Okay, so this is the first time yet that I have not posted an EFD on the day it was supposed to be posted. My mistake, but I will try to keep up with them in the future. For those of you who are recently joining us, all of my information for this column comes from the book In the Beginning by Walt Brown, Ph.D. Anyway, today we will discuss Distinct Types. To begin with, I wish to quote part of the book because the way it was written is excellent:
"If evolution happened, one would expect to see gradual transitions among many living things. For example, variations of dogs might blend in with variations of cats. Actually, some animals, such as the duckbilled platypus, have organs totally unrelated to their alleged evolutionary ancestors."
The author then continues to point out discrepancies with the platypus and its supposed ancestors. To begin with, it has fur, it is warm blooded, and it suckles its young. These are all primary characteristics of a mammal, as anyone can see. However, the platypus lays leathery eggs, has a single ventral opening, has claws, and has a shoulder girdle. These are all characteristic of reptiles. Like a fish, though, it can detect electrical currents, and like a bird, it has a bill. To get even more specific, it possesses the webbed forefeet of an otter, the flat tail of a beaver, and can inject venom like a pit viper. Where on the evolutionary tree does such an oddity of a creature exist? Surely it holds no logical place in Darwin's theory. Organisms with such varied characteristics are known as mosaics and are certainly an exception to the evolutionary theory. To finish off this EFD, I will again post a quote from the book:
"There is no direct evidence that any major group of animals or plants arose from any other major group. Species are observed only going out of existence, never coming into existence."
~Tribal~
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