Schroedinger's Dog
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Joined: Jan. 2009
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Let's push Denial's allegations a bit, shall we?
In particular, the one concerning the bacterial flagellum. Denial implies that it is so close to human design that it has to be created. The first electric motor (assumed to be the human design denial is refering to) was tested as a physical principle in 1821 by Faraday. Before that, nothing designed would actually ressemble the bacterial flagellum. And here I am over-simplyfying, assuming that the flagellum's means of motion are related to this kind of design. But after all, that's what ID thinks, because if they didn't then everything would be designed, down to rain drops (see how perfect is the round bottom and pointy top?). And that could cause some problems.
The thing is, the human brain is predisposed to find patterns where sometimes there is none. It is a very useful evolutionary trait, But in some cases such as Denials, it is just a handicap.
It is NOT the cell that looks like a factory, it IS, in the eye of the beholder, the factory that looks like a cell. Any other view will lead to a precognitive nature that just KNEW what an electric motor or a factory would look like.*
This is so over-simplified and dull I feel shame and should have wrote it yesterday to at least have the "april fool" excuse.
Please bash as feels suited...
ps: and yes; I am almost drunk at 3 pm, but I've had a bad week!
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