Originally posted by josephw How can we know? It could easily be a fake. I can't help thinking that it all looks like straining at a gnat.
It could be, and I expect it to be subject to scientific scrutiny. And, if it is a fake, I expect it to
be revealed as such. You see, when a scientist promotes bad claims, the scientific community
analyzes its veracity, and if it is found to be suspect they report it.
Now, let's assume it's not a fake. What will this tell you about the theory of evolution?
Originally posted by jaywill You mean supposed little hind legs on the the rear of a snake proves that [b]"In the beginning God [did NOT] create the heavens and the earth?" [/b]
No, but it does suggest a common ancestor with whales, birds, etc, which does not seem compatible with Genesis 1:21.
Originally posted by jaywill You mean supposed little hind legs on the the rear of a snake proves that [b]"In the beginning God [did NOT] create the heavens and the earth?" [/b]
No, it provides another empirical datum contradicting a literal reading of the disparate Genesis
myths.
Originally posted by Nemesio It could be, and I expect it to be subject to scientific scrutiny. And, if it is a fake, I expect it to
be revealed as such. You see, when a scientist promotes bad claims, the scientific community
analyzes its veracity, and if it is found to be suspect they report it.
Now, let's assume it's not a fake. What will this tell you about the theory of evolution?
Nemesio
What that would prove to creationists is there is a conspiracy against creationism.
Originally posted by snowinscotland http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7339508.stm
A window into the past, showing a snake with little hind legs, apparently...
There are living examples of 'snakes' with legs. Lizards for example have all four. There are also lizards that move like snakes and lizards with very stunted legs. I believe pythons have little claws instead of hind legs.
Or it could be part of a fake? Without independent study, one cant really rule that out. However, there really is no incentive to fake something like that. There is really no benefit to be gained by faking something like that and if the faker is discovered he will get discredited.
Originally posted by twhitehead There are living examples of 'snakes' with legs. Lizards for example have all four. There are also lizards that move like snakes and lizards with very stunted legs. I believe pythons have little claws instead of hind legs.
[b]Or it could be part of a fake? Without independent study, one cant really rule that out. However, there really is no incent ...[text shortened]... gained by faking something like that and if the faker is discovered he will get discredited.[/b]
I wonder how they decided it was a snake and not a lizard (i.e. suborder serpentes).