The issue of chance... (Evolution)

by Matt S. , Saturday, May 30, 2009, 23:40 (5454 days ago)

After reading the primer, I take issue with the seeming argument that seems to be made about the concept of 'created by chance.' The author seems ignorant concerning the fundamentals of chemistry and what the words 'chance' and 'spontaneity' mean in this context. - spontaneity refers to the fact that if the ambient conditions are right for a chemical reaction, it will happen spontaneously, any time the right components are present. In chemistry, this refers to a process that will happen on its own, without any interference. When you take into consideration that the controller of spontaneity is heat, it seems less and less like the notion of chance. In fact, most chemists would tell you that the reaction will be inevitable if these basic characteristics are met. - So, I think that the author needs to more clearly define what it is he is attacking when he refers to the atheist position being about "chance created everything" because I feel it is a very gross oversimplification of the position.