OldDoc wrote:
Now lets move on to some of the other claims in that piece you posted.
He says: "Why do books on evolution, including grade school, high school and college textbooks, not include such important, basic information? Evolutionists are masters of speculation; why dont they speculate about this?" in reference to the origin of elements and chemical compounds. The answer is simple - evolution makes no claims about the origin of chemicals, atoms or the universe in general, so no textbooks, scientific publications or blogs addressing evolution need to discuss this. Incidentally, in my readings of the bible I find no mention of the Calvin cycle, weak hydrogen bonding, or any of the other zillion chemical facts...by your "reasoning", why is that?
He also says: "What are the odds that the evolutionary process, proceeding by random changes, would produce human beings, plus millions of species of animals, birds, fish and insects, all with symmetrical features, i.e., one side being a mirror image of the other? We take symmetry in all these creatures for granted, but is that a reasonable outcome for a random process?" The odds of this happening are 100% since it has happened. And just in the interests of completeness and accuracy, not all life forms are symmetrical - your own body has clearly defined left-right asymmetries, for example. Just ask your renal arteries, your heart and liver.
I could go on, but life is too short, and my bucket list grows daily.
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Common sense and true facts mean nothing to rac, he doesn't care to face the truth.