Chance v. Design (Evolution)

by BBella , Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 04:51 (5472 days ago) @ dhw

Perhaps, then, we really need to know what you mean by intelligence, and your final question might read: "How conscious is intelligence?" - That is a great question! Thanks for fleshing that out for me! - >Your theory, though, suggests that the original inorganic matter not only had to be intelligent enough to make itself organic, but in due course unconscious matter had to be intelligent enough to produce consciousness. - Conscious intelligence, whatever that may be (good question), had to be there from the beginning; like a tree is the product of everything in it's past; everything is a product yet is also made up of that which was before. Consciousness would not necessarily have to be the product of unconsciousness but could be the framework, or clay/glue, etc., of that which is everything, which goes back to third theory. - >Again this stretches belief. It all happened. We are here, and we are conscious, so there has to be an explanation, but it seems to me that your theory leaves just as many open questions as the other two. - Of course, it's not really "my" theory, but a product of that which went before me. Yes, of course this theory would still leave questions...but, it's as good as any other. - >Please do let us know when you figure out the answers! - You would be the first I'd tell!!!