> > ..and exactly why does that "look as though" it
> > has a purpose?
>
> It only does to the creationist and ID followers, is what I believe, DaveL is getting
> at.
Oh, of course. But for DE followers, mutations are random and 'natural selection' remains pretty much
undefined !
> > ..and what does "score a capacity to adapt" mean?
>
> An ability to change to situations so the species could survive.
OK, so where does that 'ability' come from since according to DE there is no purpose!
Oh, let me guess, 'it evolved'! LOL
It seems like according to DE's interpretation of reality, everything just 'evolved' via reproduction and survival!!!
> > This certainly does not sound very scientific to me!!!
>
> Neither does creationism and ID arguments.
So they are all junk science?
> > Like throwing a 6 and surviving, or throwing
> > a 2 and not reproducing.
>
> That, of course, makes no sense at all!
>
> Perhaps the "shooting craps" analogy would work better, you know, 7 and 11 you win on
> the first roll and 2,3 and 12 you lose. In this case it would be your life and/or the
> continuation of the species that is being bet here.
Well, I don't gamble since I don't believe in chance and randomness. As far as I am concerned, the house is programmed to win!
> > > The others all simply fell by the wayside,
> > > like dinosaurs and dodos.
>
> > So you are saying that a pre-historic ape family
> > survived and somehow was not eaten by the
> > dinosaurs!? LOL
>
> Um, if the ape family survived then that would be proof in itself of the ape family
> surviving the dinosaurs. LOL
Of course, the apes were living around with the dinosaurs but all the dinosaurs died (bad luck, I suppose!) but the apes survived (good luck or was it their ability to change and adapt, which, of course, none of the dinosaurs had!)...
> > > Repeat this for x billion years, and here we are.
>
> > Repeat exactly what!? In your mind, what is
> > "exactly" repeating? Maybe you know about some
> > process that you are not telling us!
It is called survival and reproduction, Wireless! IT is essential to the species, and loads of fun to boot!
But of course!
BTW, good luck surviving and reproducing, I suppose...
-wirelessguru1