In a recent interview Professor Richard Dawkins claimed that the fossil evidence is no longer needed to support evolution "we have enough evidence from genetics".Funny that, as Dr Steve Jones - another, equally public evolutionist - stated in the Royal Society Lecture on the 11th of April last year: "The finest evidence of evolution comes from fossils."
Good to see us working on absolute certainties, then.
It is like the fun that can be had if you know two geologists. I have tried this - and it really works.
Approach geologist one and ask the main way we date fossils. Once you wade through any side issues the reply will be "The main way we date fossils is by looking at the rocks they are in. We know the age of the rocks, ergo we know the age of the fossils."
Approach geologist two and ask how we date rocks. The reply will say "We mainly rely on index fossils; fossils whose ages are known. Know the age of the fossil and we can then date the rocks."
Ever heard of circular logic? Ever heard of non sequiturs?
And this rubbish is taught as fact in our schools!
