Re: Logic

From: Philip Jonkers (P.A.E.Jonkers@phys.rug.nl)
Date: Thu Jul 26 2001 - 11:40:42 BST

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    Wade said:
    > Evolution is not logical from a design viewpoint.
    > It does not separate the wheat from the chaff.

    Sorry, but no for you too Wade. Evolution might not be
    perfectly logical with respect to a perfect intelligent
    design, but it is logical the some degree nonetheless.
    Also it does `separate wheat from the chaff' if I correctly
    understand your niche. Natural selection means specific
    adaptation. A species adapts or perishes. During the competition
    between species only the fittest survive. Therefore, natural
    selection does function as a sieve to separate wheat from chaff.
    We humans wouldn't be around, being intelligent, on top of
    the food chain and all that, if it weren't for natural selection!
    Of all the macro-species, humans came out as winners in the
    rat-race called biological evolution.

    Cheers,

    Philip.

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