[rogers21774]

Here's a simple analogy. Put a string and a bunch of beads in a bag. Shake it up and then dump the contents of the bag on the floor. Repeat as many times you want. How long will it take before you get a necklace? Answer. No matter how many times you repeat the process, you'll never get a necklace, You'll only get a string and a bunch of beads.

Think about that and then consider that evolution by definition requires me to believe that life, in all its wonderous forms, the earth, the solar system, the universe, all these things came about by mere chance? That notions seems a whole lot more preposterous than creation by a higher power and intelligence.

[RightWingNilla]

Here's a simple analogy. Put a string and a bunch of beads in a bag. Shake it up and then dump the contents of the bag on the floor. Repeat as many times you want.

Your analogy is more accurate if you allow the beads already on the string to remain there for the next trial.

As has been said here many times over: NOBODY (except creationists) believes organisms sprang up intact all in one shot. Evolution holds that life evolves in many intermediate steps (one or two beads at a time as per your analogy).

[Dimensio]

Think about that and then consider that evolution by definition requires me to believe that life, in all its wonderous forms, the earth, the solar system, the universe, all these things came about by mere chance?

Actually, evolution only speaks on the diversity (and origin) of the species. It says nothing whatsoever about the ultimate origins of the first life forms, the earth, the solar system or the universe. Moreover, while it does not specifically claim an intelligence behind the diversity of species (because thus far no evidence has pointed to such a thing), it does not explicitly rule out an intelligent force behind the process.

You need to learn what evolution is and what it isn't before you can credibly attack it.