The Dodo Problem (Evolution)

by David Turell , Friday, November 26, 2010, 15:51 (5109 days ago) @ dhw

Why are you Texan cowboys shooting innocent doves?-Some folks eat them, which is the point of the animals we husband and harvest. thank you, Tony
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> Here is the definition I was going by: "A scattergun, or more commonly referred to as a shotgun, fires many pellets into the air hoping that one or two might hit the target. Most however miss and fall harmlessly to the ground." This seems to sum up your view of a UI's evolutionary mechanism.
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> dhw: If you can explain why dodos were a necessary part of God's plan to create humans, I might be able to understand why a specific, perfectly planned project takes precedence over 1) an improvised experiment with no ultimate goal, or 2) a targeted experiment without prior knowledge of how to achieve the goal. 
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> DAVID: Don't buy your description of evolution at all. God planned DNA to eventually guide evolution to humans. It is not improvised and it is targeted. Tony describes well the things created along the way to help support the eventual human arrival.
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> Then what was the point of the dodo?-Based on extremeophiles, life was created to be tenacious, pop up everywhere, to be sure evolution of life survived to create us. You persist in questioning the UI's reasons for this approach. I agree, there are easier methods by our brains' reasonings, but there may be a reason we don't understand as yet. More reasearch is needed and such research continues to go on. It is like discussing the backward human retina. New explanations have appeared recently. The UI explanation of guided evolution fits what we know now.