In keeping with long held Darwinian belief this evolution website tells us that:
“Living birds are the most diverse land vertebrates and the heirs of a rich chapter in the evolution of life. The origin of modern birds from animals similar to Tyrannosaurus rex is among the most remarkable examples of an evolutionary transition. A wealth of recently discovered fossils has finally settled the century-old controversy about the origin of birds and it has made the evolutionary saga toward modern birds one of the best documented transitions in the history of life. This paper reviews the evidence in support of the origin of birds from meat-eating dinosaurs, and it highlights the array of fossils that connect these fearsome animals with those that fly all around us.”
Michael Denton is very certain on dinosaur to bird evolution but now, evolution from dinosaur to bird is now scientifically repudiated:
“CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have made a fundamental new discovery about how birds breathe and have a lung capacity that allows for flight - and the finding means it’s unlikely that birds descended from any known theropod dinosaurs.
“The conclusions add to other evolving evidence that may finally force many palaeontologists to reconsider their long-held belief that modern birds are the direct descendants of ancient, meat-eating dinosaurs, OSU researchers say.
“”It’s really kind of amazing that after centuries of studying birds and flight we still didn’t understand a basic aspect of bird biology,” said John Ruben, an OSU professor of zoology. “This discovery probably means that birds evolved on a parallel path alongside dinosaurs, starting that process before most dinosaur species even existed.”
“These studies were just published in The Journal of Morphology, and were funded by the National Science Foundation.” It is not difficult to see why such ‘certainties’ and ‘facts’ of evolution contribute to the increasing doubts over Darwinism and the continuing growth in a Christian world view.
