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Bob S., Australia, 1 August 2012
Given the axiom/observation that life can only come from life (or a supernatural intelligence/ability) doesnt this mean that no amount of time or sets of combinations per second could ever produce a living cell, much less the finite length of time since the beginning of matter and the finite number of atoms available for chance combinations?
This would be so given the axiom, but a materialist/evolutionist would deny the axiom. He/she would likely argue that the axiom is unprovable and that even though today we only see life coming from life, it must have happened in the remote past. This is similar to the logic used in explaining some scientific reasoning, i.e. the fact that we have never seen a white crow does not mean that all crows are black, it only means that provisionally until a white crow is observed. So your argument has merit but is not I think a knockout punch.
William B., United States, 1 August 2012
The probability argument is a good one but also is not a nail in the coffin of evolutionary thought since it is often dismissed by evolutionists as irrelevant. They will say that at every moment events with extremely small probabilities of happening still happen. Thus, they argue, the high probability of an event not happening is not proof that it cannot happen. They will also deny that the Law of Biogenesis need apply in the distant past because we are here and that is proof enough that it didn't exist at one time long ago. However, by that argument they forfeit any right to refer to their storytelling as science. They are simply starting with the axiom of incredible amounts of time rather than the axiom of an Almighty God. Not to say we should not have ministries like CMI, for we must have an answer for the hope that is in us, but on an individual basis, an argument is pointless if the parties cannot begin with the same axioms.
Paul T., United Kingdom, 1 August 2012
Somehow I think that many people reading this article will reject it outright. Not that the information is not correct or compelling but rather they firstly do not like to be told the are wrong and secondly because they do not want to admit that all we see around us is created. So for some it does not matter how foolish evolution gets, they will find a way of believing it. It is difficult to change a mindset when it is so firmly ingrained.
Daniel R., Canada, 2 August 2012
Right on! The actual number of years is larger, the largest known and any one of us can write it in a second: ∞ ....infinity. When does one conclude beyond doubt it is impossible, what is the mathematical number of impossible? It is a number known to natural man but not God!
Daniel R., Canada, 2 August 2012
Evolutionists have missed the boat (ark of safety). Man is not a biological unit upon which they narrowly focus. Man is a spiritual unit dwelling fleetingly in a biological body which will expire, pass away & is of miniscule importance. They ignore the spiritual component which is of immense & lasting importance. [Followed by extensive Scripture citation without comment: Isaiah 14:12-17, 1:2-6, 18]
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Jack C., Australia, 1 August 2012
Yes, it is very easy using fairly basic mathematics to demonstrate the theory of evolution is a whole lot of nonsense.