The theist evolution argument
May 3, 2014 at 1:21 am
(This post was last modified: May 3, 2014 at 1:23 am by Rampant.A.I..)
(May 3, 2014 at 1:15 am)whateverist Wrote:(May 2, 2014 at 9:54 am)Zen Badger Wrote: You seem to be under the impression that humans are the inevitable consequence of evolution.
In this, you are mistaken.
Yes, the chances of humanity evolving as we did are extremely slim. And such is the case for every other species alive.
But all that means is that chance fell our way, nothing else.
And as Max says, after the fact, the one out of a kazillion chance that actually happened will seem incredibly special. But in fact each time you run the experiment, there has to be some result or other.
Not sure if this is nail on the head the point I want to make, but I don't think "who cares, no matter how incredibly unlikely the result is; you wouldn't be here to question the probability with retarded apologetics if it hadn't happened" is something your average theist just can't wrap their head around.
"Well, it's incredibly unlikely that all those things would just "by chance" combine over 14 billion years! It's so unlikely, that I demand you reproduce it right now, by random chance, or I shall conclude it's improbable right now!"
As if you're discussing going to Arby's to pick up a Reuben sandwich, and they reject the possibility of having a Reuben sandwich tonight if you can't spontaneously generate one in your living room while they watch.
