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Mostly I post about what I do know. Orbit theory, spacecraft, astronomy, etc. It rather quickly goes over my head during the biology, paleontology, and geology discussions here. Albeit, since my dad was a PhD geologist, I learned something about geology as I grew up. :-)

I had a thought the other day as I walked down the hall of this large avionics manufacturing factory inwhich I work. It seemed that almost everyone I saw had some kind of a rather nasty infirmity. One guy was 400 lbs and could barely walk, one guy was in an electric wheel chair and had twisted limbs. One guy had a shrunken arm, most of us wore glasses, many had very clumsy inefficient walks as if they had had broken limbs.

It occurred to me that we have come to a point in technology where the least fit do just fine. It really took very little time for this to be the case too. Only a few hundred years ago most of these people would probably not be alive. So if evolution were true then the whole concept is blown out the window by man and his ability to invent things. Now there is no reason for us to improve.

The other thing is that if you consider how fast we went from bible technology to today's technology, it is really silly to imagine that man could have lived in caves for 2 million years and then exponentially accelerated his development in the last 2000 years.

It occurred to me that we have come to a point in technology where the least fit do just fine. It really took very little time for this to be the case too. Only a few hundred years ago most of these people would probably not be alive. So if evolution were true then the whole concept is blown out the window by man and his ability to invent things. Now there is no reason for us to improve.

There are arguments against this, however, I will let the more knowleged post on this one.

The other thing is that if you consider how fast we went from bible technology to today's technology, it is really silly to imagine that man could have lived in caves for 2 million years and then exponentially accelerated his development in the last 2000 years.

Think of the explosion of knowledge. It is accelerating exponentially. Even the exponent is getting larger. I am not surprised at all by this.

it is really silly to imagine that man could have lived in caves for 2 million years and then exponentially accelerated his development in the last 2000 years.

Again, I urge you not to use this line of argument. There are many things I do not understand in this world, but I can still accept them. First of all, your use of "exponentially" I will assume is colloquial rather than factual. And why is this "silly?" Is it any less silly than accepting some of the bible's more, how shall I say, fantastic stories? Even if I accept Jesus was God, and every story he's involved in therefore happened as is due to his supernatural abilities, there's still enough, dare I say, "silly" things in the OT.

And I do find it odd that you won't discuss the bible with RadioAstronomer (or was it RWP?) Why not? Does it lend to the possibility that one can read the bible and not suddenly convert to evangelism? Well, I know I've read about 75% of the bible, I know Aric2000 has read the whole thing. And somehow we're not able to really understand it? how is that?

...it is really silly to imagine that man could have lived in caves for 2 million years and then exponentially accelerated his development in the last 2000 years.

I am truely mystified as to why this sounds silly. What specifically is silly?