The Horrors of Evolution (Evolution)

by Carl, Saturday, September 06, 2008, 17:03 (5720 days ago) @ George Jelliss

George says "Love is all very well but is highly over-rated. I prefer Logic any time."
Logic is also all well and good, but there is a time and place for everything. There is nothing logical about professional sports or watching professional actors pretend to be someone they aren't feeling something they don't. Yet people pay for the opportunity to do these illogical things.
There is a time for logic and a time for tolerance. In the pursuit of science there is no room for tolerance. The fittest logic should survive. The same is true of medicine. But in what we could call the "electives" of life such as sports, art, literature and religion, there is room for tolerance. As long as no unwilling victims suffer, people should be free to engage in these pursuits to their own tastes.
Edinburgh4 stated his intent was to inform, not to persuade. If it was an attempt to persuade, then a logical argument should ensue. But I am satisfied with understanding his point of view. Of course, there is always the possibility that behind his effort to inform was a hope to persuade, and I can live with that.