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Originally posted by: ricarleite
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Originally posted by: JediSage
1- For instance, what fossil record is there indicating that one order evolved from another (transitional)?
2- Is there evidence that one order at one point was a different order (ie: a dog that became a horse)?
3- Does the complex almost mathematical code in DNA have a natural (random, blind) order?
4- Why would Einstein have said "God does not play dice with the cosmos" if he had not at least considered a designed universe? There are other reasons to believe in a designed universe...the Big Bang (an ultimate beginning in time and space), the conservation of matter (matter can neither be created or destroyed)...it goes on and on.
1- Have you heard of homo erectus, neandertal man, homo sapiens, homo sapiens sapiens (us)?
2- What do you mean?
3- It's not like that. After hundreds or thousands of years, the genetic code of a specie might get mutated/changed for a number of reasons. Let's assume a generation of bears gets born with eyes who can see in the dark better: those are more fit to survive, therefore they carry out these genes to the next generation, and the non-adapted species tend to disappear slowly. I KNOW it's not that simple, it was just an example.
4- Uh, that einstein quote is related to the whole "multi-universe-Schrodinger's cat" theory thing, about the randomness of the universe and such. I fail to see in what it relates to Darwin.
Taking yours in order:
1. Homo erectus, neandrethal man, et al: Has it been conclusively proven that they are common ancestors of homo sapiens? The only "proof" I've ever seen was a poster on the wall in my grade-school science classroom of a long line of apes starting at the beginning of time, each one standing more erect than the other. Perhaps when they find this year's missing link?
2. Is there anything in the fossil record that would prove one form of life that used to be another? Using my example above, is there a horse with canine type teeth?
3. Again, not disagreeing that evolution can account for changes to existing species over time. It CANNOT however, account for origins of species.
4. Whether Einstein was talking about randomness of the universe or whether the sky was blue, my point in using it was that the quote pre-supposes that one of the greatest minds in the history of man believed in a guided universe. This can get tricky, as I've never read too deeply on Einstein, so again, take this as I've stated. The QUOTE pre-supposes belief in a guided universe.
If a fish were to evolve lungs, would it swim to shore and get out of the water? No...it would drown.