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@pyker:
Well when the Gospel was compiled I certainly agree books which may have deserved a place in it (Gospel of Mary, for example) were omitted. But this is not to say they had contradictory religious views, the reasons were more political. Imagine the social upheaval which could have ensued if Jesus were believed to have a wife.
However; Mathew, Mark, Luke and John are creditable sources as they above all had confirmed authorship, one thing which was lacking in the Gnostic Gospels. The fact that these four Gospels are all consistent with each other and are non-collaborative works (none of the others resembled each other with such degree) makes them, to a believer, incredibly hard to dispute.
As for the species thing:
Yeah, I know these creatures exist...they also sort of appeared out of nowhere in the fossil record, something no one can really explain definitively within the limits of science. A growing number of archeologists are also now theorizing many previously thought carnivorous theropoda were scavengers (particularly T-rex and raptors) which would suggest these known-predatory birds would have been even more unlikely to evolve from them.
As for the predecessor of whales and dolphins it is first important to note the fossils they have which they theorize to be the 'missing link' are herbivorous. Whales and dolphins are carnivores. Animals cannot simply "switch" their diet, it has to do with habituation and imprinting, simply put, it could not happen. Personally, I believe goal-oriented evolution (intelligent design), as many of the things that would need to happen for evolution to work, simply cannot happen without some "help."
Next I have to ask you where you think life comes from. You actually seem rather educated in the matter, and as I am pretty far removed from my introductory level biology classes I am genuinely bored by completely inconclusive talks of theropoda and dolphins as none if it was observed nor chronicled. However, I promise you I know a ton about molecular biology (which is kind of a misnomer as most people consider it a branch of chemistry) so I just would like to know how you think the macromolecules needed for life came into existence?
Well when the Gospel was compiled I certainly agree books which may have deserved a place in it (Gospel of Mary, for example) were omitted. But this is not to say they had contradictory religious views, the reasons were more political. Imagine the social upheaval which could have ensued if Jesus were believed to have a wife.
However; Mathew, Mark, Luke and John are creditable sources as they above all had confirmed authorship, one thing which was lacking in the Gnostic Gospels. The fact that these four Gospels are all consistent with each other and are non-collaborative works (none of the others resembled each other with such degree) makes them, to a believer, incredibly hard to dispute.
As for the species thing:
Yeah, I know these creatures exist...they also sort of appeared out of nowhere in the fossil record, something no one can really explain definitively within the limits of science. A growing number of archeologists are also now theorizing many previously thought carnivorous theropoda were scavengers (particularly T-rex and raptors) which would suggest these known-predatory birds would have been even more unlikely to evolve from them.
As for the predecessor of whales and dolphins it is first important to note the fossils they have which they theorize to be the 'missing link' are herbivorous. Whales and dolphins are carnivores. Animals cannot simply "switch" their diet, it has to do with habituation and imprinting, simply put, it could not happen. Personally, I believe goal-oriented evolution (intelligent design), as many of the things that would need to happen for evolution to work, simply cannot happen without some "help."
Next I have to ask you where you think life comes from. You actually seem rather educated in the matter, and as I am pretty far removed from my introductory level biology classes I am genuinely bored by completely inconclusive talks of theropoda and dolphins as none if it was observed nor chronicled. However, I promise you I know a ton about molecular biology (which is kind of a misnomer as most people consider it a branch of chemistry) so I just would like to know how you think the macromolecules needed for life came into existence?