Dan Minette wrote:
But doesn't the randomness of evolution begin to recede once you are
actually aware of the evolutionary process and actively abet it?
Then, its not really evolution.
So once we become aware we are evolving, we stop evolving?
As I pointed out, the aberrant behavior of the
Russell Chapman wrote:
Doug Pensinger wrote:
But doesn't the randomness of evolution begin to recede once you are
actually aware of the evolutionary process and actively abet it?
An animal with a successful adaptation is unaware of what that
adaptation is, but a human with a successful
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Isn't there at least one, however vaguely defined purpose to
evolution: success?
No. Purpose presupposes intent. There is no intent in the
happenstance that some of a set of erroneously self-replicated
Isn't there at least one, however vaguely defined purpose to
evolution: success?
No. Purpose presupposes intent. There is no intent in the
happenstance that some of a set of erroneously self-replicated
machines survive and self-replicate better than others.
We attribute intent to
Dan Minette wrote:
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I see our morals evolving before our very eyes, don't you?
Not really. Remember there is no purpose to evolution, it just is.
Isn't there at least one, however vaguely defined purpose to evolution:
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Subject: Re: Religion based ethics
Dan Minette wrote:
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I see our morals
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Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: Religion based ethics
Dan Minette wrote:
One of the conclusions he accepted was the difficult position someone
with
his
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That gives me the impression that you think we're some kind of science
experiment.
I don't think that's a logical conclusion. The point is that solving one
mystery, such as the origin
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Let me ask you this, Dan. If morals/ethics are purely a matter of
faith, and the rules as set forth by a god, why aren't they constant?
Why are slavery, human sacrifice,
Doug wrote:
I see our morals evolving before our very eyes, don't you?
Depends on what exactly you mean by our morals evolving.
Some would say that right and wrong haven't changed, but our understanding
of right and wrong has, just as gravity has been the same for the past 12
billion years but
Nick Arnett wrote:
Doug wrote:
I see our morals evolving before our very eyes, don't you?
The existence of evolution, whether in biology, morality or whatever,
doesn't rule out the existence of God, does it?
No, not necessarily, but it trumps the need for any kind of faith to
understand
Reggie Bautista wrote:
Depends on what exactly you mean by our morals evolving.
Some would say that right and wrong haven't changed, but our
understanding of right and wrong has, just as gravity has been the same
for the past 12 billion years but our understanding of gravity has changed.
So
I decided to finish my reply on religion based ethics, since there've been
comments on me ducking the issue. I am more than happy to discuss it; its
just that it takes a bit of time to clearly express my thoughts on it.
Even if man is 'created in the image and likeness of God' that says
nothing
On Monday, July 7, 2003, at 07:24 pm, Dan Minette wrote:
I decided to finish my reply on religion based ethics, since there've
been
comments on me ducking the issue. I am more than happy to discuss it;
its
just that it takes a bit of time to clearly express my thoughts on it.
Even if man
Dan Minette wrote:
One of the conclusions he accepted was the difficult position someone with
his philosophy has with the foundation of ethics. It was one of his
greatest regrets in life that there was no logical/calculus foundation for
ethics. It was clear, by the nature of his statements,
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