Brain complexity: early ape pathways for hearing (Introduction)

by dhw, Thursday, April 23, 2020, 13:08 (1465 days ago) @ David Turell

DAVID: Many adaptations for sapiens speech: high arched palate, dropped larynx, epiglottis airway protection, improved lip and tongue control for a bigger variety of phonemes, recently found cerebellar circuits. Of course a direct line, while it is the cause we debate.

dhw: Yes indeed. So do you think your God intervened in order to dabble these adaptations? If not, we have a natural progression. If he intervened, and if his sole purpose was to directly design H. sapiens, why do you think he did a mini-dabble 20 million years ago instead of getting on with the only speech mechanism he actually wanted?

DAVID: You keep forgetting that I view God as evolving from bacteria to humans in a slow progression as noted by the recognized time line of evolution. Part of the original plan. No corrective dabble.

I am not questioning the theory that there was a slow progression from bacteria to all life forms including humans. I am surprised to hear you say there was no dabble. The only theistic alternative you have offered us is a 3.8 billion-year-old programme for all species, innovations, lifestyles, natural wonders etc. Is that what you mean by “the original plan”. A short time ago, you decided that most advances were dabbles. I thought that included the palate, larynx, epiglottis etc. And if it’s neither programme nor dabble, what is the alternative?