On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 10:37 PM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > Because there are no obvious signs of government in the universe, I would > say. >
I agree. People underestimate the complexity that can arise from multiplying simple behaviours by many entities. Here's a beautiful example: http://vimeo.com/16256894 Everything here is the outcome of the behaviours of simple agents following simple rules in reaction to their local environment. This example has two types of agents: preys and predators. If we consider the fantastic number of ways in which molecules can aggregate and interact, it's possible to imagine how something like this can scale up to the complexity of the human body. Under some such environment, when replicators emerge, evolutionary processes take over and thus begins the climb up mount improbable. I never found a proponent of interventionist gods who seemed to grasp what's possible with simple rules and building blocks. This does not explain consciousness, of course. There are enough deep mysteries to existence as is. Telmo. > On 2 December 2013 10:29, Roger Clough <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How can a grown man be an atheist ? >> >> An atheist is a person who believes that the universe can >> function without some form of government. >> >> How silly. >> >> >> Dr. Roger B Clough NIST (ret.) [1/1/2000] >> See my Leibniz site at >> http://independent.academia.edu/RogerClough >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> <http://www.avast.com/> >> >> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! >> Antivirus<http://www.avast.com/>protection is active. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Everything List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
