The Cambrian Explosion

GRMorton@aol.com
Fri, 8 Dec 1995 00:11:44 -0500

John Turnbull wrote:
>>Interest in the Cambrian fossils (what word should I use here?)
exploded some years back when Stephen Jay Gould published his
book _Wonderful Life_ in 1989. One of Gould's main objectives
in publishing this book was to debunk public misconceptions
about the reality of the fossil record. One common misconception
pervasive throughout society is that the fossil record, in
accord with Darwinian theory, reveals diversity preceding
disparity. Gould deals extensively about the history of this
interpretation by examing both the actual fossil record and
the way the fossil record has been portrayed by generations of
evolutionists. In setting the record straight, Gould airs an
awful lot of dirty laundry. <<

But is this any different from young-earth creationists who fail to account
for salt with meteoric dust in it lying in the middle of the geologic column,
or failing to account for caves in the middle of the geologic column buried
thousands of feet deep which can not form rapidly? Or saying that the
geologic column does not exist? Everyone should do what they can to guard
against having their interpretation of the data determine what the data is.

glenn