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Re: Hominid fossils FAQ file
William H. Jefferys (bill@clyde.as.utexas.edu)
31 Dec 1994 15:43:44 GMT
In article <3e20hu$4bj@jupiter.wichitaks.ncr.com>,
Jim Foley <jimf@lennon.FtCollins.NCR.com> wrote:
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#Now, you could argue, as creationists do, that this is not transitional,
#but is a separate created species. They will accept NOTHING as a
#transitional species, because it's either close enough to be considered
#the same "kind", or far enough to be considered a different "kind".
#Their request for transitional forms is basically dishonest, because
#they seem to have a priori decided that there is no such thing.
Foley's Law! It's complementary to Gish's Law: "For every transition
discovered, two gaps are created."
Bill
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