jimmybob479
February 21st 2006, 10:20 PM
I saw a magazine that had this title - I never read it since I was taking a test but I googled that and came up with a site that reminded me of something I wanted to post about a long time ago. The argument usually goes as follows: If God is intelligent, why are there so many extinct species? For a more precise quote of the typical thing I've heard, here is a direct quote from an article published:
"The fossil record shows that 23 different elephantlike species, including woolly mammoths, have arisen and died out during the past 5 million years, victims of an inability to adapt to changing conditions. Only Asian and African elephants remain. If an all-knowing designer was responsible for that work, [biologist Kenneth] Miller said to applause, 'it's distinctly substandard, because nearly every one became extinct. If you want to accept intelligent design, you'd damn well better account for' the numerous examples of failed species."
I havent read through the plethora of information in this section of the forums, so maybe someone has already asked something similar to this...
How would you respond?
(note: I'm not entirely decided myself on the issue of creation. I'm leaning towards OEC but am open to the fact that many true believers hold to theistic evolution and such. I do not believe it effects the core essentials of Christianity.)
"The fossil record shows that 23 different elephantlike species, including woolly mammoths, have arisen and died out during the past 5 million years, victims of an inability to adapt to changing conditions. Only Asian and African elephants remain. If an all-knowing designer was responsible for that work, [biologist Kenneth] Miller said to applause, 'it's distinctly substandard, because nearly every one became extinct. If you want to accept intelligent design, you'd damn well better account for' the numerous examples of failed species."
I havent read through the plethora of information in this section of the forums, so maybe someone has already asked something similar to this...
How would you respond?
(note: I'm not entirely decided myself on the issue of creation. I'm leaning towards OEC but am open to the fact that many true believers hold to theistic evolution and such. I do not believe it effects the core essentials of Christianity.)