Five Rational Reasons Why Darwin's Evolution is Doubtful

Ever since Darwin wrote his "On the Origin of Species" in 1859, people have been in debate about whether his evolutionary theories hold substance. Die-hard creationists point to the Bible for answers, but here are five other logical and rational reasons why people may not accept evolution as fact.

First, survival of the fittest or adaptation does not make sense when one looks at how modern science has utilized breeding programs. Take for example the hundreds of adaptations and breeds of dog. If history is any indicator, the dog evolved from the wolf. So early dogs had long tails, thick fur, long snouts and pointed ears. My Shih Tzu, who is somewhat of a newcomer to the dog genre (a few hundred years) and only brought to the United States within the last 100 years, has a tail which is oddly trained to curl over the back, droopy ears, a very short nose which is flat to the face, and a two-fold coat of hair which does not shed or is curly. He does not bark often and is pretty lame as far as smell and sight go. There is a reason for this, the early Chinese monks who original bred them did so with the intent to make them lap dogs to be held inside the sleeves of their garments. Thus, the no barking/no hair sheding features were encouraged and the skills of smell, sight, dexterity and running ability, were not. This tells me that evolution can be by design, rather than by nature, or created for specific purpose and not simply survival.