Intelligent design? You must be joking.

[marag]

Since I'm up at 4:30 am with my cold (been up since 3:30, actually), I might as well rant for a bit.

This early early morning, I'd like to comment on an aspect of creationism/intelligent design I've only seen addressed a few times. (Most recently, I read Christopher Hitchens' book God Is Not Great and he had some things to say that prompt this

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[st_aurafina]

They hold the eye up as proof of intelligent design? *explodes in giggles* It's bloody useless! It doesn't drain properly, and it has a really short shelf life. And the picture comes in to the brain upside down - we have to flip it around in our heads. I mean, really.

Morons.

[marag]

I'm not kidding! They really do! They're all "oh, it's so complex, it couldn't possibly have developed by chance!" Except, y'know, for the different kinds of eyes that are out there and the fish that has two different kinds in one head ;)

[lilacsigil]

On the other hand, the god of the Australian mega-fauna, the dodo and the moa probably thinks that we're way too efficient! Damn toolusers!

[marag]

::laughs:: Ah yes, excellent point ;) ::starts making a list of species we've wiped out::

[amilyn]

My favorite commentary on just this is Barry Marin's speech about why he's a polytheist since, "I have a scientific mind. I looked at the evidence: Teats on men. Nose hair. EAR hair! The Krebs cycle. This body has all the earmarks of something designed by a COMMITTEE!"

If you've never read this, you MUST read the essay most of my friends refer to as "That's nice, Bacchus."

[marag]

::laughs:: That's pretty funny :) Yes, human beings do rather have a feel of something designed by committee! And not a very *bright* committee at that.

[prettybird]

I'm with Dara O'Briain on the whole thing. :P

"If we were truly created by God, then why do we still occasionally bite the insides of our own mouths?"

[marag]

Bwah! That's awesome :)