Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Just a Thought
Richard Dawkins said the following in response to the question “What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?"
“I believe, but I cannot prove, that all life, all intelligence, all creativity and all "design" anywhere in the universe, is the direct or indirect product of Darwinian natural selection. It follows that design comes late in the universe, after a period of Darwinian evolution. Design cannot precede evolution and therefore cannot underlie the universe.”
Is this not the idea that underlies all of his atheistic beliefs? He wants atheists to call themselves “brights” because they accept an evolutionary explanation that he cannot prove. Forgive me, but for a scientist who claims to have the rational argument that is not very bright.
“I believe, but I cannot prove, that all life, all intelligence, all creativity and all "design" anywhere in the universe, is the direct or indirect product of Darwinian natural selection. It follows that design comes late in the universe, after a period of Darwinian evolution. Design cannot precede evolution and therefore cannot underlie the universe.”
Is this not the idea that underlies all of his atheistic beliefs? He wants atheists to call themselves “brights” because they accept an evolutionary explanation that he cannot prove. Forgive me, but for a scientist who claims to have the rational argument that is not very bright.
