Discovery of missing link sinks intelligent design theories
source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-evolution-fish.html
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With both eyes on one side of its head, this bizarre-looking flatfish has long been used as an case study by proponents of the intelligent design (ID) theory, since no ancestor could be found as a sort of 'in-between' in its evolutionary development. That is, until now. CT scans of 50-million-year-old fossils have revealed an intermediate species between primitive flatfishes (with eyes on both sides of their heads) and the modern, lopsided versions, which include sole, flounder, and halibut. This suggests that the process evolved gradually, through natural selection, rather than in ('intelligence assisted') jumps.
As new 'missing links' such as this keep being discovered, is it still viable for proponents of ID to use them as a scientific basis for their arguments?
As new 'missing links' such as this keep being discovered, is it still viable for proponents of ID to use them as a scientific basis for their arguments?
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PoisonTheMonkey
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Did we really need any more proof?
We all know they'll ignore anything that disproves their "theory".
- 3 years ago
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PoisonTheMonkey
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Becky6378
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Awesome. The "intelligent design " theory is retarded.
- 3 years ago
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Becky6378
