| > Jesus man, nature, at least in the context discussed here as evolution, is not smart. You mean, speaking as the product of random, undirected evolution by natural selection? My remarks were meant to suggest that evolution sometimes produces results that are so fantastic that poorly educated people are tempted to attribute the outcome to supernatural forces. > I've heard of no convincing explanation of natural selection that describes it as an intentional force. Who said anything about intention? Evolution by natural selection is a totally random process that selects the most fit genotype during a random selection process. We are the result -- everything we are, results from a process with no goal or even complex rules. What's truly amazing about evolution is how much results from such simple rules. > On the contrary, nature is about as dumb as a rock. Quite true -- and the smartest person, the most beautiful creature, the richest works of art, all sprang from nature "dumb as a rock". Which means nature is smarter than us. Maybe this time you'll understand what I'm trying to say. No God, no designer, no wizard behind a curtain, just natural resources and natural selection. With the results that we see around us. |