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the combinations needed to begin life? what is life itself ? is it a protein, solid, gas? does it have mass, particles or other observable constituents? can it be measured or weighed?
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We really don't know yet...But to pawn off our ignorance to a deity is just as naive as thinking chariots drag the sun accross the sky and volcanic eruptions occur because we did not throw in enough virgins. Life is not a measurable "substance". It is nothing more than a complex series of reactions. The concept of "aqua vita" (or the "essence" of life) has been toyed with since the victorian era. It is an archaic concept and one that has been dropped.
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we know how thought is transmitted and where it is stored, but what is it at its inception? how can a human being in repose and with no overt stimulus conceive a thought?
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Being a determinist, all past experience is the stimulus for thought. So there is no "lack" of stimulus.
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a dog or a bird can act in resonse to a specific stimulus, but they can't compose a symphony
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There are many birds that create unique songs, some so complecx that the human ear cannot discern them. They must be slowed and analyzed to be understood.
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if evolution is correct, why are there not more animals that have developed the ability to think and speak? they have had billions of years to do so. intelligent design answers these questions to me far better than evolution.
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It really depends on what you quallify as thinking. Many animals analyze and adpat to situations and use novel problem solving techniques. Animal comincation can range in varieties way beyond the perception of humans. Just because they don't speak english doesn't mean they don't communicate.
