There is an old saying that if are walking through the woods and we find a watch lying on the ground, we KNOW that somewhere in this world there is a watchmaker. The stray iron ore and silica glass and leather did not accumulate on the forest floor to be tossed about by the wind and fall together to form even the simplist of watches.
Yet we look out upon the universe and the complexity of our planet and debate the existence of a Creator. Go figure.
2006-09-04 09:26:23
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answer #1
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answered by LeAnne 7
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If you toss letters around repeatedly, and after each toss save the combinations that make recognizable words and phrases, you will after many tosses begin to create meaningful text.
Evolution is not just random rolling of the DNA dice. It is that, coupled with selection of certain DNA combinations, and elimination of others. Also, the number of times this has taken place over geologic spans of time is very, very large, so even low probability events will happen.
Yes, this can be the product of blind coincidence. Someone will win the lottery. But if you want to think that divine intervention helped guide the process, there is plenty of room for that to have happened. But there is no proof that divine guidance happened. Why do you need proof to support your belief? Isn't belief supposed to not require evidence?
2006-09-04 09:19:54
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answered by Mark V 4
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There are two errors in your understanding and logic.
1. The theory of evolution does not require "blind coincidence" or molecules being "tossed about at random". The part about natural selection you are missing is the word SELECTION. There is randomness + selection (by nature, selecting those combinations that survive best) + Time (as in billions of years). It is not just blind randomness. That is FUNDAMENTAL.
2. The theory of evolution does not say that a molecule of human DNA (the "entire newspaper") just appeared one day in the primordial soup. C'mon, you know better than that.
So with such terrible logic and understanding, you have no business calling other people "stupid."
2006-09-04 09:19:44
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answered by secretsauce 7
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Of course it can come about by coincidence when you consider how much bacteria was kicking about -- billions of the little critters. One of these would've mutated and gained an advantage over the other bacteria, this is known as natural selection.
Why do you think viruses are so hard to vaccinate against?! Because they evolve to outwit the vaccinations we threaten them with. At this scale evolution happens a lot quicker than at the animal level where evolution can take millions of years to give any noticeable change.
I hope you read this and understand how much sense this makes, rather than believing in creationism which has absolutely no scientific basis because it is based purely of faith.
2006-09-04 09:13:40
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answered by anonymous_dave 4
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In Darwin's book (Origin of the Species) towards the back (If you take the time to read it, states that There Must Be a God
pretty good for a book that is supposed to prove evolution, I wonder how many actually bother reading that far or they think that Darwin had lost his marbles by then
2006-09-04 10:16:39
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answered by Anonymous
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I have the distinct impression that you got hold of a job lot of letters of the alphabet chucked them up in the air and after they landed and without rearranging them stuck them on to a sheet of paper, scanned it, cut and pasted, and submitted it as a question.
So as you see it could happen but the result would be absolute rubbish.
2006-09-04 11:20:17
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answered by Spanner 6
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Life became slowly more complex, building on successive successes. It is not a totally random process, and that is what you have misunderstood. each small step built upon all previous steps- DNA didn't suddenly pop up one day fully formed.
2006-09-04 09:16:05
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answered by Oracle Of Delphi 4
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Yes it's true that there is enough genious within the human cell to prove there is a God..But why does the Bible say the earth is only 6,000 years old?..If you really want to know what is true and accurate in regards to science--read the Quran...There are scientists who have become Muslim after reading the Quran.
Peace
2006-09-04 09:12:48
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answered by Plus-Sized &Proud 4
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You poor creature. With your question you demonstrate your inability to grasp the concept of DNA. And then you rave on, calling other people stupid....
2006-09-04 11:24:22
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answered by Anonymous
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For someone who is supposed to be promoting faith and intelligence you are remarkably rude about other people. Try being a bit less arrogant and you might attract more followers.
2006-09-04 09:12:20
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answered by sarah c 7
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