As I read through columnist Alissa Griffith's column on Wednesday, I had to convince myself that I had not been transferred overnight to Oral Roberts University without my knowledge. Ms. Griffith comments, There are those who have insisted that the concept that every living creature is the product of some incredibly unrealistic coincidence (a.k.a. evolution) be stuffed down young throats in public schools. And
lastly there are those who believe in God. This cannot go without critique.
Astronomers estimate the universe has around 100 billion planets. Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist, theorizes that even if one were to put the odds at the spontaneous creation of life and evolution of said life at one in a billion, life would still exist on a billion planets. Compare this with the incredibly unrealistic coincidence that every living creature was created and maintained by an invisible superhero that out of every god ever worshipped in both antiquity and the modern era is not only right, but also the only one who actually exists. Then on top of this already incredibly unrealistic situation, also assume that this universe of 100 billion planets was created for the sole benefit and use of one species still in its relative infancy on its given planet. Consider the possible odds of this notion and then decide what should be taught in schools or spouted from the pulpit of a newspaper column.
Richard Lee is a senior information telecommunication systems major.
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