Accepted Words Span the Space
In all natural languages the words span the space of possible combinations of letters or phonemes, but there are wide spaces between them. The spaces prevent errors when communication takes place in the presence of a certain amount of noise, but not too much. Likewise, it would appear that the existing species span the space of all possible types of organisms, but there are wide spaces between them. The existence of the spaces makes possible the construction of natural classification schemes. It also leads to the stability of the characteristics of the species and militates against gradual changes from one type to another.
Comparing nucleotide sequences will not substantiate evolution. Instead, when we examine them, we discover the natural foundation for classification systems. As Michael Denton[i] pointed out, classification systems do not show how one species leads to another. Classification systems separate species.
The present state of things among living organisms is therefore very like the state of things we find in natural languages. We know that natural languages did not arise spontaneously before there was intelligence. Why would anyone think that living organisms arose spontaneously before there was intelligence?
[i] Denton, Michael, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis (Bethesda, Maryland: Adler & Adler, 1985), p. 119ff.
Comparing nucleotide sequences will not substantiate evolution. Instead, when we examine them, we discover the natural foundation for classification systems. As Michael Denton[i] pointed out, classification systems do not show how one species leads to another. Classification systems separate species.
The present state of things among living organisms is therefore very like the state of things we find in natural languages. We know that natural languages did not arise spontaneously before there was intelligence. Why would anyone think that living organisms arose spontaneously before there was intelligence?
[i] Denton, Michael, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis (Bethesda, Maryland: Adler & Adler, 1985), p. 119ff.