<<Paul sez:
<< The fact remains that simple marine life is at the bottom of the column,
and
that this progresses up through amphibians, reptiles, then birds, then
mammals, then man. The question is, What accounts for this arrangement if
not evolution? >>
Well, my problem with this is that we still have such a range of species
living on earth, and apparently they are not considered ancestors of each
other. The so-called 'precambrian explosion' suggests that the earliest
marine life was shockingly diverse, more so than what we see today, and yet
with all these new early marine finds, we just see more and more phyla, and
not the precursors of later species, which is what we must find if any
progression is to show evolution.
I did see something of Guy Berthault's experiments on a video. He presented
his material to a French group of some kind and got rave reviews since
apparently no one thought to do this before. What I got from it is that
stratification actually happens left-to-right, and not up-and-down. Which is
exactly what you wouldn't expect. I suppose at the next meeting I can
describe this with physical gestures if that would help!>>
Paul S.