How so? Evolution of horses is strongly backed up by fossil evidence. Look over the websites I posted earlier in Message 21. There is a nearly complete fossil record of horse evolution. There is more to this than simply hypothesizing what horses may have looked like once upon a time. Evolutionary genetics wouldn't work because the fossils are too old to contain DNA. If we had their genetic material, it would be possible to compare them with modern horses, but since it no longer exists, that isn't possible.
If horses did not evolve, why do the fossils gradually gain the features of modern horses, such as large size and single toes, and lose the features of more primitive fossils as we move upward through the strata? What causes this ordering of similar animals?
Evolution does not cancel out God anyway. It has no apparent reason to continue, so it leaves room for a creator to guide evolution to suit his purposes. I don't know whether or not this was the case, but it's a possibility which is untestable by the scientific method. It does not deal with the creation of the world or the first life forms anyway.
You may be interested in this link. It discusses God and Evolution.
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-god.html
This message has been edited by Gary, 05-13-2004 01:53 AM
{ AdminSylas: Your closing link strays close to being a violation of forum guidelines. When you present a link, it is intended to support your own discussion; you don't give the link as the argument itself. You could make this link better associated with your own text, by saying something like "The following site considers the notion that God may use evolution, or possibly even guide evolution, along with several other questions related to God and Evolution." We are seeking to avoid a simple battle of the links. The actual positions should be argued here in the forum; with links for reference or greater detail. }
This message has been edited by AdminSylas, 05-13-2004 02:07 AM