RE: The phenomenon atheists haven't been able to explain - The Golden Ratio?
June 4, 2010 at 8:35 am
Re: the nautilus shell.
Theres really a very simple explanation.
Like many other creatures, the nautilus grows in all directions at once. This means that even as it gets bigger, its shape doesn't change.
So what it needs is a shell that curves in such a way as to preserve the shape of the interior cavity. It turns out that the kind of curve that does this is a logarithmic spiral. Thus there is strong evolutionary pressure for nautiloid shells to take the form of logarithmic spirals.
Theres really a very simple explanation.
Like many other creatures, the nautilus grows in all directions at once. This means that even as it gets bigger, its shape doesn't change.
So what it needs is a shell that curves in such a way as to preserve the shape of the interior cavity. It turns out that the kind of curve that does this is a logarithmic spiral. Thus there is strong evolutionary pressure for nautiloid shells to take the form of logarithmic spirals.
He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.
Mikhail Bakunin
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything
Friedrich Nietzsche
Mikhail Bakunin
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything
Friedrich Nietzsche
