A big problem for Evolution?

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"discredit creationism"? It has to be "credited" first, and there is no evidence, to my knowledge, supporting it.

Furthermore, I do know exactly what you mean by the nature of the gaps. But it is still a preposterous argument, not only because you ignore certain fundamental observations regarding the nature of evolution, but also because while you talk about "As" and "Ms", you don't define what distinguishes between these "types". As far as I'm concerned, showing evolution of different species, aka the the horse from its predecessors, IS going from "A" to "M". A different species is a different species is a different species. You're trying to say that "oh no way... you have to show me where in the fossil record it goes from Fish to Amphibian."

But given that

1) Evolution of such dramatic differences that I think characterize what you are calling "types" (e.g. fish to amphibians) would, by the theory, take millions of years.
2) Preserved fossilization is a rare occurrence. It does not happen in one place for millions of years straight, to allow for these kinds of changes to be recorded.

Therefore, it should not be surprising at all that what glimpses fossilization does provide us are not the entirety of the tree of life. Yet there are examples of natural speciation in the fossil record, and, as I mentioned earlier, it is an invaluable tool in showing how life forms became increasing more complex as time has gone on, a natural prediction of evolution.

You've been essentially stating a "Kent Hovind" (the infamous young earth creationist who offered 250,000 dollars to show evolution between what he vaguely described as "kinds") argument. But it is ridiculous to assume that, given the gradual nature of evolutionary change and the hit-or-miss nature of fossilization, that such changes should be present in the fossil record, and that their absence weakens evolution.


And let's not forget that the fossil record is but one piece of supporting record. The evidence of DNA conservation is perhaps the strongest evidence out there, and I've yet to see you explain away that.