(January 26, 2019 at 2:27 pm)Brian37 Wrote:Personally, I go with the manchineel tree.(January 26, 2019 at 1:18 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: Repeat after me
There is no design. There is no design
It functions however it functions. The complete consequences of how it functions is hard to predict by even thoughtful intelligent people, much less with their heads still up the their own asses with Jesus.
Snowflakes as individual snowflakes follow a pattern yes, but each individual snowflake is unique like a fingerprint, but yet I am sure our theist friend here doesn't chalk snowflakes up to Frosty The Snowman. And not only that snowflakes are still related to other weather like sleet and rain because all are made of water.
I agree, there is no "design" in either life or natural objects that are not life.
Humans merely project intent, when science isn't claiming intent, but is merely a language that describes our observations.
The problem with the argument from "design" are things like deadly bacteria, cockroaches, cancer, Hitler, volcanos, the meteor that killed off the dinosaurs.
The theist simply gets suck on the pretty and ignores all the nasty shit that while undesirable, are just as natural as the things we find pretty.
"For the only way to eternal glory is a life lived in service of our Lord, FSM; Verily it is FSM who is the perfect being the name higher than all names, king of all kings and will bestow upon us all, one day, The great reclaiming" -The Prophet Boiardi-
Conservative trigger warning.