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Here be my problem with "God"

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nator
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Message 79 of 106 (86981)
02-17-2004 11:30 AM 		Reply to: Message 56 by truthlover
01-22-2004 10:48 AM

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Evolution encourages selfishness, after all. (Now, hang on, I'm not saying belief in evolution encourages selfishness. I'm saying evolution itself encourages selfishness.) What's necessary for long-term survival of my genes? Food, shelter, and sex. Really, not much else. In the opinion of my genes, society is okay as long as it helps provide food, shelter, and sex.
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However, evolution also enourages altruism. Evolution encourages doing things that benefit the group to one's own detriment.
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Humans evolves to be very social creatures. It makes sense that altruistic tendencies would be written on our genes by evolution as well as individualistic tendencies.
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nator
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Message 104 of 106 (88802)
02-26-2004 10:26 AM 		Reply to: Message 99 by ThingsChange
02-22-2004 2:16 AM

Re: Do we know what we know?
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But that would be another thread and not related to EvC, which I really want to devote time to. I just have to balance the anti-Bush rhetoric every now and then.
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Wow, you run and hide from having to back up your claims even before Crash had the chance to respond! Are you saying that Kay is a big liar?
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Unfortunately, all you seem to have is pro-Bush rhetoric without the facts to back up what you claim.
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02-26-2004 10:31 AM 		Reply to: Message 102 by ThingsChange
02-22-2004 12:23 PM

Re: On the backs of Giant Turtles...
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The democratic politians feed off of lackeys who vote with shallow thinking.
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Yeah, well f**k you too, buddy.
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OK, now that I've sunk to your level of discourse for a moment, perhaps you would like to start another thread in the Coffee House forum to debate this claim of yours?
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Oh, wait, I forgot. You just like to spout this bullshit every chance you get, but talking about politics is "not really why you're here."
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