Evolution What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters

Science and Creationism 35 had actually taught anything about evolution. He did, however, use the classic textbook, Hunter’s Civ ...

36 Evolution and the Fossil Record dilute or eliminate coverage of evolution when the nation was facing a crisis in science educ ...

Science and Creationism 37 the idea of creation science. On January 5, 1982, Judge William R. Overton gave his ruling on McLean ...

38 Evolution and the Fossil Record of God’s handiwork, and there were no professional scientists.) The most famous advocate of n ...

Science and Creationism 39 Radial sesamoid Radial sesamoid I V I II III IV V FIGURE 2.3. The panda, like all Carnivora, has all ...

40 Evolution and the Fossil Record are almost the only carnivore that eats plants (bamboo). Consequently, pandas have modified a ...

FIGURE 2.4. The recurrent laryngeal nerve branches from the spinal cord and sends nerve impulses to the vocal cords, as well as ...

42 Evolution and the Fossil Record FIGURE 2.5. The cruelty of the reproductive habits of the ichneumonid wasps horrified the Vic ...

Science and Creationism 43 natural laws and processes without divine intervention. So theology retreated from explain- ing that ...

44 Evolution and the Fossil Record century have been playing defense. They’ve been fighting a defensive war to defend what they ...

Science and Creationism 45 religiously conservative, according to the New York Times. The Times also reported that the CRC recei ...

46 Evolution and the Fossil Record repeatedly to cover his tracks, apparently at the instructions of the lawyers from the Dis- c ...

Science and Creationism 47 a long post bragging about their “accomplishments” in the past ten years that is a monu- ment to spec ...

48 Evolution and the Fossil Record subject to testing and falsification. Creationists have their conclusions already determined. ...

Science and Creationism 49 Likewise, creationists do not present their arguments at legitimate professional meet- ings of respec ...

50 Evolution and the Fossil Record My own experience with debating creationists was truly eye-opening. In October 1983, I was as ...

Science and Creationism 51 Even though I beat Gish badly, I decided not to debate him again because it was a waste of time preac ...

52 Evolution and the Fossil Record Besides, as anyone who really understands the mathematics of probability knows, you can’t mak ...

Science and Creationism 53 Pelikan, J. 2005. Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages. New York: Viking. ...

FIGURE 3.1. The process of fossilization destroys 99 percent of the bones and shells of most organisms, so less than 1 percent o ...