Contingent evolution (Introduction)

by David Turell , Tuesday, July 01, 2014, 00:11 (3799 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

DHW: Again, this provides an explanation for what I see as the higgledy-piggledy bush of evolution.
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> Tony;This is probably where we disagree more than anything. You see a higgledy-piggledy bush, I see a beautifully crafted symphony of life where each part is as elegant, graceful, and wonderful as it is strange and amazing. Each piece has its part to play, a purpose, and there is a time for every purpose under heaven. ....I struggle to find the purpose, because I have yet to be presented with anything which I could not find a purpose for, and it is all the more beautiful for it.-What dhw means by the bush is that life is so diverse nd so startlingly branched it resembles a bush more than a tree. I'm with you in that this enormous ocean of life, this exhuberance is a testimony to the purpose of life appearing and it supplies an amazing balance of nature, which we humans tend to corrupt, resulting in some very bad results. Look at Australia and all that should not have been introduced.