CSflim

That's the problem. "to a layman such as myself". You are admitting that you don't know anyhting about evolution, yet you are quite prepared to dismiss it as being wrong.

You never hear of "laymen" claiming that the theory of relativity is incorrect. Or claiming that there are fundamental flaws with our theories of quantum mechanics. But when it comes to evolution, sure what the hell, EVERYONE'S an expert, and is qualified to debate its correctness.

Now, I'm not claiming that Evolution by means of Natural Selection is a complex theory. It most certainly is not. The sheer beauty of it is in its simplicty. But at the same time, it is required that it is thought about in the correct mind frame, and that you have a fundamental grasping of the facts behind it.

I'm not trying to say that understanding evolution is beyond "laymen", but rather if you wish to comemnt on it, you at least have the responsibility of knowing what you're talking about.

Step 1: Read Origin Of The Species by Charles Darwin. The book that started it all. If possible get the First Edition. The latter editions don't read too well, as it gets quite cluttered, and bogged down in technicalities and appendicies.

Step 2: Read The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins. Its a modern book (1984) from a superbly passionate writer. This is possibly the greatest book on evolution ever written. It is very clearly written, and very easy to understand.

Step 3: Read any kind of "Creation Science" propaganda. Compare the anti-logic, pseudoscience, sematics and straw-grabbing to the clarity and logic of the above two books. Do try to keep your laughter and mocking to a minimum. You're not here to enjoy yourself.

Step 4: Return to this board, and add an informed opinion of the correctness of the Theory of Evolution by Natural selction.

Thank you,
CSflim.

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