Re: Evolution versus Creation
Rod, it isn't just dinosaurs that oil came from, it is all carbon based life. There is definately a finite amount of this substance, we just have no true idea how finite it is (not to get into a rambling debate on how much longer we get to drive cars). I am a big fan of evolution, but I can also see a few holes in it. One could wonder, if evolution exists for a life form to become better, why would there still be chimps after humans came along. Of course, anyone who understands evolution knows that lifeforms do not evolve in a linear fashion, but can branch into variants of that lifeform. Hence, the various species of similar lifeforms. There is always the possibility of other explanations.<br /><br />Intelligent design assumes a single diety sat there and decided there would be 44,000 different spiders in the U.S. alone as an example. It assumes that the Dodo Bird would be created, just to die off. If an all-knowing intelligence has the ability to create every life form, why bother to create life that ends up going extinct.<br /><br /> Intelligent design, like anything religious, relies on a person deciding they don't need to know how it works or why it works, just that it works. It relies on unquestioning faith. Well, religion is facing the need to prove itself. People, I hope, are wanting proof, not just blind acceptance. <br /><br />mrb, we all know know Jesus was an astronaut. Our species came to Earth to colonize this planet because we overpopulated our planet and depleted its resources. This planet was suitable due to its carbon-based life, and the existance of primate and hominid forms. The ship we landed in was massive, but was severely damaged in the landing. That ship is now known as Atlantis. Over thousands of years, humans devolved to living off of the land with no technology, we forgot what we were. The basic understanding still existed deep in our advanced brains, and we started to create technology. Jesus was from a succesful colonization of another planet, they needed to know what happened to this colony. <br /><br />They were attempting to bring us up to speed. Jesus may have been a carpenter, but he was probably much more. Of course, we were barbaric and unenlightened, and as a result, Jesus died. The rescue team came, found his body, and took it home. They continue to check on us, but only see us making the same mistakes our ancestors did: Using up the planet. <br /><br />Now, why is that theoretical scenario any less likely than the biblical version? I know I say it all the time, but the bible is Man's interpretation, not direct evidence of anything.
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