Something has always bothered me about the theory of evolution, which I understand is accepted in the scientific community as a law equal to that of gravity.
My problem with the theory is the speed of evolution. Just from vague daydreaming do I think that it would take much more time for a single-cell organism to develop into a human being, and for all those single cells to develop into such a variety of species. The rate of random mutation should be quicker and more evident than it is, so it seems.
I know that many times in mathematics the mind's first reaction is distorted. For example, the laws of probablity which show circumstances to be nearly impossible although people will from instinct deduct that, for example, a one in a billion chance is much more likely.
To get to the point, has there been any mathematical studies of evolution? I'm sure someone has looked into the mathematicl probablities involved in each stage taking place as soon as it did, and I'd like to read more about it but haven't been able to find much.
My problem with the theory is the speed of evolution. Just from vague daydreaming do I think that it would take much more time for a single-cell organism to develop into a human being, and for all those single cells to develop into such a variety of species. The rate of random mutation should be quicker and more evident than it is, so it seems.
I know that many times in mathematics the mind's first reaction is distorted. For example, the laws of probablity which show circumstances to be nearly impossible although people will from instinct deduct that, for example, a one in a billion chance is much more likely.
To get to the point, has there been any mathematical studies of evolution? I'm sure someone has looked into the mathematicl probablities involved in each stage taking place as soon as it did, and I'd like to read more about it but haven't been able to find much.
