Originally Posted by Ringman
The_Real_Hawkeye,

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Have you never been to a museum of natural history? Evolution doesn't need any fossil record to overwhelmingly support its truth, but by happy coincidence the fossil record is virtually replete with transitional forms for thousands of species, including human beings. We are no longer in the 19th Century.


Aparently you have not noticed they are models of theoretical transisional forms. Ask to see the origianl. You will get a major run around. The gaps are just as numerus and obvious in the fossil record as in living species.
In many cases the originals are held by the national governments from where they were found. They are available for hands on study, and you can arrange trips to the various vaults where they're kept across the world, assuming you're a scientist qualified to handle them. In any case, you will be allowed to see them.

The models you see are not speculations, but casts of the originals. Your objection is like saying that unless I see the original Dead Sea Scrolls there's nothing to be gained by reading publications of it, even if they contain clear detailed photographs of them. Silly.

PS I'm still waiting for you to prove that modern human fossils can be found in every strata. Prove that and you've single handedly destroyed the theory of evolution. You'll be a hero. Let's see the proof.