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volutionists maintain that the alleged ancestors of
birds were dinosaurs, a group of the reptile family. Yet
they can’t explain how dinosaurs turned into birds.
Two main theses are proposed regarding the origin of
flight, but each is nonsensical and devoid of evidence, being based
solely on assumptions.
According to the so-called cursorial theory, dinosaurs turned into
birds by taking to the air from the ground. The word “cursorial”
comes from the Latin word curcus, meaning “running” or “fast
movement.”
According to the so-called arboreal theory, the alleged ancestors of
birds were dinosaurs, a group of tree-dwelling reptiles that gradual-
ly developed wings by leaping from branch to branch.
Both theories are based on imagination and assumptions. There
is no evidence to support either one. In the face of this difficulty,