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Old 07-16-2003, 05:19 AM   #21
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I may just do that...thanks for the idea
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Old 07-21-2003, 03:21 PM   #22
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This may be late, and maybe you nobody will read this... but here goes.

The main creationist mistake when attacking Evolution is assuming that it, like their own little myth, requires some sort of consious force controlling it. Evolution has NO ID... it has NO consious force whatsoever behind it. It does not "want" anything, like more intelligence. Often times, animals that are actually less able to survive will reproduce more, for instance peacocks that have to sustain freakishly large tails that make them easier prey for predators. However, these are still the ones that pass on their genes more often. Evolution is often random.

It's not like some super smart humans just sorta popped into existence.... they were primates and eventually probably the super elite smart ones found a way to make weapons. These are the ones that survived. Like that creationist guy said, it is extremely unlikely that such an intelligent species evolve. Why then does he wonder why there are not more? This is idiotic.
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