I'm really not in the mood to get into a discussion of evolution. Let me just offer some very brief points to some questions raised:
First of all, I never said anyone didn't understand how the word "theory" is used. I merely offered that as a totally-unrelated example of how scientists can use a word in a way that is different from the way you and I use a word.
Secondly, the boulder in the stream example had nothing to do with evolution, and wasn't intended to imply anything. I merely used it as a totally-unrelated example of something that could be not by design and yet cause non-random events. Since it was said that non-random implies design, I wanted to show an example where that was not true. Again, this has nothing to do with evolution. It is an example that shows that non-random behavior can come about without design being in the picture.
Finally, the purpose of evolution is to perpetuate the species. As The Selfish Gene tells us, we exist to pass our genetic material on to the next generation. Any change that conforms to our environment in a better way is a change that is kept and passed on. As to who made this process start in the first place, evolution does not say, for that is not the point of evolution. If you want to believe God set it in motion, go ahead.
In fact, if you want to believe God has something nice waiting for you after death, go ahead. Nobody is stopping you from believing this. All I was doing was explaining my personal take on things, and only because I was quoted at the beginning of this thread in the first place. No one else has to accept my viewpoint. But if you'd like to fully understand my viewpoint, you're eventually going to have to read the same things I read, and that's why I gave a link for those who wish to learn more. If you dont' want to, don't.
