If there is no origin of feathers and flight, then evolution logically cannot be possible.
Of all of the species of life, those with the ability of flight are among the most awesome.
Bette Midler performed the popular song Wind Beneath my Wings at the 1990 Grammy Awards where it won record of the year and song of the year. The physicists in the crowd were freaking out that night because it is not the wind beneath the wings that give lift for flight; it is the wind over the wings. The physics of flight is well understood. This is known by all pilots as the Bernoulli Effect which is taught in every 1st year University physics class. The details of these principles are not important for us to understand. The shape of a wing, although essential for flight, is only one of the many requirements of flight. Obviously the ability to fly is a rather unique characteristic which requires the simultaneous presence of a vast array of features of birds.
Here is a summary of some of the physical requirements that allow a bird to fly. Birds have very specific changes in the skeletal system so the bones can provide enough support and strength, without weighing so much that flight is prevented. They have very specific changes in the respiratory system that allow the high metabolic rate that is needed during flight. Birds are unique in that they can get fresh air during both inhalation and exhalation and have no diaphragm. They have very specific changes in the circulatory system. The hearts of birds have twice the weight as a percent of body weight than mammals and have heart rates in the several hundreds. They have very specific changes in the excretory systems. They have no urinary bladder and so have no weight of stored urine. They have similar changes in the intestines that are the source of what we have all witnessed with bird poop in unwanted locations. They also have very specific changes in the reproductive systems. They are the only class of vertebrates with no species that give birth to live young and instead lay eggs. The reproductive structures atrophy during the non-breeding seasons when not in use. They have very specific changes in the visual systems with excellent vision at long distances. Most significantly is that birds are the only organisms on earth that have feathers. These feathers have such fine details in the structure that they can only be seen with an electron microscope. There is so much more than feathers and wings that are needed for a bird to fly. Have you ever wondered at the miracle of flight? Have you ever wondered how this unique ability could have evolved? Evolutionists cannot explain the origin of all of these systems that are needed for flight. Feathers are just one of these. Let’s look at what the evolutionists know about the origin of feathers and flight.
Morphology is a term used in science to study shapes and structures. The Journal of Morphology published the article “Do feathered dinosaurs exist? Testing the hypothesis on neontological and paleontological evidence” to consider “The origin of birds and avian flight”. This verifies the lack of understanding of the origin of birds and flight which is describes as being “among the most contentious issues in paleobiology”. The journal Science published the similar article “An integrative approach to understanding bird origins” where the “Research into bird origins” tried “to answer key evolutionary questions, and to lead to new research directions”. They concluded with suggestions for future research so we can all have “A better understanding of bird origins”.
More focused research specifically on feathers published in the Journal Experimental Dermatology in the article “Regenerative metamorphosis in hairs and feathers” noted that “The origin of these skin mini-organs is a fascinating, yet poorly understood topic in the Evolutionary Biology”. The type of feather found in most modern birds is called a pennaceous feather. Scientists have studied this type of feather and flight and published the article “New specimen of Archaeopteryx provides insights into the evolution of pennaceous feathers” in the journal Nature. These scientists discuss how “the biological context under which pennaceous feathers evolved is still debated” and present what they feel is “important new data on the origin and early evolution of feathers”. However, they conclude that “the origin of flight in avialans was more complex than previously thought and might have involved several convergent achievements of aerial abilities”.
Feathers are only one of the many physical and physiologic conditions required for flight, and all of these are necessary conditions for evolution to be true.
It is a published fact in peer reviewed scientific journals that the origin of feathers and flight is unknown.
You do not need to be an ornithologist, a morphologist, or a paleobiologist to soar to the heights of realization:
If there is no origin of feathers and flight, then evolution logically cannot be possible.