Page 57 - The Origin of Birds and Flight

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For a reptile to acquire so-called avian features, according to evolu-
tionist claims, it would have to undergo countless mutations. Just the so-
called development of a reptile's front legs into wings, for example,
would demand an endless procession of gradual changes. Every muta-
tion in the genetic information regarding the forelegs must cause certain
small alterations, and each one must make them a little more wing-like,
not less. For example, fur must gradually appear on the limbs, then feath-
ers must gradually appear in future generations —first the stem and then
the other components. The digits must shrink with every passing genera-
tion, and the limb must increasingly come to resemble a wing. These slow,
gradual changes—in the animal’s lungs, its scales turning into feathers,
changes in its bone structures and other characteristics— should appear
in the fossil record.
But every one of these intermediate stages that evolutionists claim
took place actually represents a disadvantage. Since these structures are
not fully formed or fully functional, these transitional species will be una-
ble to survive. Right away this conflicts with the “survival of the fittest”
claims of evolutionists; their theory thus refutes itself.
As you can clearly see, any evolution from reptiles to birds should
have left millions of intermediate forms to demonstrate the fact. Yet to
date, not a single half-reptile, half-bird fossil has ever been found. The
existing fossils provide no evidence for evolution, but belong to extinct
birds or extinct reptiles—proof of creation. The dino-bird stories we so

(2,3,4) There is not the slightest evidence that any (5) A fully-fledged bird, of
such semi-developed creatures ever existed. which we see many spec-
imens today.

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