QUESTIONS ABOUT ORIGINS
Q. What do DNA and the fossil trail reveal about human origins?
A. Mitochondrial DNA studies have shown that our species originated from one location, and one mother (they call Eve). Although fossil hunters have discovered a few extinct species of hominids, these creatures are vastly inferior to humans in their intellectual capacities. Thus paleoanthropologists remain baffled by the single origin and sudden appearance of Homo sapiens in the fossil trail. (See article 7)
Q. If a designer exists, has he given us clues that reveal what he is like?
A. Many scientists believe that a designer has put his "fingerprints" on the cosmos. Theoretical physicist Paul Davies writes, "If physics is the product of design, the universe must have a purpose, and the evidence of modern physics suggests strongly to me, that the purpose included us." The evidence seems to indicate that the designer is not just purposeful, but that he is also personal, superintelligent, and immensely powerful. (See article 8)
Q. Why do scientists disagree about the evidence for design?
A. Some scientists, regardless of the evidence, cannot accept intelligent design because they are adamantly opposed to the possibility that God is involved in the development of life. Others deny the existence of any higher power. Like Stephen Jay Gould, they believe that we are merely "cosmic accidents."
On the other hand, an increasing number of scientists have recognized evidence for intelligent design behind all the laws of science and the fine-tuning in the universe. Intelligent design proponents advocate "following the evidence, wherever it leads."
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Q. What do DNA and the fossil trail reveal about human origins?
A. Mitochondrial DNA studies have shown that our species originated from one location, and one mother (they call Eve). Although fossil hunters have discovered a few extinct species of hominids, these creatures are vastly inferior to humans in their intellectual capacities. Thus paleoanthropologists remain baffled by the single origin and sudden appearance of Homo sapiens in the fossil trail. (See article 7)
Q. If a designer exists, has he given us clues that reveal what he is like?
A. Many scientists believe that a designer has put his "fingerprints" on the cosmos. Theoretical physicist Paul Davies writes, "If physics is the product of design, the universe must have a purpose, and the evidence of modern physics suggests strongly to me, that the purpose included us." The evidence seems to indicate that the designer is not just purposeful, but that he is also personal, superintelligent, and immensely powerful. (See article 8)
Q. Why do scientists disagree about the evidence for design?
A. Some scientists, regardless of the evidence, cannot accept intelligent design because they are adamantly opposed to the possibility that God is involved in the development of life. Others deny the existence of any higher power. Like Stephen Jay Gould, they believe that we are merely "cosmic accidents."
On the other hand, an increasing number of scientists have recognized evidence for intelligent design behind all the laws of science and the fine-tuning in the universe. Intelligent design proponents advocate "following the evidence, wherever it leads."
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