RE: Detecting design or intent in nature
January 7, 2015 at 11:31 pm
(This post was last modified: January 7, 2015 at 11:32 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(January 7, 2015 at 11:25 pm)Heywood Wrote: In the case of Chinese Whispers, intellect is a component of the selection mechanism.It actually isn't. Even if they tried, they'd still get it wrong. That they can use their intellect as a selective agent does not mean that their intellect is required as a selective agent (or even that their intellect is selecting what gets transmitted). That's part of the fun of the game. Have you ever played? Again, what about intellect is a requirement?
Quote:Now that you know what the elements of an evolutionary system are, it should be easy for you to identify one coming into existence that either was undesigned or does not use intellect as a component. That is of course....if such systems exist.Are we going to do this again? Find your shame.
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