So whose goal is evolution? Whose purpose is it?
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Does evolution have a purpose?
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Dropship
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Well the survival of the fittest makes good sense and we can see it happening on youtube when lions catch the slowest and unfit buffalos, but on a larger timescale I like Senator John McCains observation-
"When I hike the Grand Canyon at sunset I see evolution, but I also see God's hand behind it"
In other words, evolution/survival of the fittest needs God's hand to tweak it from time to time to keep it on track..
"Sorry kiddo, you're on the way out"
YoursTrue
Faith-confidence in what we hope for (Hebrews 11)
yeah, very funny. (on the border of ridiculous.)
YoursTrue
Faith-confidence in what we hope for (Hebrews 11)
A lamb is much prettier than that ugly thing.Well the survival of the fittest makes good sense and we can see it happening on youtube when lions catch the slowest and unfit buffalos, but on a larger timescale I like Senator John McCains observation-
"When I hike the Grand Canyon at sunset I see evolution, but I also see God's hand behind it"
In other words, evolution/survival of the fittest needs God's hand to tweak it from time to time to keep it on track..
"Sorry kiddo, you're on the way out"
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YoursTrue
Faith-confidence in what we hope for (Hebrews 11)
That in itself would make evolution a fake concept. To think that sheer chemicals that combine have a mindset is beyond reason. In other words, ridiculous.
What makes evolution a fake concept?
What are you referring to here with your talk of "sheer chemicals" combining?
The theory of evolution is not a theory explaining chemical reactions.
YoursTrue
Faith-confidence in what we hope for (Hebrews 11)
I was passing a bunch of cows today. They were munching on grass. Humans eat cows. I cannot imagine it just happened by evolution that these grass grazing animals evolved differently from carnivores with sharp teeth and claws. But I know a lot of people don't agree with me on that.
YoursTrue
Faith-confidence in what we hope for (Hebrews 11)
Could be.
Do you think magic perhaps?
KWED
Scratching head, scratching knee
Any emotion is unrelated to evolution. It is not a conscious process that requires sentience or agency.
No. The opposite, in fact. The outcome is continued life.
KWED
Scratching head, scratching knee
"Fight or flight" is not an evolutionary process in itself. However, evolution may result in a species becoming better at running away or fighting.
If a person misunderstands science, it doesn't make science wrong.
KWED
Scratching head, scratching knee
This is called "the fallacy of personal incredulity". Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean that no one else does.
This is particularly important when people with no scientific qualifications reject mountains of evidence and millions of man-hours or research by experts in their field, simply because they don't understand it.
To use an analogy, just because the child doesn't understand how their iPad works, doesn't mean it must be magic.
KWED
Scratching head, scratching knee
That's not what "survival of the fittest" means. Darwin used the term to describe individuals "most fit" or "best fitted" for their environment". It doesn't mean the most hench!
Evolution does not require "god's hand". It merely adds an unnecessary layer of complexity that requires an explanation. See "Occam's razor".
Does it? In what way. How is this divine intervention apparent?In other words, evolution/survival of the fittest needs God's hand to tweak it from time to time to keep it on track..
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KWED
Scratching head, scratching knee
Not sure if Darwin proposed "survival of the cutest".
KWED
Scratching head, scratching knee
What do you think your consciousness is?
It's just a series of electro-chemical reactions.
Dropship
Member
..evolution/survival of the fittest needs God's hand to tweak it from time to time to keep it on track..
Creatures like this one are TOO PERFECT to have been created by random evolution on it's own..
Survival of The Prettiest by Nancy Etcoff is worth a mention here, but not that relevant perhaps - apart from arguing that our notions of beauty are in our make-up.
Terrywoodenpic
Oldest Heretic
If it did not exist we would still be single celled life forms.
It has a purpose to increase the odds of survival. However it is not a conscious purpose.
It has a purpose to increase the odds of survival. However it is not a conscious purpose.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
Yes, it is a good thing that evolution is not random.Creatures like this one are TOO PERFECT to have been created by random evolution on it's own..
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I see that you are another creationists that does not even understand the basics of evolution. Rather than dragging this out, variation is random. That is correct. But natural selection is not. If evolution ran only by variation you would be right. But it does not only rely on the random part of evolution.
Astrophile
Active Member
Creatures like this one are TOO PERFECT to have been created by random evolution on it's own..
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What about these two?
