intelligent design
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- deep_throat0
as I've said. I don't question the capability of order coming from chaos. We see this in the big bang! So, in that, we are in agreement. My point is twofold: A) You need an uncaused causal entity
discipler
(Sep 30 05, 12:59)I think the majority of us here are agnostic to some degree, A universe where a being unleashed the forces that led to the big bang, that developed molecules that developed life etc. etc. etc. of its own accord is not entirely unconceivable (but then again, thats what people said about god creating eve out of adams rib at one point!)
what you argue as a christian zealot, is that all the living things in the whole universe down to the amoeba, were designed to be as they were either in some vague ID creature tweaking genetics over millions of years whenever he/she/it feels like it - or some god who did everything in 7 days.
What the more intelligent people are able to understand is that this is completely necessary. With the laws of universe in place at the big bang, and with the infinite size of the universe, and with the conditions on this planet, one of infinite planets, life could freely develop, have a bazillion permetations, evovlve from a cell to a human COMPLETELY through self-organisation with no need for tweaking.
Such self-organising principles are what is demonstrated in the life game, that is what i'm trying to demonstrate :)