind of agree, but I find it hard to believe that anyone could be that dense.

Look at some of the most popular topics, right next to the article.

US CONFIRMS EXISTENCE OF MERMAIDS
WORLD'S BIGGEST BUTT
TUPAC IS ALIVE
BILL O REILLY LEAVES FOX NEWS

Who could look at this and say 'Yup. This is reputable source.'
 
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I mean, I kind of agree, but I find it hard to believe that anyone could be that dense.

Look at some of the most popular topics, right next to the article.

US CONFIRMS EXISTENCE OF MERMAIDS
WORLD'S BIGGEST BUTT
TUPAC IS ALIVE
BILL O REILLY LEAVES FOX NEWS

Who could look at this and say 'Yup. This is reputable source.'

Most creationists here believe the bible. Just sayin'.
 
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Even though birds were flying around it?

That's like saying that, even if Homo habilis walked down my street right now, it wouldn't really make much of a difference to the theory of evolution.

People would be asking:

If we came from Homo habilis, then why is Homo habilis still around?

Haven't I mentioned before that creatures do not have to go extinct to give rise to new species? Think of wolves and dogs.
 
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Wow, I just noticed that.

Poe. Has to be a poe.

I used to be a fan of WWN when it was in print. I still have one of the last issues before they disappeared for a few years and reappeared on the net. It just isn't quite the same.
 
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:doh:

What makes you think that the an ancestral species has to die out for a descendent species to arise? The theory of evolution doesn't say anything like that.

Maybe his grandparents and parents died as soon as he was born?
 
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Maybe his grandparents and parents died as soon as he was born?

Yes, I think his vision is of a 'Logan's Run' world, but on steroids...! You don't even get to survive until 30......you die as soon as you reproduce....!
 
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