Whales have pelvic bones still, what reason do you think whales kept these?...some snakes have pelvic bones but they don't have legs so whats the point? The fact is, these structures are NOT vestigial but they serve a purpose (reproductive purpose...how about that?)..HOWEVER you can't use that as an argument against evolution, since it actually supports it. the pelvis of a whale is a homologous structure to the pelvis of a snake and both of these organisms' pelvis are homologous to the human pelvis.
BAD MOVE FRUITY. sickle cell anemia is actually beneficial to have in countries with a prevalence of malaria, providing a survival advantage over those with normal hemoglobin.
Fruity, I can tell that I come from the exact same background as you because I've heard the same arguments against evolution word for word. I even had to write a paper about why Lucy was not really a missing link. I'm still studying evolution objectively myself so I'm not equipped to debate you there, but you aren't gonna have much luck debating evolution in general because it is compatible with Christianity. It's only if you take "7 days" literally that it isn't.
If you're interested in having a serious dialogue about stuff, you're welcome to PM me. I like talking about religion.
The bible could say the sky is red. But because of the facts - the evidence supported by studies and the ability to see the sky with our own eyes, says the sky is blue. Therefore, the sky is not red, even though the bible says so, but is blue because that's what logic and evidence tell us.
The problem with your explanation is, you're going off what the bible says, and not what facts say. I respect your beliefs, but it's impossible to have a discussion with you about this subject as you do not acknowledge the extensive facts, research, and evidence done on this matter, and instead place written scripture over that of hard indifferent fact.
You believe that a world wide flood explains the fossil record, but there is no evidence what so ever of a world wide flood occurring. We can all sit here and think of different ways the world came to be and why the fossil record is the way it is. I could say that Aliens came thousands of years ago and placed all the fossils the way they were to troll us. But unless there is evidence to support such claims, my theory is just as valid as the flood theory, in that it is hardly likely at all. The theory of evolution supported by geological evidence is the BEST explanation we have for why the fossil record is the way it is.
The Bible said that there was a huge, worldwide flood in the earliest ages. A worldwide flood better explains the fossil record than evolutionary timelines. Even though evolutionists think that fossils show transitional forms, the reality is that "nearly all the fossils are just our present animals, and the links between them are just not there." Accordingly, evolutionists have failed to demonstrate what these transitions look like, for the scientists have yet to unearth substantial amount of these transitional forms. The Flood rapidly buried all life on the planet, all non-transitional. The Flood made the stratum's order random, whereas the evolutionists believe that the stratum was ordered in a specific time period. Fossils cannot be formed after a million years, because the organism inside of the fossil would rot and fail to endure such a long period of time.
It doesn't matter if people will ridicule or ignore me when I argue against evolution. I just want to get my point across. I will not change my belief, no matter what.
Also, evolutionists say that some parts of the body are useless, calling them "vestigial parts". But you see, the parts have been proven helpful and even necessary in some cases. It is true that humans can live without an arm. But it is better if you have two, correct? Evolutionists claim that the coccyx ("tailbone") of the human is vestigial. But the coccyx is actually needed for balance. People actually cannot live without a coccyx. Evolutionists have claimed that the thyroid, thymus glands, and the appendix "were vestigial" but these parts are already known or in the process of becoming known to be functional in present day human bodies.
Because it basically proves that religion is a social construct, as if you needed any more proof for that.
You can't know for sure that there isn't a God. There is no way that you can tell me that you 100% know for sure that there is no supreme deity who exists outside the bounds of our universe and has an influence on the way existence works.
