Chimp vs. human brain (Introduction)

by David Turell , Friday, December 14, 2012, 00:08 (4364 days ago) @ hyjyljyj


> hy:Great stuff! -Glad you enjoy us! dhw and I have ping-ponged these ideas for four years now. And we both stubborn as mules. but at least I've gotten him to admit energy is eternal as the first cause. 
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> hy: For my 2¢ worth, I, too, wonder about H. sapiens as the ultimate goal of the creator. The idea goes that "we" are created in God's image, so he's just like us, and vice versa. Theists and religionists of every stripe are united on this front. An inhuman God would be...well, just inhuman. And we can't worship that. The assumption seems to be that, while imperfect, we must be it, the absolute pinnacle of the evolution of life expression (not just so far, but the ultimate pinnacle, the endpoint), no improvement or further advancement (toward godliness?) necessary or even possible. Interestingly atheists cling to this idea of man's supremacy as tenaciously as theists, as proof that there is no need for a god; I find the idea fairly easy to challenge, with even a fleeting glance at a history book, newspaper, TV or Washington DC. -Great conclusion. I think we are the current pinnacle, and more brain development is the only phenotypic area that may develop further, since the brain has such a great capacity for plasticity.