Evolution is the change in inherited characteristics of biological
populations over successive generations. Evolutionary process gives rise to
diversity at every level of biological organization, including species, individual
organisms, molecules such as DNA and proteins. Charles Darwin and Alfred
Wallace were the first to formulate a scientific argument for the theory of
evolution by means of natural selection. In 20th century, genetics
was integrated with Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural through the
discipline of population genetics. Evolution by natural selection is a process
that is inferred from 3facts about populations –more off springs are produced
than can possibly survive, traits vary among individuals leading to different
rates of survival and reproduction, trait differences are heritable. Natural
selection is the only known cause of adaptation, but not the only cause of
evolution. Other non adaptative causes of evolution include mutation and
genetic drift.
According to Hindu creationism all species on earth including
humans have devolved or come down from a high state of pure consciousness.
Hindu creationists claim that species of plants and animals are material forms
adopted by pure consciousness which live an endless cycle of births and rebirths.
According to Hindu creationists the universe may even be older than billions of
years. These views are based on Vedas which depict an extreme antiquity of the
universe and history of the earth.
The overall probability of forming one protein molecule by random
chance process is 9.31x10^(-152). It has been recently determined that a
minimal functioning cell has no fewer than 256protein coding genes. Considering
proteins only, probability of complete living cell coming into being through
random, chance process would be 10^(-40023). The whole universe consists of
only 10^82 atoms and the universe is less than 10^18seconds (if universe is
taken to be 13.77billion years then 4.34x10^17seconds). So we give much credit
to chance, luck plays a big role in the evolution process. The first life form
existed 3.6billion years ago which is 3.2x10^17seconds after big bang and the
earth formed after 2.89x10^17seconds after big bang. The overall density of our
known universe is only 10^-31gm/cc.
The size of the universe when the life formed or during the
initial primordial soup changes over a factor of 1000at the max. The number of
reactions required to get the probability of forming the protein chains to form
the simplest living entity is according to the modern scientists is near zero,
but not zero. Then for the theory of natural selection to take place, the
probability of the subsequent events will go closer to zero probability but
never reach there. The important fact among the scientific community is that
they never contradict one another. Every branch works independently to bring
out new theories to support their fellows so that the booming industry can
survive without ever reaching the truth.
The scientists will always try to reach the truth, but never get
the truth. The truth apart, the Grass is supposed to have retained its position
through the evolutionary cycle and is the most widespread form of plant life.
Grass is food many of the herbivorous animals and is a medicine. Medicinal
value is better down from the animals as observed by the sages. When there are
stomach problems for cats and dogs, they eat grass and vomit what they have
eaten. Cats and dogs apart, the grass has been undergoing severe pains during
the times it eaten by the animals, insects, worms, etc.
The grass we see on our laws is the same great-great-grand father
to the sugarcane and also for the bamboos too. But the lawn grass continues to
exist to us to jump on it. The laws of natural selection have been cruel to the
grass and plants in general. May be in
the future, the grass will develop mobility, wings and they may fly, move away
when we want to sit on them. In the worst case, the blades of grass may attack
when humans or animals tend to go near them. The evolutionary process has never
stopped and will never stop. It is only a matter of chance; one day grass is
put in the docks and accused of murder. The scientists then say it’s part of
evolution and the DNA is modified by some virus and come with new formulas to
prove their point, saying that when the temperatures reach near certain value,
the virus is at certain areas on the grass, the DNA is attacked at a particular
point, blah, blah,… the grass will awaken and become a killer.
The scientists will be awarded Nobel Prize for coming with another
beautiful theory. Many scientists are busy developing complex systems to
simplify our lives but only in the end to make it more complex while few
scientists are working to create simpler systems. The tendency of discarding
simpler systems is called modernization, progress which involves creating new
and more complex problems to solve the existing problems. The people are made believe
the solution is near, but never achieved. We are waiting for to miracles to
happen when the Grass will also contest elections.
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