A fossil found in the 1860s named Archaeopteryx was a said to be one of the most important finds for evolutionists. Archae is what is now called as a transitional fossil, and this specific transition is between dinosaurs and birds. Archaeopteryx is indeed classified as a bird, but the Archaeopteryx has unique features that are not possessed by birds. The Archaeopteryx does not have a bill, its trunk region vertebra is free whereas in birds it is always fused, and the Archaeopteryx has teeth which no modern day birds have. Some of its more avian features are its opposable hallux which just means it has a ‘big toe’ which is a common trait found in birds not dinosaurs, and of course feathers, among other features.
Evidence supporting Creationism
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Scientists almost all agree with Darwinian theory but about 40% of them incorporate a “higher being” in the process and believe that this “being” uses what we see as ‘random processes”. Some biologists claim that, "God created the universe and principles of energy and matter, which then guided subsequent evolution." while another has stated that God did not guide the process, "but did create the conditions that allowed the process to take place." Theistic evolutionists have claimed that all living things have evolved from one original life form, but that “God” created this original form thereby directing the process. Progressive creationists explain that over the billions of ages God has intervened once in a while in a major way to speed-up change, but then allowed Nature to take its own course. But despite the many people who are ambivalent, there are not enough. There will most likely never be a compromise between creationists and Darwinists but this does not necessarily mean that the two ideas are fundamentally opposed to one
The elongated arm bones that support the wing evolved in the first coelurosaur, which probably looked like ornitholestes. As far as we know feathers are unique to birds, but this doesn’t mean that birds are not dinosaurs. Because birds belong to the group called dinosaurs, it follows that birds are feathered dinosaurs. The closest known evolutionary relatives of birds are some of the small carnivorous dinosaurs, such as velociraptor, ornitholestes, and deinonychus. The difference between a Tyrannosaurus Rex and Apatosaurus is that almost everything about Tyrannosaurus Rex indicates enormous power of one of the largest theropod dinosaurs that ever existed. They have a 4-foot-long jaw, 6-inch-long teeth and massive thighbones. It is the largest and most fearsome carnivore of all time. The fossil was originally arranged so that the dinosaur stood
The act of creation has been hotly contested by many over the years. This denial of the biblical account of crea-tion has increased in intensity, especially since the nineteenth century, by such erring souls as Charles Darwin, who initiated the theory of evolution.
Subclass – Archeorinthes –*Fossil birds (Jurassic birds of Mesozoic Age). *Flight feathers present. *Long tail without a pygostyle. *Carpals and metacarpals free. *Abdominal ribs present. *Hand reduced to three digits.
According to the article from The Boston Globe, Josh Goldenburg, a student at Boston University, suffers from double vision and balance problems after jumping out of his house when an unexpected fire started. Universities in the Boston area don’t provide enough on-campus housing for the amount of students they accept, leading to terrible off-campus living conditions. Students are living with sometimes up to 12 people, making the houses overcrowded and living in closed off front porches and dining rooms. The owners of the house make rent very expensive because they know the kids don’t have anywhere else to live. A lot of the houses haven’t had inspections in years, causing the houses to have dangerous safety hazards and in cases like Goldenburg’s,
We still talk about Jesus. This guy has been dead for two-thousand years. Jesus Christ Superstar, (JCSS), illuminates his significance and celebrity status in ancient Israel. This creates a parallel to our current generation. We live in a state of constant inundation of celebrity worship. There are always hordes of people jumping on the next big celebrity or band or whatever is new and exciting. Why would Jesus be any different? Not only was he a god figuratively, but he really was THE Son of God. Realities were shattered, people had a hard time wrapping their brains around his biology, and naturally all kinds of people came out of the wood works. This film brings a human element to the whole story. Commonly biblical stories are told with a goal in mind, to teach people about the word of God and the works of Jesus, and how to parley that into how you should conduct yourself daily. We (collectively, outside of seminary students and religious figures and fanatics) look at the story as a whole. This film breaks down the story into individual novellas. The characters are of two minds, they are complex and conflicted. The masterful lyrics provide insight into the individual struggles as well amplify the buzz that was Jesus. JCSS has an amazing cast, with distinctly poignant characters, all of which want something from Jesus. Simon the Rebel was one such fan as he sings:
Birds are descendants of theropod dinosaurs. In the article, “ A Chicken with Dinosaur Legs? Scientists say that’s not so Strange,”it mentions that dinosaur embryos and chicken embryos have similarities. Today, chicks inside eggs have dinosaur fibulas for a short period of time, it disappears before it hatches. This evidence suggests that dinosaurs and chickens are indeed related. The evidence suggest this because during the embryo phase they share similar features. You many wonder how this may support my claim but since chicken are birds the evidence proves that chickens came from those magnificent creatures. The only thing that stopped the chicken from developing the features were a few genes. Another piece of evidence from the video “The
The belief I mostly identify myself with is Intelligent Design. Intelligent design is a creed that “life has an intelligent source” which is stated in the Pandas textbook. (2) The ideology of intelligent design is not “derived from faith, rather it is a scientific theory which uses the scientific method to make and substantiate its claims.” ("Intelligent Design is based upon the Scientific Method, Not Blind Faith") Most intelligent design “proponents believe in the God of the Bible but that has no effect on intelligent design owing to the fact “intelligent design does not try to identify whether the designer is natural or supernatural.” ("Intelligent Design is based upon the Scientific Method, Not Blind Faith") Even though some Darwinists try to link intelligent design to creationism it is only through the scientific method, “ via observations of the natural world, is used to conclude that life was designed, and that there is no appeal to the supernatural, and no reliance upon faith or divine revelation (including any religious text)” is a direct contradiction to creationism since the belief of creationism is based on the book of
