(HiHiramGonash
> But I question the need for worship
> and dogma. If "God" is just a physical force
> there's no need for Worship of Mass Dogma
Hear, hear!
This is _the_ critical point so rarely made. Often,
the
arguments about the existence of a "higher power" end
up defining that H.P. in such broad way that pretty
much anything (e.g., our sun, the oceans) qualifies.
The bar needs to be much, much higher to justify
human behavior in this regard. Debates about mere
existence are really of little use. Does the number 0
exist? how about 1? pi? Fun debate, but please.
(ToToughSlush
> (The line that struck me was the one about can we
> imagine an internal-combustion engine simply
evolving
> on its own?
Nothing happens "on its own", everything is part of an
environment which influences its evolution. One can
speculate about thinking "beings" behind the process
but then one would need to define thinking. [Famous
example, does an anthill think?]
> --and how much more complex is the body/brain of any
> animal, a human in particular?)
And how much longer did that evolution take?
Bark!
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Received on 2003-06-02 11:02:55