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Peter Ward (not an [[intelligent design]] supporter) wrote: | Peter Ward (not an [[intelligent design]] supporter) wrote: | ||
| − | :“The seemingly sudden appearance of skeletonized life has been one of the most perplexing puzzles of the fossil record. How is it that animals as complex as [[trilobites]] and [[brachiopods]] could spring forth so suddenly, completely formed, without a trace of their ancestors in the underlying [[strata]]? If ever there was evidence suggesting [[Divine Creation]], surely the [[Precambrian]] and [[Cambrian]] transition, known from numerous localities across the face of the earth, | + | :“The seemingly sudden appearance of skeletonized life has been one of the most perplexing puzzles of the fossil record. How is it that animals as complex as [[trilobites]] and [[brachiopods]] could spring forth so suddenly, completely formed, without a trace of their ancestors in the underlying [[strata]]? If ever there was evidence suggesting [[Divine Creation]], surely the [[Precambrian]] and [[Cambrian]] transition, known from numerous localities across the face of the earth, is it. – ''On Methuselah's Trail: Living Fossils and the Great Extinctions'' (New York: W. H. Freeman, 1992), 29. <ref>cited by [[William Dembski]] [http://www.uncommondescent.com/evolution/quoting-misquoting-quote-mining/]</ref> |
| − | is it. – ''On Methuselah's Trail: Living Fossils and the Great Extinctions'' (New York: W. H. Freeman, 1992), 29. <ref>cited by [[William Dembski]] [http://www.uncommondescent.com/evolution/quoting-misquoting-quote-mining/]</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 15:02, March 7, 2008
In Cambrian explosion countless new forms of life appeared in the fossil record. Scientists and others have vigorously debated the meaning of this for over a hundred years.
For opponents of naturalistic evolution, the Cambrian explosion casts doubt on the idea that significant new forms of life came into being without God having any involvement.
Peter Ward (not an intelligent design supporter) wrote:
- “The seemingly sudden appearance of skeletonized life has been one of the most perplexing puzzles of the fossil record. How is it that animals as complex as trilobites and brachiopods could spring forth so suddenly, completely formed, without a trace of their ancestors in the underlying strata? If ever there was evidence suggesting Divine Creation, surely the Precambrian and Cambrian transition, known from numerous localities across the face of the earth, is it. – On Methuselah's Trail: Living Fossils and the Great Extinctions (New York: W. H. Freeman, 1992), 29. [1]
Notes
- ↑ cited by William Dembski [1]