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Originally posted by Alfred1
Assuming that all life on earth evolved from one single organism which sprang to life spontaneously on its own what is the probabilty that it was more suited to its environment and survived rather than died after one mutation? Better than half? 0.99? What are the odds that it survived after 100 mutations? Would any form of life have evolved on earth if there was no ozone layer to filter out UV rays or if there was no magnetic field around the earth to keep charged particles from the sun from getting through or what if the earth was a little nearer or farther away from the sun? You can't just look back and say it's amazing and then take it all for granted. That is its own "blind faith".
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Of course your assuming the the "Start" of evolution happens on earth. It doesn't - starts with the beginning of the universe as a whole. The earth and all of those preconditions you mention are part of the evolutionary process and we have at least 8 other examples in this solar system alone that seem to show how those chances can evolve in a planet.
Evolution also comes with it's own disclaimer on the outset of study. It's a theory - not a fact. That should make swallowing it a little easier for someone of "reasonable character."