(May 1, 2012 at 9:22 am)Aegrus Wrote: You clearly have no idea how evolution works, if you think it works in "levels".Sorry, I have no idea what you mean here. Maybe explain? Do you not agree with the “tree of life?” (phylogeny) You seem to disagree with Dr Colin Patterson, who was at the time the senior paleontologist (fossil expert) at the prestigious British Museum of Natural History. If you do, I will be happy to receive your reasons for having an opposing view.
Quote:As for remote eyes: derp. Remote eyes would have to work through telepathy (impossible) and be separate from the human body. So they wouldn't develop with the human body. Anyway, major changes like that don't happen much at all, even over millions of years. Most of our bodily features of note (such as eyes) developed in very primitive versions back when we were clumps of a couple of cells.OK. What about a nice pair of multicolored wings – which will make it much faster than walking (and cheaper I suspect). What I would really like to have is an umbrella that I can use to protect me from the African sun and thunderstorms. Or “wheels” that can turn as fast as the revolutions of a flagellum – which will make traveling a breeze (in more than one way)
Quote:As for god valuing everyone equally. . . what if you're born a woman?You are suggesting that woman are of less value than men?
Quote:I believe that people have value because we assign them value. They have no less value with or without a god- they have the same amount society has always afforded them, because society affords it to them. Taking away something that does not exist changes almost nothing. Taking away god doesn't change how I see others as people. If it would for you- get mental help.So you accept that your value is dependent upon what other people think of you? This is exactly the point. If enough people think of you as worthless piece of flesh and negatively affect what they perceive as beneficial for their specific needs, they can kill you – because they have assigned “no value” to you. You are not far from what Hitler considered appropriate – a small Hitler?
Shame on you for believing that your value depends on what other people think of you. You are worth a lot more. A whole lot more – and I do not even know you, but I believe in your inherent value, despite the fact that we disagree on some matters and you have insulted me (which comes with the territory)
You have not addressed my question :” Why should life be protected if it is not deemed to be in the interest of a specific person or society? You tell me why?”
