candle2 writes:
Ringo, you say that your brain selected the mutations.
I didn't say that.
I said that our brains come from mutations that were selected. Mutations happen. Some of them make us more able to survive. Some make us less able to survive. The ones that make us more able to survive can be passed sown to our offspring.
If you're going to try to argue against evolution, you really should have an inkling of a clue about how it works.
candle2 writes:
You must mean that it is similar to going into Walmart
and selecting what items and which brands one wants.
It is, kinda. People go to Walmart and select the items they want. The items that are bought "survive" - i.e. the supplier sends more. But the ones that people
don't select are not re-ordered. The supplier goes broke and the items become extinct.
candle2 writes:
Why don't you select a mutation that turns your arms
into wings.
Because WE don't do the selecting. The environment does. If there was a mutation for wings, it would quite possibly be selected OUT; it would be a "deformity" which would make the person LESS able to manipulate tools, etc. than if he had hands and LESS likely to survive.
candle2 writes:
Blind, random chance does not have the ability to select.
Of course not. The mutations are the selected, not the selectors.
candle2 writes:
The vast majority of mutations are harmful, and even
fatal to an organism.
Yes, indeed. And a lot of species have become extinct. Their environment selected then OUT.
candle2 writes:
Even when a mutation offers a degree of benefits (such
as Sickle Cell Anemia) it also carries risks.
All of life carries risks. There's the food chain, for example.
candle2 writes:
You don't get it do you? I was laughing at you when you I
that your ancestry consists of amoeba, hyenas, and chimps.
I know. And the rest of us are laughing at YOU because you don't understand that they ARE our relatives.
candle2 writes:
Your brain came about by what you call selective mutations.
I didn't call them any such things. I said that mutations are selected.
candle2 writes:
Surely, with a big Ole impressive brain like that, creating
life from a pool of chemicals should be child's play.
Biochemists' play. It requires twenty of so years of education STARTING when you're a child.
candle2 writes:
Your big Ole brain must be far superior to mine, because I
can't even come close to achieving that.
Well, you can't even read my posts with comprehension. (How many errors did I point out?) You should be asking questions not being arrogant and condescending.
candle2 writes:
In fact, I wouldn't even know where to start.
Start by learning a basic kindergarten-level of understanding about evolution.
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