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Talk:Counterexamples to Evolution (view source)
Revision as of 17:02, April 18, 2017
, 17:02, April 18, 2017→Possible new counterexample about viruses
I was just reading counterexample 14 in the logical counterexamples section, where it says "The Theory of Evolution dictates that all organisms descended from single celled bacteria". I then thought if that were true, how could viruses have evolved. After a quick look on the internet, I found [http://www.icr.org/article/were-viruses-created-or-evolved/ this], which ends saying viruses are consistent with creationism, not evolution. I don't really understand the article, so was wondering what other people think and whether it should be added as a counterexample. [[User:FredericBernard|FredericBernard]] ([[User talk:FredericBernard|talk]]) 12:03, 18 April 2017 (EDT)
I was just reading counterexample 14 in the logical counterexamples section, where it says "The Theory of Evolution dictates that all organisms descended from single celled bacteria". I then thought if that were true, how could viruses have evolved. After a quick look on the internet, I found [http://www.icr.org/article/were-viruses-created-or-evolved/ this], which ends saying viruses are consistent with creationism, not evolution. I don't really understand the article, so was wondering what other people think and whether it should be added as a counterexample. [[User:FredericBernard|FredericBernard]] ([[User talk:FredericBernard|talk]]) 12:03, 18 April 2017 (EDT)
:I don't really understand it either. I think what it's saying is that there is good evidence that God created viruses, but for a different, positive purpose (and became what they are as a result of sin), rather than gradually forming through evolution. I encourage you to add this evidence. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 12:36, 18 April 2017 (EDT)
:I don't really understand it either. I think what it's saying is that there is good evidence that God created viruses, but for a different, positive purpose (and became what they are as a result of sin), rather than gradually forming through evolution. I encourage you to add this evidence. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 12:36, 18 April 2017 (EDT)
::I recommend against it. I don't think the notion that all life started with bacteria is accepted by the scientific community. Biogenesis is, to say the least, not a well-understood topic. In any case, the cited article makes religious arguments, stating, for example, that viruses only started being destructive because of mankind's sin. Considering that viruses and other primitive life forms long predate mankind, this doesn't seem to be a well-founded assertion. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 13:02, 18 April 2017 (EDT)