Evolution v Creationism: guided evolution? dhw? (Evolution)

by dhw, Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 20:00 (3293 days ago) @ David Turell

dhw: “Balance of nature” is another gloss. We all acknowledge its necessity and its constant changes, but it doesn't support the argument that the zillions of species extinct and extant were necessary for the production of humans.-DAVID: Remember, I've accepted the idea that God used evolution to produce humans. The observation of balance makes perfect sense. Why the 'balance' had to be so broad has never been clear to me, but it is what we observe, and therefore I conclude it must be necessary It is also why I think 'dabbling' is necessary, to keep evolution on its desired track to humans. As you see, all of my theory fits its parts.-Your theory, as I understand it, is that God created the universe and life in order to produce human beings. The universe consists of billions of galaxies and stars that come and go. It is not clear why all these billions of galaxies and coming-and-going stars are/were necessary for the production of humans, but this is what we observe, God knows what he's doing, and so your theory fits the billions of galaxies and stars. In order to produce humans, God preprogrammed the first living cells with the weaverbird and its nest, the spider and its silk, the monarch and its weird lifestyle. It is not clear why these were necessary for the production of humans, but they are what we observe, God knows what he is doing, and therefore your theory fits the weaverbird, the spider and the monarch. In order to produce human beings, God preprogrammed millions of other organisms, 99% of which have now disappeared. It is not clear why these were necessary for the production of humans, but they hung around for millions of years and then they died, God knows what he is doing, and therefore your theory fits the 99% of organisms that are now extinct. It's possible that God dabbled to keep evolution on course for production of humans. It is not clear why he would have to dabble if everything was preprogrammed, but since it is not clear what control he exercised over changes in the environment, maybe he had to counteract those, or...well...who knows why he would have had to dabble? It's just not clear. But God knows what he is doing, and therefore your theory fits the need to dabble. Your theory fits its parts, except that it's not clear how your theory fits its parts.