A bold, empty and unsubstantiated position. — charleton
As I said , it is of no importance the LITERAL meaning of evolution.
In the context of the thread we are interested in the entire body of theory which points to the apparent design through automatically, rather than intelligently guided development.
This is not a lesson in the origin of words, but the origin of species.
The literal meaning gives a completely false view point.
When you unroll a scroll you are revealing what is preordained by the fact that the text is already written. Evolution is about the way species respond from changes in the environment via variation and mutation to produce novel adaptations and new species.
If they were LITERALLY evolving they would just be showing us what was already intended, as by God for instance. — charleton
I don't think you're looking for the actual meaning of the word evolution but rather it's common usage which is partly defined as "the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form."
— Jon
Etymological and semantic arguments are not relevant here. — charleton
If there is no force opposing entropy why is heat death so far off and only a theory at that? Why do we see evolutionary convergence? Why after each mass extinction does life return more complex, more experiential and more intelligent forms re-emerge? — prothero
Evolution literally means "to roll out of." — Jon
↪Jon Stop rolling out your turd, and find out what it really means. — charleton
The imperfection lies in the material world and the senses, the perefection lies in the metaphysical world and the mind and in God. — René Descartes
I see that imperfection isn't created, it is caused in the senses that I have already explained. — Lone Wolf
Tzimtzum - Self-Limitation
Creating Space
In the creation myth of ancient Judaic mysticism, God creates the universe by a process dubbed tzimtzum, which in Hebrew means a sort of stepping back to allow for there to be an Other, an Else, as in something or someone else. — Introduction to Kabbalah: The Creation Myth
imperfection as I know it is a corruption of available information; nothing new is formed. — Lone Wolf
Imperfection isn't created; it is the corruption of something that was once perfect. I — Lone Wolf
↪Jon ironic since they never get married. ;) — MindForged
You you even know what evolution means literally? — charleton
The main question is where we are heading? — bahman
If we can accept that our world has been intelligently created in some way, what do you think would be the most likely implications, and why? — CasKev
I think creation began with consciousness and that consciousness is the state life aspires to. The reason for the awakening may be beyond our rational thought but might be as simple as "separating the grain from the chaff." All this a form of evolution.What is the nature of consciousness? — CasKev
I'm talking about the universe, not the activities of a few smart monkeys. — charleton
How much of it have you even read? — charleton
Biodynamics I think comes down to the interplay in life. It also has to do with social interaction and all it offers.Biodynamics is a tiny part of nature. No idea why you want to take that route. — charleton
I really think this a naive view. The Bible is much to deep to be contrasted with goat herders and myth.Either take the word of a bunch of half illiterate post neolithic goat herders and their myths, or look at the world as we know it. The book came about because people wrote down the myths of their culture — charleton
I don't doubt man had to write the biblical book of "God" but I think we need to question why the bible actually came into being.You are taking a view of god through the BOOK "of god"; but this is a human creation.. — charleton
This is a great point... but are you talking macro, micro or both? I think the term "biodynamics" became popular with Rudolf Steiner.You need to open thebook of nature to really see what is going on. — charleton
What is "God?" I mean... do we really have an answer to this? The creative force?How could God create imperfection? — bahman