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“The Problem of Evil” in atheism and in Islam
RE: “The Problem of Evil” in atheism and in Islam
(February 26, 2015 at 9:12 am)Harris Wrote:
(February 26, 2015 at 7:47 am)Chas Wrote: No, it's not. The main idea is that imperfect replication and differential reproductive success result in changes in the gene pool.

New information is generated spontaneously by mutation and recombination. The new combinations that are successful survive and contribute in subsequent generations.

Evolution's mutation mechanism does not explain how growth of a genome is possible. How can point mutations create new chromosomes or lengthen a strand of DNA?

Point mutations can't, However, chromosome doubling or duplication can. It's like giving a sculptor a whole new block of marble to chip away at.

(February 26, 2015 at 9:12 am)Harris Wrote: All breeds of dog can still mate with one another. People have not seen any increase in dog's DNA, but have simply selected different genes from the existing dog gene pool to create the different breeds.

It takes perhaps tens of thousands of years of reproductive isolation for genetic drift to make interbreeding difficult or impossible. An interesting case is burrowing animals living on nearby islands that used to be connected. Not being swimmers, an island 50 yards away practically might as well be 500 miles away. Still well-adapted for pretty much an identical environment, natural selection keeps both populations looking pretty much the same. But they can no longer interbreed because of genetic drift. Their genomes have gone different directions despite their superficial similarity.

(February 26, 2015 at 9:12 am)Harris Wrote: Trust me the day scientists would discover an authentic evidence in favour of evolution, all atheist would be dancing on the streets.

The time for dancing in the streets is long past. It has become clear that fundamentalists are immune to any evidence for this theory so long as it continues to not match up with their ancient scriptures. Heck, there are still Imams arguing that the sun revolves around the earth.

(February 26, 2015 at 9:12 am)Harris Wrote: However, theory of evolution by natural selection is an atheist delusion because they are trying to prove something, which is not part of nature.

Most of the people who accept it are not atheists. Darwin was not yet an atheist when he came up with it. Alfred Russel Wallace came up with essentially the same theory independently (Darwin published first) and was not an atheist.
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RE: “The Problem of Evil” in atheism and in Islam - by Mister Agenda - February 26, 2015 at 12:18 pm

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