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> "Dr. Jason Gastrich" <news@jcsm.org> wrote in message
> news:FYoEb.2258$Vs3.2012@twister.socal.rr.com...
> > Mujin wrote:
> > > On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 20:04:57 +0000 (UTC), "Piorokrat"
> > > <piorokrat@autograf.pl> wrote:
> > >
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > >> Fossils are a point which can be discussed. They are much rarer than
> > >> they should be bearing in mind what evolutionists say about the age
> > >> of the earth. I tend to believe that they are flood victims.
> > >
> > > OK, you're right. This does bear discussion. Exactly how many
> > > fossils are to be expected, and by how much does the number of
> > > existing fossils fall short?
> >
> > If punctualism is true, then we don't need many fossils at all. Right?
>
> Wrong.
>
> > Punctualism disagrees with Darwinism on this.
>
> No, it doesn't. Punctuated Equilibrium is in agreement with darwinian
> mechanisms. The difference is that fossilization is imperfect, and in
> episodes of fairly rapid evolution, all the intermediates are not going to
> be represented.
>
> > IMHO, punctualism was the
> > theory that evolutionists put forth after the fossils weren't found.
>
> Not suprisingly, your opinion is wrong. Many transitional fossils have
been
> found. PE deals with the pattern of fossils and why there are relatively
> few intermediates between species.
>
> DJT
>
>
Please give a short summary of exactly what the theory of Punctuated
Equilibrium is and what it says.
Best
Uncle Davey
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