Creationism is the acceptance that the universe and living organisms originate from definite acts of divine creation, as in the Biblical account, rather than by natural processes such as evolution. A creationist is someone who dismisses scientific explanations for the origin of life and the universe, preferring a hypothesis of supernatural creation by God. The considerable amount of creationists in the United States are fundamentalist Christian Protestants, but there are creationists of other denominations as well. Creationism was the default hypothesis before Charles Darwin’s, but when the theory of evolution was proposed, its superior support and explanation led it to quickly win scientists over. Contrary to creationist, today there is no deliberate scientific debate
This paper examines the Dinosaurs of the Jurassic Period. The paper considers the holistic view of the Jurassic period in addition to the Dinosaurs that roamed the Earth during this period. Finally, historical consideration evidence leading to the demise or disappearance of the dinosaurs. Analysis is based upon research conducted from ten academic reference sites. The paper provides an understanding of the different species that lived during the Jurassic period and the environmental and climatic conditions that supported them. Also discussed is a significant amount of information regarding palaeontologists’ discoveries of great dinosaur faunas, such as the
Theists believe God is the ruler of the world and is the cause for all changes on the Earth. Natural selection and random mutations causing the majority of evolutionary change, causes many theists to at first disregard the theory of evolution. Many theists while not believing solely in evolution do believe in guided evolution. Guided evolution discusses God’s plan for the world and how God causes all changes in species. God guides the species’ evolution due to his all-powerful nature. He makes specific mutations appear at the right times for his plan.
Darwinism considers itself a science, that uses scientific methodology for explanations. Darwinist believe in biological evolution that changed in all living things throughout the history of life on earth. Their theory explains all living creatures share a common ancestor(s) and over periods of time new species began to emerge or as they say, ‘evolve’. Now to the creation side. Creationist and their science derives from the principle of most Abrahamic religions or monotheist religions. The majority of monotheistic religions have the same story God created the universe, humans, animals and all living things in a certain time frame. Creationists claim that all living organisms began as distinct and completely separate organisms when they were created by God hence, they do not believe organisms change or evolve into a new species or a better species through evolution. Creationists also do not believe that single-celled organisms evolved into or turned into a more complex plant or a more complex animal, which will eventually evolve into humans or Homo Sapiens. Creationists continuously use scientific evidence in supporting their arguments against Darwinism even though their theory is based on belief not science. Other than just criticizing evolution, Creationists are also constantly seeking their own scientific evidence, to support the creation side of the argument and prove that Genesis is the correct account on how the world came along. The problem in this is that Creationists are sometimes crossing that boundary between religion which isn't an effective comparison because religion is not required to provide any proof because it is a belief but science does. Some scientists and Darwinists counter by going against the Bible. Scientists doing this are also crossing
The reason birds lived when the dinosaurs died? Seeds, scientists say is written by Kate Allen. This article talk about how the birds ancestors survived on of the worst days on this planet which is when the asteroid collided with earth.
If the question was posed as to what is the debate between creationism vs. evolution consist of, the thought that it is ‘“God did it” vs. “Natural processes did it,”’ (Scott, 2004) may arise. Science cannot absolutely prove or disprove Creation or Evolution. Yet scientist and the remainder of society use creationism and evolution to prove our existence. Creationist believe in the Christian account of the origin as recorded in Genesis. Creationism is the belief that statements such as “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (NIV) found in Genesis 1:1 and also “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (NIV) found in John 1:1. Evolution is the belief that everything just changed over
In the history of science vs. religion there have been no issues more intensely debated than evolution vs. creationism. The issue is passionately debated since the majority of evidence is in favor of evolution, but the creation point of view can never be proved wrong because of religious belief. Human creation breaks down into three simple beliefs; creation theory, naturalistic evolution theory, and theistic evolution theory. The complexities of all three sides create a dilemma for what theory to support among all people, religious and non-religious.
Evolution has been debated for many years. Most scientists assume evolution to be true, but it is not officially proven. Evolution is known as “fact and theory,” because it is a fact that organisms have changed over time, but the mechanism that changes those organisms is uncertain. One of the major debates regarding evolution is the belief in creationism. Creationists believe that the Universe and organisms on Earth were all created by a divine power. There are also some theories in which creationism and evolution coexist. One idea is that the divine being who created the world used evolution as a method. Another idea is that science and religion are actually the same thing and religion explains the unknown parts of science. For example, science says that the world couldn’t have been created in seven days, but one of God’s days may not be the same length