Originally Posted by nate_man
Kurts,
These points are good points for thought. I would definitely agree that what we term as evolution does exist however my understanding and belief is that it is in the amazing design of the creator. Now without getting into a highly deep philosophical discussion on good and bad etc. Suffice it to say that the God of creation put into His amazing design the ability for the creation that he made to adapt. This also speaks to how amazing the creation is both in the parts of creation that exert forces that it extends upon nature and also on how different parts of creation also respond to those forces exerted upon them. This is pretty amazing to see how things, people and times have been able to change and adapt.
The one key thing that I think is important for us all to remember is that we at least keep an open mind to the fact that not all of this adaption is positive because not all of what goes on is essentially good in the process because disease as you mention is also a part of this process and the bigger picture is important in understnding this more.
Suffice it to say that what we call evolution I call the adaptive abilities that are inherent in the complexity of creation.
Good food for thought on both sides.
Respectfully,
Nate
I find agreement with what you say here. To kurt's point about the "evolution" of a surviving stronger virus or bacterium, I would suggest this logic. In the event of a LEE or Near LEE, there will of course, be some surviving species. Coackraoches will survive, rats and possibly some humans.
Will we continue to call them Cockraoches, Rats and Humans or will they be a "new " species. Stronger for passing the intense test to their survival, and clearly a little diffent from the norm,
but are they a new species?
I would suggest the survivors may very well be from and extreme end of the bell curve but, they aren't new. Just stronger, better able to survive.
One would think, that the creator would have such planning engineered into the system. Otherwise it would eventualy fail. The crucibels that burn off the weak are ignited often. Perhaps this is why. Again, an intelligent design.
The average engineering involves creation of something with the intent that it is duplicated exactly as long as it is marketable. Ergo; as long as it functions, it survives. Instead we have a system that constantly challenges itself. This automatic purging produces stronger, better, sometimes different outcomes. Pure genius.
Would you have thought of it?
Hmmmm?
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