Why don't creationists get challenged over the "missing link" in creationism?

[DetlefK]

A famous challenge to evolution is demanding proof that there indeed is an archaeological connection between two species. To prove the connection, you must prove that there was a species that was half-way between them: the "missing link".



But why is nobody challenging creationists to do the same?
Humans come from Adam and Eve? Well, where's the missing link that connects us to Adam and Eve? How come creationists don't get challenged to prove the chain of descendance the same way evolutionists get challenged to prove the chain of descendance?

[rzemanfl]

1. They don't care.

And you will burn in hell for asking.

[safeinOhio]

2. I like to bring up Eve

Was she a clone made from Adams rib DNA and the did she have gender reassignment surgery to become a female?
Stump the chump.

[Merlot]

5. and how was it that her children could marry each other and reproduce

without abnormalties?

4th grade biology class debunks the adam and eve story. No wonder those religious folks are anti education.

[Voltaire2]

6. Incest does not guarantee birth defects.

It just increases the likelihood. But it is irrelevant as as is the ops argument. If your theory is god did it you don't need logic reason or evidence. If your theory is instead based on logic reason and empirical evidence then it is entirely fair to point out any evidential gaps in your theory, in fact that is an essential part of the scientific proces.

[Merlot]

8. It wouldn't be one case of incest, it would be every person

her kids, her grand kids, etc. Everyone would be reproducing from the same stock. That eventually causes problems.

[Voltaire2]

9. Look around. :-)

[LakeArenal]

3. They have proof. It's called the bible.

You can't challenge the irrational in a rational discussion.

[PJMcK]

4. You're using logic?!

Come on, DetlefK, you can't apply a logical thought process to mythology.

[guillaumeb]

7. From Earth comes Life.

Research the meaning of the names Adam and Eve.

[Lordquinton]

11. So you're backing up creationism?

This should be interesting...

[guillaumeb]

14. You missed the point completely.

Why is it that Biblical literalists and (apparently) some atheists insist on a literal reading of the Bible? An interesting commonality.

[Lordquinton]

21. You had no point

You made a vague statement and when called on it you put it on others to do the work required to make whatever point you were getting at.

So what is your point? Supporting creationists?

[guillaumeb]

24. My reply to you was my point.

It should be the subject of a separate post.

[AtheistCrusader]

12. Oh, *we* need to research something? Thats rich.

[Act_of_Reparation]

13. Not according to my Bio 101 text book.

Maybe it's outdated.

[guillaumeb]

15. The poster made a point about Adam and Eve.

I responded with talk about archetypes.

[Act_of_Reparation]

16. You responded with useless pseudoprofundity.

Not wholly unsurprising, of course. Theists often cook up irrelevant word salads when trying to overlap the magesteria.

[guillaumeb]

17. That you totally missed my point speaks to your lack of understanding.

I suggest researching the term "archetypes" and applying what you learn to what I stated.

[Act_of_Reparation]

18. I know what an archtype is.

I also know that being poetic doesn't excuse being wrong. Whether literal or symbolic, the story attempts to explain the origin of human life. Whether taken literally or symbolically, it uniformly fails in this endeavor.

[guillaumeb]

19. We must agree to disagree.

And we do.

[Act_of_Reparation]

20. For some, finding an absurd proposition agreeable is quite difficult.

Others not so much, it would seem.

[guillaumeb]

23. And some must ignore the clear meaning of the archetypes used in support of their own

non-theistic and possibly anti-theistic beliefs.

From my experience, the only people who love to insist on a literal interpretation of the Bible are literalist fundamentalists and some non-theists with an agenda.

[trotsky]

10. They don't have to play by the same rules.

Remember - it's religion. Always getting special privileges.

[DavidDvorkin]

22. There would not be a missing link between us and Adam and Eve

According to creationists, they were the same species as us. Therefore, there would be nothing between them and modern humans.