Creationist Argumentative Analysis

The tree of cousinship refers to the similarities shared between the skeleton of multiple different species such as the mammals. Although the different skeletons contain similarities in structure and placement of certain bones, it is as though they have been taken apart and molded in different places to produce new versions (Dawkins 2009). This creation of seemingly new versions of the same skeleton is evidence of a common ancestor shared between species and the differentiation of traits along descendant lineages (Dawkins 2009). This example of evolution works against the creationist argument because it begs the question of why a divine creator would choose to create many different versions of the same species in the first place. In conclusion,