(March 9, 2010 at 12:15 am)AngelThMan Wrote: Without further ado, here’s the evidence: Humans are the only species, out of millions of species, which have evolved into an intelligent life form. Other species live pretty much to eat and sleep -- survival. If our evolution were only a result of natural selection, shouldn’t other species, or even just one, have evolved into intelligent beings after millions of years? But the fact is that no other species have been able to develop science, literature, art, music and intelligent thought process as humans have. Isn’t this evidence that God exists?You are merely stating that:
Yes it is [...]
(a) Man is the only species with intelligence.
(b) Therefore god exists.
Can you show the logical steps that carry you from point (a) to point (b).
This is the question I would like you to answer. Ignore the remainder of this post if you wish; it's merely commentary.
(March 9, 2010 at 12:15 am)AngelThMan Wrote: Yes it is, and for several reasons. For one thing it corroborates what’s written in the bible, which is that God created man in his image, and that animals are inferior.This is a circular argument: The god of the bible created Man because the bible says god created Man.
(March 9, 2010 at 12:15 am)AngelThMan Wrote: But to truly understand why my evidence points towards a deity one needs to be able to appreciate the grandness of this gift that is human intelligence.I don't think of it as a "gift" because that implies a "giver" and in the context of this thread, the "giver" is god - but we cannot assume god exists because that is what you are trying to prove. Nevertheless I appreciate the "grandness" of human intelligence (but not as a gift).
(March 9, 2010 at 12:15 am)AngelThMan Wrote: And you have to ask yourself, why are we the only species, out of millions, that have achieved this type of intelligence?I have asked that question and have to admit that I do not know why we have achieved this type of intelligence - but I do not immediately contradict myself and say that therefore I do know that God gave it to us.
(March 9, 2010 at 12:15 am)AngelThMan Wrote: Evolution is about natural selection, but shouldn’t at least one other species, out of millions, have benefited from intelligence? I think so.Probably thousands of species would have benefitted from intelligence - they just didn't get it, that's all. Ain't life a bitch? I would have benefitted from winning the lottery. People win lottery prizes every day, and I never do. Why is that?
(March 9, 2010 at 12:15 am)AngelThMan Wrote: And there would be a myriad of other intelligent species if there were no God.I disagree for two reasons:
(1) It's mere supposition on your part.
(2) It implies (in a back-hand sort of way) that God exists - but that cannot be assumed; that has to proved.
(March 9, 2010 at 12:15 am)AngelThMan Wrote: If you can appreciate the grandness and uniqueness of human intelligence, then you’ll understand why only humans were given this gift, and you'll know why what I've outlined here points to a God.Here you repeat statements I've allready considered.