RE: The Watchmaker: my fav argument
March 12, 2021 at 10:18 pm
(This post was last modified: March 12, 2021 at 10:21 pm by Angrboda.)
(March 12, 2021 at 9:02 pm)Belacqua Wrote: Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.
Ambrose Bierce
https://www.azquotes.com/author/1387-Amb...g/religion
You realize Ambrose Bierce is a satirist, I hope. You've misrepresented the quote, as well. Ambrose Bierce didn't say anything about design but rather about the puzzling idea that the world was created just for man, about which his observation is dead on.
(March 12, 2021 at 8:42 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:(March 12, 2021 at 8:12 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Yeah, no, I don't think Mencken ever said anything like that. This has all the appearance of a fish story.
I've definitely heard the ocean thing before. Here's a meme: https://ibb.co/f9s5LGc
Again, not about design.