Whales, ostrich evolved in India

The Times of India (Lucknow) ^ | 12/09/2005 | Staff

[Shalom Israel]

I don't see that at all. What I see mostly is circular reasoning: based on current thinking, biologically there is an equilibrium, which is an end in itself and it drove evolution for millions of years to satisfy this presumed necessary "equilibrium"; in other words, the evolutionary process knows beforehand where it is going and when to stop.

Exactly. He is supposing that some sort of goal existed, which presupposes an intelligence capable of having goals. Of course people do that all the time. Since we're looking back, we tend to assume that the present world was a goal in view all along. Marx did the same thing, when he assumed that society was evolving toward something specific.

[coloradan]

I'm an evolutionist, and all that, but I seriously doubt that whales evolved in India ... and not in some ocean somewhere.

[Red Badger]

India probably was an ocean many millions of years ago. Witness: How do you think the Himalayas got their name?.....

[LearsKent]

India is taking over the evolution market now, too?!?

Its just going to piss me off thinking I am ordering an ostrich from ABC Warehouse and when it comes, its an emu and i can't send it back.

When's it all going to end?

[Verginius Rufus]

Che Guevara was also an Argentinian by birth.

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic was posted 12/9/2005. Thanks Red Badger.