Thursday, September 22, 2016

In the Beginning, There Were Hot Lumps

Fred on everything. Literally. [More]

Me, I'm an adherent of Dr. Technical.
Posted by David Codrea at 9/22/2016 03:13:00 PM

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Usually, matters of creation vs. evolution don't appear on this blog. After all, what does creation have to do with guns? I've read this article a couple times, not because I didn't understand it the first time, but I really wanted to make sure I understood the author's viewpoint. The article is too long. I could have made his argument in one paragraph. "The massive statistical probability of anything as complex as living organisms coming from single cell organisms by mere chance rules out evolution." "The planet and everything on it had to have been the result of intelligent design, and all animals and insects placed in the form that they are now." "Some higher power is involved, but the author doesn't know what."

Did I leave anything out? The truth of the matter is that almost none of the creatures on this planet show an intelligent designer. For example, the laryngeal nerve in mammals runs from the brain, down around the aortic arch of the heart, and back up to the larynx. In a giraffe, this results in a fourteen foot long detour. Why? Evolution from an animal whose brain, heart and larynx were more in line that over time morphed into present day form however makes perfect sense. It would be easier to show on a diagram, but this is text only.

The author claims because he is so smart and well read that his questions can't be answered by evolution, but he has already won the debate because he got to frame the questions in the first place. Isn't there an adage about getting people to answer the wrong questions? Why do whales have hips and hip sockets like land walking mammals? Why do male kangaroos have their reproductive anatomy reversed (testes over penis)? Was there just a bunch of spare parts laying around in gods lab when he decided to make a duckbill platypus?

Darwin's theory was ingeniously simplistic and never said anything about "moslem culture" or killing children. Four billion years is a long time and there isn't a representative example of every stage of an evolving critter, but evolution is the only explanation that doesn't require an even more complex organism like a deity who must also forgive sins, bless marriages, listen to prayers, favor our side in wars, disapprove of our sex lives, and so on. Religion is the systematic brainwashing of subsequent generations through forced belief in what amounts to magic, ghostly apparitions, and the boogeyman. Some fortunate people become aware of the massive lie that is religion. Just like gun control, it is all about people control.

HinMO

9/22/2016 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...

A. Where did he endorse a creator?
B. You seem to be an excellent example of at least one of his points.

9/22/2016 9:00 PM
Ed said...

For many, there was and is a recurring theme:

http://www.ancient-origins.net/opinion-guest-authors/truth-behind-christ-myth-ancient-origins-often-used-legend-part-i-006130

9/23/2016 1:48 AM
Anonymous said...

Anonymous at 9:00

A. Nowhere did he endorse a creator. The author even implies that he has been called a creationist incorrectly, but every fiber of his argument indicates same.

B. Please don't beat around the bush. Which point do you think I am an example of?

C. Quit hiding behind the cloak of anonymity. If you care to discuss the article in something other than single sentence jabs, I'm game. I never post unless I sign because I'm not afraid to be proven wrong.

HinMO

9/23/2016 11:59 AM
Anonymous said...

George figured it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFKLc6K8Ydo

9/23/2016 2:34 PM

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