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Triana

(22,666 posts)
28. Nice....
Sat Jun 8, 2013, 03:39 PM
Jun 2013

...like I said, the alleged "God" if it exists was NOT an engineer. Cruel jokester, maybe? Eegh.

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
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