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 Posted - 04/27/2005 : 09:02:36
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Another remarkably convoluted straw man and some pretty good apologetics from the keyboard of Jan Peczkis, AKA John Woodmorappe:
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Recent claims about ‘terrestrial' whales are examined and refuted. The trends cited in whale evolution are rather superficial in nature, and little different from those that become apparent by lining up wheeled vehicles within a cladogram. A close examination of whale evolution in general, and whale-ear evolution in particular, demonstrates that most anatomical traits do not change in a consistent whale-like direction. Recently discovered pakicetids consist of cetacean ‘modules' within otherwise non-cetacean bodies. These extinct creatures are examples of chimeric creatures. The cetaceans, mesonychids, and artiodactyls share a number of anatomical traits in a pattern that is inconsistent with any type of evolutionary nested hierarchy, and this argues strongly for the special creation of all these creatures.
It's been a while since we've heard from ol' Woody. Enjoy the read!
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