wow. yessir, I do understand mathematics. I know what a probability is. The point is, there is a probability, no matter how small, that is mathmatically calculatable... right? what is the probability that divine Creation occured? Is it measurable? Is there a mathematical possibility? I don't think there is. It is not mathematically measurable because there is no science behind it; ie there is no evidence to back it up.

'belief' in evolution is not like 'belief' in a god who created us- there is scientific proof vs ancient text.

The fact that the chances are small that an event will occur does not hold as evidence against its occurrence.

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Do you 2 understand mathematics?

Probability is the chance or likelihood that a certain event will happen. Mathematical probability is usually expressed as a ratio. If it is equally likely that an event may happen in h ways and fail to happen in f ways, where h + f = n, then the probability that the event will occur may be expressed as the ratio h/n, and the probability that it will fail to occur may be expressed as the ratio f/n. The fraction that denotes the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of possible outcomes represents the probability that an event will happen. The fraction that denotes the number of ways an event will fail to happen divided by the total number of possible outcomes represents the probability that an event will fail to happen.

Let me explain it this way, scientists at Cornell estimate that there are 4x10^79 hydrogen atoms in the universe. That number is a 4 followed by 79 zeros.

Do you realize now that the odds are incredibly large - and that for just a single cell - not all of the cells that exist in the universe? On top of that the cell would have to live long enough to reproduce, and that would be another set of odds? It won't happen. It is as close to impossible as anything can get.

If you want to believe in evolution, realize that you are taking it completely on faith, not based on science. Physics, genetics and mathematics do more to disprove evolution than support it - at this point in time, with our current knowledge. I am not saying that you cannot believe in evolution, just understand that it is no different than religion right now. You are believing through faith in something based upon what has been told to you by other people.