Posted on 08/11/2008 11:22:05 AM PDT by Soliton
By viewing evolution as the motion of energy flows toward a stationary state (entropy), evolution can be explained by the second law of thermodynamics, a law which conventionally describes physical systems. In this view, a cheetah serves as an energy transfer mechanism, and beneficial mutations allow the animal to transfer more energy within its environment, helping even out the energy.
(Excerpt) Read more at physorg.com ...
I believe in God, I beleive in creation, but I do not disbelieve in evolution. While I don't completely buy into the ID theory, I do believe that a God who is powerful enough to create, would also give us the gift of being able to adapt and overcome.
I am one who looks at the beauty of nature around me and comes to the conclusion that things are a bit too ordered to have been random.
There is a lot of structure to things, there is also a lot of chaos. What I like to see is the structured order of things reacting to chaos. My favorite example is the way nature came back from the devastation of Mt. Saint Helens.
You couldn't understand the article could you?
PX-99 Nuclear-Fired Popcorn Popper activating, sir...
Claws and fangs would be very difficult adaptations for these animals for a variety of reasons (e.g., carnivore teeth aren't great for an herbivore). But if you look at the world of herbivores, you'll note that many of them have adaptations that make them very difficult prey for carnivores. Elephants are big, rhinos are well-armored, Cape buffalo sport dangerous horns, giraffes are lethal kickers etc.
Mmm! Kettle korn!
The “smart guys” that made that graphic misspelled “plate tectonics”. DUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRR
...yaks just plain taste bad...
Yeah, like people read the article.
Anyway the 2nd Law of thermodynamics applies to closed systems and is really irrelevant to life on earth, whose development is almost entirely dependent on enormous and relatively stable imports of energy from the sun. If one redrew the system boundaries to include the sun, then maybe one could talk about entropy vs. life. The linked article is basically pop pseudoscience.
Submit your research to The Proceedings of the Royal Society for peer review then. They did:
Kaila, Ville R. I. and Annila, Arto. Natural selection for least action. Proceedings of The Royal Society A. doi:10.1098/rspa.2008.0178.
I’ll ignore your base humor and crudeness.
As for your argument, what you’ve described is a belief, nothing more. Again, it must have been an accidental belief as well, if you ascribe to evolutionary philosphy, another accidental abstraction.
It’s not that hard to get junk science published. Just look at all the garbage “supporting” Anthropogenic Global Warming.
That’s funny! True and Funny! Sadly true and yet ironically funny.
oh yeah, thanks.
That doesn’t explain why there are still monkeys
1. Humans and other apes are descended from a common ancestor whose population split to become two (and more) lineages. The question is rather like asking, “If many Americans and Australians are descended from Europeans, why are there still Europeans around?” Creationists themselves recognize the invalidity of this claim (AIG n.d.).
Links:
Foley, Jim. 2002. Fossil hominids: Frequently asked questions http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/faqs.html#apes
References:
1. AIG, n.d. Arguments we think creationists should NOT use. http://www.answersingenesis.org/Home/Area/faq/dont_use.asp#apes
Further Reading:
Darwin, C., 1872. The Origin of Species, London: Senate, chap. 4. http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/origin/chapter4.html
Source: http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CC/CC150.html
Actually, what I was talking about is based on observation.
The facts are that Sarah was way past the age of bearing children.
The Truth is she had Isaac.
The facts are that David was too small to take on Goliath
The Truth is that he defeated him with five smooth stones.
The facts are that Mary was a virgin and therefore unable to bear a child.
The Truth is she bore Jesus Christ the Son of God
The facts are there was no place for the Hebrews to go as they fled Egypt
The Truth is that the Red Sea parted and they went on dry ground.
Read up on the Three Laws and critique the article you posted. Then get back to me.
Cheers!
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