(January 3, 2015 at 12:17 am)Heywood Wrote:(January 3, 2015 at 12:02 am)Chas Wrote: There is no reason to believe that biological evolution requires an intellect.
And there is most certainly no evidence that it does.
The reason I believe biological evolution requires an intellect is because I observe that every other evolutionary system requires intellect.
The reason I believe mysterious excess gravity which exist in galaxies is caused by some sort of dark matter we have never observed is because in every other instance when we observe gravity it turns out to be a consequence of the existence of some sort of matter/energy.
You have observed man-made simulations. Whoop-de-fucking-do. Your conclusion does not logically follow.
"Dark matter" is a place holder for whatever it is that appears to be affecting gravity in large-scale structures like galaxies and galaxy clusters.
We don't know what it is, regardless of what you believe.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
