Intelligent Design

[MikeG]

What is the justification for a 55 mph limit when a road will safely handle 85 mph?

Why is the speed limit for all roads not 0 mph? The safest speed of all? And save the most fuel?

Dumbing down to the lowest denominator are we? Everyone must drive at the speed that a bad driver is capable of?

Rubbish x 4....

You shouldn't be allowed to drive. You are a menace on the road with this "sod the rest of you" "I'm better than you" attitude. Have I missed your response to my question about how you feel about the mini-bus taxi drivers who display the exact same disregard for the road laws as you do?

 

[Donn]

You shouldn't be allowed to drive. You are a menace on the road with this "sod the rest of you" "I'm better than you" attitude. Have I missed your response to my question about how you feel about the mini-bus taxi drivers who display the exact same disregard for the road laws as you do?

Bang on.

 

[Donn]

Some people think that humans are very badly designed. But they do not have a better one.

A better ..what?

If there had been any inherent problems early in our evolution we would not have turned out the way we did. It has been a miraculous journey of evolution and survival. Even the planet and solar system had to be just right.

Fractally wrong; on repeat.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

Wow - your hands are suited to repairing a machine made by hands?

Amazing coincidence!

 

[Aridas]

A better ..what?

Design. Nevermind that much of the time, a better design actually is volunteered as part of said point. It's just yet another ridiculously false statement. *shrug*

 

[Dave Rogers]

Some people think that humans are very badly designed. But they do not have a better one.

Not, in fact, true in detail. For example, how about the human eye, in which the nerves run across the front of the retina, necessitating a blind spot where they pass through the retina to exit the eyeball? Not only is it clearly obvious that a better design would have the nerves running behind the retina and no blind spot, but also, that better design exists in nature; cephalopod eyes have the superior layout. Why would a designer choose an inferior design, that confers no known advantage, when a better one is available off the shelf?

Dave

 

[MikeG]

It's probably time for this "perfect design" nonsense to come around again, for at least the third time in this thread.

 

[Donn]

It's probably time for this "perfect design" nonsense to come around again, for at least the third time in this thread.

It's the perfect time.

 

[Fast Eddie B]

It's the perfect time.

Speaking of “perfect”...

 

[Peregrinus]

Some people think that humans are very badly designed.

Doctors, among others, KNOW people are badly "designed."

It has been a miraculous journey of evolution and survival. Even the planet and solar system had to be just right.

Inferences based on confirmation bias rather than empirical data. As life was first developing on Earth, humans could not have existed - the atmosphere would would have been toxic to them. Your "just right" has over several billion years undergone a radical change.

 

[Peregrinus]

Why is the speed limit for all roads not 0 mph? The safest speed of all? And save the most fuel?

Note the absurdity of that? Zero mph is not a speed.

 

[Peregrinus]

We are, in all respects, "just right" for an incredible range of tasks, sports and arts.

"‘If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.’" - Tweedledee

Your "just right" meme is just like Kumar's fantastical "A&F."

 

[Porpoise of Life]

Yes, it's absurd... Why would we develop tasks, sports and arts that are not suitable for human use?

 

[Emily's Cat]

"Intelligent Design" is a market term. It's the "Chilean Sea Bass" to Creationism's "Patagonian Tooth Fish."

It's a pair of Groucho Marx glasses on Creationism in a hope to sneak it into public schools.

I did not know that until now. I totally want to order that next time it's on the menu!

 

[Emily's Cat]

Wow - your hands are suited to repairing a machine made by hands?

Amazing coincidence!

You know what else is amazing? Human bodies are perfectly designed to fit into chairs! And to walk through doorways! And our hands are perfectly designed to use keyboards and pens!

It truly is miraculous!

 

[MikeG]

I did not know that until now. I totally want to order that next time it's on the menu!

Don't. It's on the CITES red list, and no-one should be putting it on your plate.

 

[Mojo]

Not, in fact, true in detail. For example, how about the human eye, in which the nerves run across the front of the retina, necessitating a blind spot where they pass through the retina to exit the eyeball? Not only is it clearly obvious that a better design would have the nerves running behind the retina and no blind spot, but also, that better design exists in nature; cephalopod eyes have the superior layout. Why would a designer choose an inferior design, that confers no known advantage, when a better one is available off the shelf?

It was a committee.

 

[Thor 2]

What is the justification for a 55 mph limit when a road will safely handle 85 mph?

Why is the speed limit for all roads not 0 mph? The safest speed of all? And save the most fuel?

Dumbing down to the lowest denominator are we? Everyone must drive at the speed that a bad driver is capable of?

Rubbish x 4....

Others have dealt with this nonsense of yours quite comprehensively but I will just add a couple of things more.

- What expertise do you have to assess that a road is "safe" for 85 mph? How do you make this assessment?

- If you drive at 85 mph instead of 55 you will be increasing your feel consumption by approximately 50%. So global warming is not a concern of yours either I suppose along with the safety of others?

 

[Emily's Cat]

Don't. It's on the CITES red list, and no-one should be putting it on your plate.

Well. I didn't know that either. Apparently it's a day for learning stuff.

 

[Thor 2]

Some people think that humans are very badly designed. But they do not have a better one.

For example, I was assembling an electric motor and I need the dexterity of two hands, four fingers and two thumbs to hold parts together, manipulate the screws and nuts together.

So let me see. Three hands would be better for this job, but the extra hand would get in the way when running from prey. Extra thumbs. Well we all know the saying "I was all thumbs".

The sensitivity, the self-repairing ability, the finger-nails that are just right. The same applies to any other body functions.

Mammals have used bacteria to work inside their stomach to produce energy. We have amazing immune systems to fight off the bad pathogens and parasites.

Our voices are capable of songs and language that outstrip any other creature. And beautiful to boot. We are, in all respects, "just right" for an incredible range of tasks, sports and arts.

My father lived to 95 and his body held up very well, until the last few years, and this despite a hard life and being exposed to many toxins and carcinogens.

If there had been any inherent problems early in our evolution we would not have turned out the way we did. It has been a miraculous journey of evolution and survival. Even the planet and solar system had to be just right.

What an incredible load of cobblers!

Your father lived to 95 you say. Many, such as conjoined twins, don't make it more than hours after birth.

And to finish of your rant you conflate design and evolution. The last ditch defence of those faced with the overwhelming evidence supporting evolution.