27 Apr 08
Originally posted by snowinscotlandHow can we know? It could easily be a fake. I can't help thinking that it all looks like straining at a gnat.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7339508.stm
A window into the past, showing a snake with little hind legs, apparently...
Or it could be part of a fake?
27 Apr 08
Originally posted by snowinscotlandNow here's where the Creationist position shows it's weakness. The standard comment is -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7339508.stm
A window into the past, showing a snake with little hind legs, apparently...
Or it could be part of a fake?
"Well what about the missing link between this legged snake and modern snakes? Between this legged snake and lizards?"
They never stop asking for MORE missing links. You find a thousand "missing links" and they demand two thousand.
28 Apr 08
Originally posted by josephwIt could be, and I expect it to be subject to scientific scrutiny. And, if it is a fake, I expect it to
How can we know? It could easily be a fake. I can't help thinking that it all looks like straining at a gnat.
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
28 Apr 08
Originally posted by josephwIt's just (assuming it's ok) a snake with legs. Thing is, we already have snakes with legs, well sort of. slow worms.
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's just that it doesn't look like we have had this sort of snake before...
29 Apr 08
Originally posted by jaywillNo, but it does suggest a common ancestor with whales, birds, etc, which does not seem compatible with Genesis 1:21.
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]
29 Apr 08
Originally posted by NemesioWhat that would prove to creationists is there is a conspiracy against creationism.
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
29 Apr 08
Originally posted by snowinscotlandThere 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.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7339508.stm
A window into the past, showing a snake with little hind legs, apparently...
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.
01 May 08
Originally posted by twhiteheadI wonder how they decided it was a snake and not a lizard (i.e. suborder serpentes).
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]