La testimonianza di Kevin Padian nel famosissimo caso Kitzmiller v. Dover del 2005

Leggete la trascrizione completa (ricca di immagini) della testimonianza. ecco il sommario:Background (by Nick Matzke) Copyright information Expert Qualifications Direct Examination      Introduction      Classification, Ancestors, And Relationships      Creationism and the Fossil Record          I. “Irreducible Complexity” and the evolution of major adaptations          II. The “Cambrian Explosion”          III. How vertebrates gained land (the “fish-amphibian” transition)          IV. The Origin of Birds         

Leggete la trascrizione completa (ricca di immagini) della testimonianza. ecco il sommario:
Background (by Nick Matzke)
Copyright information
Expert Qualifications
Direct Examination
     Introduction
     Classification, Ancestors, And Relationships
     Creationism and the Fossil Record
          I. “Irreducible Complexity” and the evolution of major adaptations
          II. The “Cambrian Explosion”
          III. How vertebrates gained land (the “fish-amphibian” transition)
          IV. The Origin of Birds
          V. Fossil Mammals
               The Evolution of the Ear in Mammals
               The Origin of Whales
     Creationist misrepresentations of Homology and Analogy
          Pandas on homology: the real wolf and Tasmanian “wolf”
          IDCers prefer the explanation of special creation over descent
Cross Examination
     Cross Examination (continued)
Redirect
Acknowledgements

Il testo e le immagini rappresentano quanto di meglio si possa presentare sull’argomento della biologia evolutiva. Fermo, conciso e chiaro nelle sue spiegazioni, il paleontologo ha sbriciolato le tesi avversarie (i sostenitori dell’Intelligent Design).

Paolo Coccia

L’immagine di Kevin Padian proviene dela sito di Berkeley