Teleology & evolution: Stephen Talbott's take (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 15:02 (3069 days ago) @ dhw


> DAVID: You are creating more complexities for the origin of life by leaving out the alternate concept of dabbling. That is why I offer both.
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> dhw: I usually remember to put it in (as you will see in the other posts), but the choice between God preprogramming and personally dabbling the countless millions of innovations and wonders (all for the sake of humans) only adds to the complexities which you apparently cannot see!-I see all of it. It is the reason for dabbles.
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> dhw: However, I am not saying bacteria lead complex lives. The point is that they seem able to adapt themselves to virtually any environment and any threat (i.e. to solve all kinds of problems). As I've mentioned a couple of times before, I find it somewhat difficult to believe that (let alone understand why) your God either preprogrammed them to resist antibiotics, for instance, or went rushing round the world teaching them what to do in order to counter the threat. These are the complexities you say you cannot see.-I'm the guy who has presented extremophiles! These are not simple adaptations. For me it must be saltations, or dabbles, because at this level we are talking about the intricacies of metabolism, not simple living reactions. This is species creation. You are the one who is not seeing the difference clearly.