(And it’s not just creationists who aren’t convinced! Many evolutionists, such as Alan Feduccia, a leading bird evolution expert, deny feathered dinosaurs). Feathers have become a standard feature on modern depictions of theropod dinosaurs and even occasionally on other dinosaurs but the evidence is contentious. Every dinosaur featured in the photos boasts a fluffy, bird-like coat or at least a small clump of feathers. Of course no discussion of dino-birds would be complete without trotting out the feathered dinosaurs. The claim that they do is merely an interpretation of the evidence. Similarities in no way “prove” evolution. This Creator made all life to live in the same world, eat the same food, drink the same water, and breathe the same air so we shouldn’t be surprised to see similarities across the animal world. But there’s certainly another option: such similarities are reflections of a shared Creator. They assume we see similarities because of shared ancestry. They say, “Shared behaviors like these are evidence of common ancestry.” They also point to similarities in bird and dinosaur eggs as another “link in the chain of evidence connecting them.” But as we’ve pointed out many times, this is an interpretation of the evidence that simply assumes evolution to be true. To back up their claim that birds are just dinosaurs, they point to similar behaviors, such as nesting and caring for young-something birds and crocodiles do and something some dinosaurs appear to have done. As with anything in the creation/ evolution controversy, the issue isn’t about the evidence, but rather the interpretation of the evidence. They start with the assumption that dinosaurs evolved into birds, and then they view some observable facts through that lens while ignoring the massive differences between the two groups. But rather than supporting their imagined link between dinos and birds, the so-called evidence they provide really highlights their interpretation of the evidence. To back up this claim that dinosaurs and birds are basically one and the same, the museum provides supposed behavioral and anatomical evidence.
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