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I'm not even going to go into those sites. The very fact that you listed three is enough. How many human fossils do we see in the layers? Thousands? How many lemurs do we see? Thousands? How many links do we see? Maybe one? Basically, it is a lemur with a few human characteristics. If I'm thinking of the same one you listed, it had fingernails instead of claws but no intermediate form? Just one day, it happens to have nails instead of claws? Same goes for all these "missing links". If scientists are so excited to have ONE missing link, then isn't it obvious that gradualism isn't a possibility? There should be as many if not more "missing links" then the current creatures we see today.
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The fossils say yes: the discovery of transitional forms has filled in some of the most talked-about gaps in the fossil record
That article presents an excellent argument against the point you just made. We DO see gradation. We don't have just ONE missing link. I highly encourage everyone interested in this thread to read this.
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Sorry, if I offended you but the Law can hurt. A True Christian is one who believes the True Faith and trusts solely in what the Bible says. If you pick and choose, then you really can't be considered to be a Christian. Many people call themselves that but really aren't. I was more saying this to the entire community of so-called "Christians" then a personal attack. Once again, sorry, but it needed to be said.
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Saying something about someone's religion is inevitably a personal attack, even if you don't mean it that way. You keep your faith and I'll keep mine, leave it at that. I don't remember Jesus ever saying I needed to carefully follow a set interpretation of the bible or even be a Christian at all to be saved, only that I needed to believe in him and the principles he set forth. I'd go further, but this is creationism vs evolution, not protestant vs catholic. Believe what you wish, I've no criticism for someone with strong faith, like yourself, only praise. Just give other methods of belief a chance rather than shooting them down because they don't agree with what you think. I would be happy to discuss this further if you'd care to make a different thread, if not, I'll drop it here.
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Playing Chess with Pigeons
This article presents a logical and frequently referenced argument against creationism. I essentially agree with it, so I encourage you to read it and the part two, which is linked at the bottom of this part one. It is lengthy, as it covers a large spectrum of creationist viewpoints including many you have argued, so I ask your patience, and it can quite be biting at times, but it is without a doubt an excellent argument, better than anything I could write.