(April 16, 2015 at 4:41 pm)Mezmo! Wrote: Ready, fire, aim. I fully support evolutionary theory. I have no idea what you're going on about.
You specifically said that all evolution requires is functional reproductive organs. It isn't enough to just have reproductive organs; a species must also have adaptations that allow them to use those reproductive organs and produce viable offspring. In my example, trilobites had reproductive organs, but lacked other features that would have preserved their reproductive advantage.
Maybe you should pay attention to the conversation better. You said delusion was detrimental to reproduction, and I pointed out that all reproduction takes is functional sexual organs. Nowhere did I imply that it was all evolution requires, but now that you mention it, it is a huge part. Theoretically, a species that could not adapt to an environment could still survive if it could reproduce fast enough.
Mezmo Wrote:Delusional thinking is the result of biologically based mental illness. Specific beliefs do not come from any biological deficiency. Religious beliefs, like any other belief, can be wrong or ill-logical without being the product of mental illness.
What in god's name makes you think delusion is equal to mental illness? People can have delusions without being mentally ill and vice versa.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
