From an earlier article of the author's that he cites:
> Tell students that the fossil record often lacks transitional forms and that there are "explosions" of new life forms, a pattern of radiations that challenges Darwinian evolutionary theory.
The funny thing about this is when a fossil is found that fits into one of these gaps that creationists complain about, they just take it as more "proof" that evolution is wrong--now there are two gaps!
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 9.4 ms ] threadFirst of all this is from 2012. Second from "Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb". Rabbi? lol! Third why in holy fuck is this on hacker news?
> Tell students that the fossil record often lacks transitional forms and that there are "explosions" of new life forms, a pattern of radiations that challenges Darwinian evolutionary theory.
The funny thing about this is when a fossil is found that fits into one of these gaps that creationists complain about, they just take it as more "proof" that evolution is wrong--now there are two gaps!