by sandmann » Nov 21, 2004 @ 2:37am
There's plentiful evidence of evolution. For example, the immune system has clearly arisen from a number of inferior prior systems. There's a tangible line of evolution in a number of species.
And as far as the eye is concerned... Eyes evolved from eye-spots which are still present in a variety of unicellular organisms. That gave way to an optic nerve in more complicated multiple organisms, feeble eyes in certain reptiles and amphibians, and on to the more complex eyes in mammals and birds. There's a very clear evolution there. Also keep in mind that this kind of evolution had millions of years to take place -- that's a lot of random combinations.
I do have trouble fathoming how wings came about though. Something so sudden a departure from normal land life is just hard to understand. I mean, sure, you figure that there are flying squirrels or something like that that just have folds of skin on which to glide, but there's a very sudden evolutionary change requisite for the appearance of wings as a survival advantage. Little stubs that barely let you get off the ground won't be much of an advantage, so there's no reason to think that nature would select for it.
I doubt evolution is as far-reaching as it is claimed to be, but I don't think you can deny its existence altogether like you're trying.
The fates lead him who will;
Him who won't, they drag.
Seneca