Why are we not seeing life being created from fresh rather than just once millions of years ago and all life evolved form that one event?
2006-10-01 02:36:50 · 11 answers · asked by Spadesboffin 3 in Environment
hourslikeminutes, but evolution is based on species springing from one event of life appearing and not multiple events of life springing up if one can by accident then surely through out millions of years life should of recreated itself many times. This is a question I think evolutionist have not considered.
2006-10-01 02:44:10 · update #1
tonalc1 but why only one starting point?
2006-10-01 02:45:17 · update #2
mathematician, that sounds all very well on paper but in the laboratory you only produce lifeless goo.
2006-10-01 02:47:29 · update #3
Doug this is for answers not faith.
2006-10-01 02:48:27 · update #4
Sagal very nice but who put the life there and why only once?
2006-10-01 02:50:42 · update #5
C_F yes so slowly that apes turned to humans in less than a couple of million years? laughable!
2006-10-01 10:31:03 · update #6
Where is the evidence of an almost species? All animals are as they have always been. There is no fact of evolution there is only theory.
Do not confuse adaptation with evolution. For example the Marine Iguanas on Galapagos had to go to the sea in order to survive. They are still air breathing land lizards. Evolution would have changed them to breath underwater.
The horse model shows different species of horses and tries to link them together as evolution of one species.
If man descended from apes, why are there still apes?
It takes more blind faith to believe in Evolution than to believe in God.
Science is not the exclusion of God.
2006-10-01 05:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by rjf 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, 'evolutionists' only talk about how life changes *after* it got started. That is what evolution is all about. What you are wanting to know about is abiogenesis-how life started from non-life. The main thing about this to realize is that the earth is very, very different now than it was 4 billion (not million) years ago. We now have an atmosphere that has a large amount of oxygen. Back then, it was more methane and ammonia. It turns out that oxygen can short circuit many of the basic processes in life (that is why it has to be carefully dealt with by the body), while methane and ammonia under the effects of electricity (lightning) lead to many of the basic chemicals of life.
In all likelihood, life started several times back then, but only one genetic line survived. Once living things started producing oxygen (and having to deal with the consequences and advantages of that), new abiogenesis was curtailed. Also, any new life would have to compete with the established life, so it would have to happen in very isolated areas. There is *some* suggestion that abiogenesis could happen around deep sea vents or in certain areas underground, but even that is unlikely.
Yes,scientists have considered this question many, many times. The condidtions of the earth now are far different than those of the earth 4 billion years ago.
In the lab, you produce a solution containing many of the basic chemicals of life. When those chemicals are subject to heating and cooling cycles and electricity, they do spontaneously form 'micro-spheres' that can do many of the reactions for life. No, we have not been able to create life in the lab. But, we understand the chemistry of life and we know which chemicals are needed for it to start. We have been able to produce these chemicals. Remember that life did not start instantly. It probably took a few million years to go from those basic chemicals to full-fledged bacteria. Do we understand the full proceess? No, we don't. But we do know that life existed about 3.8 billion yeras ago as simple bacteria. From there it became more complex over time. That is evolution. You asked why life is not spontaneously forming *today*. The answer is that the conditions now are very different from those when life started. If you want to talk about the details of abiogenesis, ask a different question.
2006-10-01 02:45:03 · answer #2 · answered by mathematician 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe in evolution and I do not think that life happened by accident. It all started out with organisms living in the water. After many, many millions of years - you get what we had today. And we do see new species of animals. It may not be something spectacular, but they are there. Down where I live, they discovered a new species of fish. It's no rainbow trout, but its new.
And I know you are going ask, "But where did the water come from?" When the planet formed 4 billion years ago, the combination of gases and elements came together to form the water. Hydrogen and Oxygen.
2006-10-01 02:49:26 · answer #3 · answered by SAGAL79 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even despite the fact that I realize Im losing my time I'll supply you a few quick solutions: one million.Something from not anything? Who says the singularity comes from not anything. There are theories like M-concept and so on that try to reply it, however the quick reply is that we simply do not know but. And the Big Bang is not a bloody explosion, its a diffusion. two.Physical legislation an coincidence? Thats simply the legislation the universe has, why is it so primary that they have been chiefly installed position? Another universe could have legislation which are fully unique and thus paintings fully another way. It simply so occurs our universe helps existence. three.Life from useless chemical substances? Scientists have recreated the parties in a lab. four.Complex DNA and RNA by means of risk? I'm now not a biologist, ask this within the biology segment. five.Reproduction with out copy? Huh? Life began out with the capacity to breed. Sexual copy is extra robust in retaining species various and healthful. 6.Plants with out photosynthesis? The capacity advanced over the years/ 7.Explain metamorphosis! What has this even acquired to do with evolution? Ask the biology segment! eight.It must be effortless to exhibit evolution. Firstly evolution refers most effective to organic existence, now not the origins of the universe. Secondly, there's one hell of plenty of proof for evolution. It can also be verified to you in a question of hours in the event you simply study it. nine.Complex matters require wise layout humans! No. Natural decision is a best approach to create some thing complicated that works with out a fashion designer.
2016-08-29 09:45:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the atmosphere/climate of Earth however many million years ago was VERY different than today, and today's atmosphere is not conducive with spontaneous life generation as scientists theorize it was back then... I can't remember the exact facts/statistics (shame on me, and I'm a Bio major), but there was very little oxygen in the atmosphere, and I think (but could be wrong) that there was a lot more sulfur...
2006-10-01 06:04:07 · answer #5 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any organic molecules formed by accident nowadays that might end up as living organisms would quickly be eaten by the life that's already here (i.e. bacteria). So it never has a chance to start again.
2006-10-01 02:44:41 · answer #6 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my opinion life does happen...but a lot slower than you realize. in spite of the fact we are witnessing more extinctions on this planet than what was recorded in human history....we are finding new species of animals, plants...etc.
but evolution takes a loooonnnnnnnnngggg time. perhaps several hundred years...at the very very least.
hope this helps....
2006-10-01 02:40:49 · answer #7 · answered by Charlie Bravo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who says it isn't? And the conditions back in the Proterozoic and Archean Eons were also quite different from those of today.
Doug
2006-10-01 02:47:22 · answer #8 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually it is still happening and is happening all the time - the problem is it happens SOOOOooooooooooo slowly that its not like one day something is a single cell organism and the next day its a pet.. stuff is still being discovered even now..
2006-10-01 04:23:35 · answer #9 · answered by CF_ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said it wasn't?
It's also possible that and new (simple) life is destroyed/eaten by existing life.
2006-10-01 02:49:20 · answer #10 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