Is there a correlation between fossil record and population size?

No. I won’t respond any further.

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i have no problem with that too, since it was just a thought. this is why i added the question mark.

Nothing. That’s the point.

Billions.

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so its just a coincidence that the organism with the largest population is also the first to appear in the fossil record?

Yes, though there is a connection you haven’t considered. The earliest organisms to evolve would be expected to be the smallest and simplest, and the smaller an organism the larger its expected population size. Bacteria, being comparatively small and simple, would have both characteristics, but not because one causes the other. See?

Why? In what way does it differ from any of the other hypotheses by creationists that have been discussed endlessly here?

Well, I don’t think most of those are worth replying to either…

And yet you do anyway, right?

Usually not. I’ve learned from experience that some people are not capable of substantive dialogue and I try to avoid engaging with them.

Of course, nobody is obligated to follow my preferences.

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