My Theory

[Infinity]

Lets assume for a second that no prehistoric life ever lived. Second the animal life that we have now on earth lived some 6-4 million years ago, then just died out a few thousand years ago. But they never evolved, just stayed as they are. Next modern man shows up and we get to the present day. It is my belief that the theory of evolution would be as it is now

 

[HRE]

I believe I speak for everybody when I say,"Huh?"

 

[Infinity]

Read it again slowly

 

[Obertray]

Ok, now you need:

• Evidence
• A reason why all of the animals aren't dead, like you just stated

And finally:

• For the OP to make sense.

 

[Stellar Vision]

I don't understand why we need to assume prehistoric life never existed. It's a false assumption, and there's no point in proposing theories based on false assumptions.

 

[Infinity]

My point was simply this, If we dig up 4 types of horses million of years old that live today. We would see 4 different types of leg bones and we would say "see how they change" one would be smaller to the larger one. My point was this, Is it possible for perhistoric life to have lived as they where with out change. I say yes, we have many different types of horses today. So we had different types of the same animal back then without change. From the small pony to the hugh clydesdale horse

 

[danaman5]

Oh, I get it, you aren't giving an actual theory for the origin of species, you are just making an "evolution is man's folly" type statement.

 

[Hydra009]

My point was this, Is it possible for perhistoric life to have lived as they where with out change.

It's irrelevant if one thinks that prehistoric life could have survived without change (i.e. evolution). The fact of the matter is that prehistoric life did change.

 

[Obertray]

I get it

I bow to your comprehension skills.

 

[Infinity]

Ummm ya, no matter what we dig up it will somehow point to evolution. Old perhistoic ape skulls whatever

 

[JohnR7]

Is it possible for perhistoric life to have lived as they where with out change.

How do you explain Darwin's Finches, where the beaks seem to have changed.

 

[danaman5]

Ummm ya, no matter what we dig up it will somehow point to evolution. Old perhistoic ape skulls whatever

You say this as though we are doing it on purpose. The only reason that the theory of evolution is still around is that every piece of evidence we find "somehow points to evolution." If they didn't, we would have rethought things a lot.

 

[Infinity]

How do you explain the size deferents with two types of common dogs? Head size deferents etc.etc. The skeletons would look very similar

 

[Infinity]

You say this as though we are doing it on purpose. The only reason that the theory of evolution is still around is that every piece of evidence we find "somehow points to evolution." If they didn't, we would have rethought things a lot.

Not "WE" It's the guys who are trying to make a living out of it that keeps it going

 

[Asimov]

Ummm ya, no matter what we dig up it will somehow point to evolution. Old perhistoic ape skulls whatever

Dude, the reason why your theory doesn't work, is that the horsey fossils found are found in different strata, meaning that each one is older than the next the further you go down.

If there were prehistoric horse fossils found in the same strata that were each different, then we'd say "hey...there were different species of horses around that time".

 

[danaman5]

How do you explain the size deferents with two types of common dogs? Head size deferents etc.etc. The skeletons would look very similar

How does evolution explain it? Artificial selection, mostly. And no, the skeletons of different breeds of dogs do not necessarily look the same. Go to http://www.provet.co.uk/dogs/evolution%20of%20the%20dog.htm

for more info on dog evolution.

 

[Asimov]

Not "WE" It's the guys who are trying to make a living out of it that keeps it going

semantics....you do realise that a lot of the guys you are talking to do try to make a living out of it. For others, it's simply a hobby, and a matter of discussion.

 

[Infinity]

Dude, the reason why your theory doesn't work, is that the horsey fossils found are found in different strata, meaning that each one is older than the next the further you go down.

If there were prehistoric horse fossils found in the same strata that were each different, then we'd say "hey...there were different species of horses around that time".

Modern day horses fossils where found with the same ones you just noted

 

[danaman5]

It's the guys who are trying to make a living out of it that keeps it going

What?

No one makes a living off of evolution. Some make a living off of creationism, but that is another subject. Scientists simply get paid to do research and scientific experiments, not on the basis of which theory their work points to.

 

[Asimov]

Modern day horses fossils where found with the same ones you just noted

source?