There are just some things that I have never understood about evolution. If you could clear some things up that would be great.
Similarities: a lot of scientists say that certain animals have a common ancestor, yet animals that look almost identical have different ancestors.
The law of use and disuse: I am not sure whether or not modern evolutionist believe in this idea. But if you are unfamiliar with it Darwin believed that animals could shed body parts by not using them. For instance if you left your arm in a sling your whole life eventually a future generation wouldn't have that arm. Or if an animal used a body part a lot future generations may have a stronger version or a bigger one. For instance if a dude lifted weights and got very muscular future generations would be muscular as well.
Spontaneous Generation: if evolution were to occur without a God/Deity, you would have to assume that at one point life came from non-life. This has never happened, nor have we found a way to make artificial life. So I don't understand how you can believe in evolution without a God.
The complexity of the simplest life forms: now I'm not trying to argue with you I simply just want answers, but I do not remember the numbers off of the top of my head. But I believe that for the simplest protein to come by chance it would be 2.14 x 10 to the 124th power. And that is just the simplest protein.
These are all things I've struggled with on this topic if you could clarify them I would love to hear it.
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[quote]There are just some things that I have never understood about evolution. If you could clear some things up that would be great. Similarities: a lot of scientists say that certain animals have a common ancestor, yet animals that look almost identical have different ancestors.[/quote] Such as? [quote]The law of use and disuse: I am not sure whether or not modern evolutionist believe in this idea. But if you are unfamiliar with it Darwin believed that animals could shed body parts by not using them. For instance if you left your arm in a sling your whole life eventually a future generation wouldn't have that arm. Or if an animal used a body part a lot future generations may have a stronger version or a bigger one. For instance if a dude lifted weights and got very muscular future generations would be muscular as well.[/quote] This has nothing to do with evolution and is flawed. The idea is that those who happen to have better traits will be more likely to reproduce, not that the need for a better trait will make it more likely to appear. [quote]Spontaneous Generation: if evolution were to occur without a God/Deity, you would have to assume that at one point life came from non-life. This has never happened, nor have we found a way to make artificial life. So I don't understand how you can believe in evolution without a God.[/quote] The proper term is abiogenesis, and many hypothesis have been proposed. There is no definite answer yet, but the idea is gaining ground. This doesn't really have anything to do with evolution. [quote]The complexity of the simplest life forms: now I'm not trying to argue with you I simply just want answers, but I do not remember the numbers off of the top of my head. But I believe that for the simplest protein to come by chance it would be 2.14 x 10 to the 124th power. And that is just the simplest protein. [/quote] Again, this has nothing to do with evolution. Evolution does not address the origin of life. Talking about odds is pointless as, given enough "trials", even the most unlikely events are all but certain to happen. [quote]These are all things I've struggled with on this topic if you could clarify them I would love to hear it.[/quote] Hope I've helped.