The Failure of Darwin's Theory

In this video, Dr. Stephen Meyer and Dr. John Ankerberg explore how DNA causes problems for Darwin's theory of evolution.

[fdthornburghjrify]

It is a shame that a line has been drawn between God and science when both seek the truth

[foreveragainOK]

One of my favorite personal examples is when I walked on the beach and found 100 rocks, 20 different kinds, assembled in perfect order (they had numbers painted on them).  I first assumed they were the result of an intelligent being, and a secondary assumption is that they were assembled by random natural forces of wind, water, maybe a squirrel (a smart one).  I told my friend that the possible combinations for these rocks are 1:10^130, or by accident 1 in 10^130.   There are 10^80 molecules in the universe (guestimate), so that's a big number, actually an impossible number.  Yet my friend ridiculed my hypothesis of an intelligent being:  "Of course, naturalistic forces are a far better hypothesis!"   I shrugged my shoulders, thinking about one protein molecule, one of many that would be necessary to manufacture one living cell.  Such a molecule with 100 amino acids (20 different kinds) have the same odds as our rocks.  Some amino acid chains are 1000 or more; none less than 50.  That's for each protein molecule, a rather big miracle fro each molecule.  I would not bet my life in a cosmic casino that one molecule would form by itself, let alone one living cell.  I would put all my chips on Infinite Intelligence/Power  ... ie God.

[sumitlall]

If it takes so much effort to under stand how nature works, definitely there is more effort required to make it work.

[fragrancefilms]

Thank You Dr Stephen Meyer and Dr John Ankerberb

[fdthornburghjrify]

I'm absolutely in love with the idea of a PhD in the philosophy of science

[Desh]

I wish I learned this in biology instead of all the crap that was forced upon me

[anaccount]

The mantra of the the internet expert - "I don't get it, it must be wrong"

[bpstuff]

He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.” - John 6:65

You mock what you do not understand and it is because you have not been given the eyes to see and ears to hear.

[thetruthchannel]

But youre not talking about the probability of just one event. Youre talking about the probability of billions of random events occurring in precisely the correct order at precisely the right time.

[Unknown-sgtv]

Cosmic Evolution Big bang from nothing made the universe.
Logic says that something can't come from nothing.
There for the big bang never happened.
That means the evolution of planets never happened.
Which means the evolution of single cells never happened.

[beginization]

I think no matter how much I flap my arms my descendants won't develop flight.

[ricardosanabria]

The profoundity of these thoughts are so amazing that deserves some deep reflections. A starting point for getting a more deep comprenhension is to unchain us from the inflexible rails of the lines of evidence of evolution and to take into account the data that we leave outside from these rails.

[GregWorzel]

Wow, I didn't know Dennis Quaid was so smart!

[wishlist]

His student's reply to his question about giving a computer new function (7.20) is not the only option. It may have been the only answer we knew about at the time he was asking but it's no longer so. What you can give your computer now in order for it to demonstrate new function is parameters, the ability to adapt/vary its own program and objectives. Computer programs can then develop their own functions and strategies that are neither the direct result of programming by us nor the result of any specific intent by us. They can "evolve" function that we haven't envisioned. So the assumption that there is intentional programming behind our creation turns out to be premature.

Given its past failure rate I would suggest that the desire to fill gaps in our knowledge when we "feel" like there's no other answer should be resisted at least a little.

[DonswatchingtheTube]

18:26 The thief and the lock scenario is assuming optimum conditions where the thief spends all of the 24 hours purposefully trying open the lock. What if the thief only tried twice? What if scrambling the code each time destroyed the lock beyond repair?

[amosthree]

The biggest stumbling block is that those who follow the scientific view of earth never explain how all those planets and stars came from in the beginning. How did they form out of nothing and just happen to be in order?

[eriknydam]

Evolution...because if everything is a big happy random accident, we can go on sinning and doing whatever we want.

[JStephs]

I guess when you start out with your conclusion, it's awfully difficult to find fault with the logic.

[futsinen]

Great explanation about the function of dna.

[eurob]

It comes down to where does the code come from to design a new life form.
It's coming from a source of intelligence, which implies some sort of creator.