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Politics : Evolution -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (625)	9/16/1999 11:48:00 AM
From: Zirdu	Respond to of 69300

<as you get into the molecular dynamics of living beings . . . you are left in awe to surmise that this infinitely complex system, as complex as the theory of strings if you will, just happened at random.> I will grant you this. I think that evolution is indeed awe inspiring. Read some of the books on evolution by Richard Dawkins, like "Climbing Mount Improbable", for a convincing explanation of just how it is possible for evolution to have "evolved" the creatures alive today. I will even go so far as to say that evolution, and life in all it's complexity, is far MORE complex than any theory of physics, from string theory on down. What is amazing is that so simple a principle, like evolution, has managed to create the most complex systems in the known universe - i.e. life in general, the human brain, that beetle that mixes and sprays it's foes with chemicals, the bat's sonar, etc. Even the evolution of the fig, along with the associated fig wasp, is one of the most intricate and amazing things I have ever come across. Dawkins explains this in one of his books. For those interested in further reading on evolution, here is a good web site, which concentrates on Richard Dawkins. world-of-dawkins.com That site also has a good collection of the Kansas school board evolution decision.