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Talk:Counterexamples to Evolution (view source)
Revision as of 16:49, August 23, 2011
, 16:49, August 23, 2011→The Devil's Advocate
10. Based on a factual error. The dog is NOT a separate species; it's Canis lupus familiaris, a sub-species of the wolf. Dubious and needs discussed.
10. Based on a factual error. The dog is NOT a separate species; it's Canis lupus familiaris, a sub-species of the wolf. Dubious and needs discussed.
Lack of mechanism
1. Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes and many animals have a demonstrated ability to sense imminent earthquakes. A bit dubious and needs to be expanded.
2. Mutations don't necessarily cause a loss of information; this depends on what definition of "information" you use, for a start. Entropy has nothing whatsoever to do with disorder; it refers to energy available for work. Ice is much more ordered than liquid water but has higher entropy. This is a common misunderstanding and one that evolutionists like to jump all over. The information part needs to be expanded; the entropy bit needs to go.
3. I can't really comment on cicadas but this one looks interesting. Can someone add more detail?
4. Evolution can explain migration patterns easily, and does so at some length. This seems like a weak example and should be removed.
5. Back to the definition of information. Again this needs more explanation.
6. Laughable. Should be removed.
7. Symbiosis - an excellent argument. More examples perhaps?
8. Consciousness - A moderate argument. Needs some expansion.
9. Should be merged with 8 and not emphasised so much. Evolutionists can put forward MANY explanations for why these things would be favoured, but what they can't explain is how we're able to do them in the first place.
10. I'm not sure about this one. What, in particular, makes them unfeasible? More discussion needed.
11. This is factually inaccurate. Birds don't even HAVE X and Y chromosomes (they have Z and W) and the evolutionary argument would be that if two groups evolved sexual reproduction separately there's no reason why their chromosomes should follow the same pattern. This needs to be cleaned up and focused on the fact that the alleged common ancestor of birds and mammals was ALREADY reproducing sexually, which evolutionists can't explain.
12. This one is easily answered. An evolutionist would say that the fish gradually colonised colder water as they evolved resistance to low temperatures. Weak and should be removed.
13. Potentially very strong but needs more background. Do any other species have vanadium in their blood?
14. Animals like isolated places because they tend to be safe, and lots of them can climb better than we can. Very weak and should be removed.