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napoleon_in_rags

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6. Do they KNOW there's no reason for that though?

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sat Jun 8, 2013, 01:00 AM

Jun 2013

I believe 100% in evolution, but I think of it like an "intelligent" computation process for finding best results. I believe an error we can make in this day of genetic engineering is underestimating the transcendental wisdom of evolution, by seeing things through our own design terms, and missing subtleties of the bigger picture.

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Richard Dawkins Demonstrates the Clearly Unintelligently Designed Laryngeal [View all] Quixote1818 Jun 2013 OP

Gives new meaning to "speaking from the heart" ErikJ Jun 2013 #1

Or "having your heart in your throat". Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #12

If no one has been able to crush the ignorance after using tons of evidence Half-Century Man Jun 2013 #2

Consider that maybe there is a reason for that loop Twofish Jun 2013 #3

We understand the reason perfectly fine, or shall I say, the lack thereof. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #10

Not precisely. Twofish Jun 2013 #21

Ineffective Chalfont Jun 2013 #4

Not even close Quixote1818 Jun 2013 #9

That's hardly the only unintelligently-designed thing about bodies, especially Triana Jun 2013 #5

You think humans have it bad in the birth department? Scootaloo Jun 2013 #26

Nice.... Triana Jun 2013 #28

I see a paradox in "god as an artist," though Scootaloo Jun 2013 #29

Hahaaaa! Triana Jun 2013 #31

Do they KNOW there's no reason for that though? napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #6

This is an example of an inherited trait. It's just a very OLD one. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #7

It's survival of the fit - survival of the good-enough, not survival of the fittest. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #11

Okay, I can see that. napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #14

If giraffes evolved back into fish with gills and no necks. tclambert Jun 2013 #15

I just feel like "ridiculous design" is a pretty bold statement. napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #16

Depends on where you want your genes to pool. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #20

So we could modify the sentence to be jimlup Jun 2013 #19

Here we go again SCVDem Jun 2013 #8

Best evolution example-our ear bones came from reptilian ancestor jaw bones. ErikJ Jun 2013 #13

What "intelligent designer" would run a toxic waste drainpipe right through a recreational area? Scuba Jun 2013 #17

LOL! Quixote1818 Jun 2013 #23

Worth watching even if you are squimish like me jimlup Jun 2013 #18

Try this one (and read my hyena post upthread) Scootaloo Jun 2013 #27

Have you read Dawkin's An Ancestors Tail? jimlup Jun 2013 #30

Certainly have, it's where I got the example Scootaloo Jun 2013 #33

Evolution proved. That or "god" was stoned when he created the Universe zebonaut Jun 2013 #22

...more on historical legacies by Dawkins... TruthBeTold65 Jun 2013 #24

Do fish talk? I didnt even know fish had a larynx. ErikJ Jun 2013 #25

Dawkins seems quite desperate to prove there is no God! whistler162 Jun 2013 #32

He's not arguing against god here NoMoreWarNow Jun 2013 #34