Posted by Seeker [Seeker] on November 25, 1999 at 15:45:14 {yaNwUlwC5cbkYYamxmSw79YAW9JMpc}:
In Reply to: Evolution Phase II posted by Amazing on November 25, 1999 at 14:09:58:
Also, new instrumentation and technological development may allow for greatly improved collection of historical evidence. This may allow humanity to arrive at a better understanding of our past and where we are headed. Whether the theory of evolution as we understand it today will hold up to the test of time reamins to be seen.
Have you been to the talk.origins site, and really read the articles? If you do, you will see that this is exactly what has been happening. Evolution is one of the most successful theories in science history. It is holding up very well so far.
The question is not so much whether evolutionary events can take place, given enough time and the right chemical conditions; but the question that need to be asked first is whether enough time has elapsed from singularity to the present to allow for the current theory of evolutionary processes to have taken place. Presently, given the relatively young life of our universe, known required basic chemical changes suggests that evolution has just not had enough time to accomplish what we see today.
I don't understand. How many more billions of years do you require?
Seeker