Re: If you believe any of your theories, you've turned science into a religion.



us2 wrote:
> And yet the fossil record is often quoted in news articles as evidence
> of the "fact" of evolution

Well, it is! I don't need a movie of your entire life to see that you
develop as you grow older. If I have a series of snapshots at one-year
intervals, I can see that you do develop, of course. What I can't tell
is whether the changes in you take place all at once, or more gradually.

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