Questions unanswered by Dawkins
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsI disagree with your definition of survival of the fittest here. It could mean fitting in with society in order to aid your survival. Team work is often an essential component in evolution.(Original post by tommy5x)
I disagree. Most of the atheists I know abide by a self-derived humanistic moral code. If I believed that survival of the fittest was a good model for human society then I'd be exploiting people left right and centre, but I'm not. As an aside, to label Darwin's theories as blandly as 'survival of the fittest,' and 'natural selection,' is to bypass most of the important nuanced observations inherent in it. -
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsI forgot we disagreed on the religious-thing(Original post by Teaddict)
Half of those questions, Dawkins should ignore because they would just be insulting to his intelligence... Many people on this forum could answer those ******* idiots...
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsA rather simplistic approach you have to my post lol.....fair enough, I was very vague lol......I was merely stating what the poster had posted tbh, greed = war(parts of the reason) = survival of the fittest.....in the sense that you want something, you take it because you can and think of not the consquences!!(Original post by I'mNewHere)
were you seriously going to say that god exists because atheism is based on greed -
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsI was responding with regards my interpretation of his post. It seemed that he was talking about exploitation be individuals rather than other iterations of the theory, and I was being lazy so accepting his flawed terminology for the purposes of the discussion, but you're right.(Original post by Flying Scotsman)
I disagree with your definition of survival of the fittest here. It could mean fitting in with society in order to aid your survival. Team work is often an essential component in evolution. -
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsHow did Charles Darwin interpret "survival of the fittest"?(Original post by Flying Scotsman)
I disagree with your definition of survival of the fittest here. It could mean fitting in with society in order to aid your survival. Team work is often an essential component in evolution. -
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsSo doesnt the fact that big states constantly invade smaller ones help evolutions case(Original post by boromir9111)
A rather simplistic approach you have to my post lol.....fair enough, I was very vague lol......I was merely stating what the poster had posted tbh, greed = war(parts of the reason) = survival of the fittest.....in the sense that you want something, you take it because you can and think of not the consquences!! -
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsEvolution may have led to greed and greed may lead to war, but none of this has anything to do with being an atheist.(Original post by boromir9111)
A rather simplistic approach you have to my post lol.....fair enough, I was very vague lol......I was merely stating what the poster had posted tbh, greed = war(parts of the reason) = survival of the fittest.....in the sense that you want something, you take it because you can and think of not the consquences!! -
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsI am in no way disregarding Atheists, I know some very nice ones and friends with!! I am just saying SOME people who have taken the EXTREME of this teaching. Would you agree with that??(Original post by Flying Scotsman)
Evolution may have led to greed and greed may lead to war, but none of this has anything to do with being an atheist. -
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsOrganisms with characteristics that aid in that creatures survival are more likely to survive and hence spread the traits to their descendants. It doesn't have to be the biggest of strongest that survive. There are many many possibilities.(Original post by boromir9111)
How did Charles Darwin interpret "survival of the fittest"? -
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsYup. Richard Dawkins has better things to do with his time than answer to the raving lunacies of a madman. Proof if I ever needed it that Allah is the one true God.(Original post by digistar_100)
These question where left on Richard Dawkins website by a fellow Muslim brother but are still unanswered:
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What is the real objective of the human life?
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Who can guarantee future existence of the universe and the human life other than the creator of the universe?
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Can you seriously and honestly believe in the non-guaranteed future?
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Why should any one truly devote and commit himself to a non-guaranteed future?
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Is it possible for any one that you know to create any functional unit of the universe, i.e., from atoms to galaxies and from viruses to human beings, without knowledge, planning and work?
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The Jews, the Christians and the Muslims are the living testimony for the works of the prophets, Mosses, Jesus and Muhammad which was demonstrated by challenging and eliminating the mightiest empires of their times such as the empires of the Pharaohs, Romams. Byzantinians and the Persians; besides establishing belief in the eternal creator of the universe. What comparable works did the atheists do to prove the credibility of atheism?
The questions were posted in the topic:
“The Six Questions For Richard Dawkins”
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsBut there is a difference between us(Human) and animals, right?? We have the capacity to think!!(Original post by Flying Scotsman)
Organisms with characteristics that aid in that creatures survival are more likely to survive and hence spread the traits to their descendants. It doesn't have to be the biggest of strongest that survive. There are many many possibilities. -
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsTwo things:(Original post by boromir9111)
A rather simplistic approach you have to my post lol.....fair enough, I was very vague lol......I was merely stating what the poster had posted tbh, greed = war(parts of the reason) = survival of the fittest.....in the sense that you want something, you take it because you can and think of not the consquences!!
1 - Greed is not the same thing as survival of the fittest.
2 - Accepting evolution doesn't mean that you morally agree with certain or all aspects of it. Let me explain: yes, survival of the fittest is a part of evolution, but we can morally disagree/suppress with certain or all aspects of evolution. For instance, we take care of disabled people in the UK, even though, from an evolutionary perspective, that perhaps doesn't make much sense. So, accepting that evolution is true (and it is true - that is pretty much a fact), doesn't mean that we have to adopt a Darwinist approach in our daily lives. -
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsNot from what I've ever seen. I've seen plenty of religious terrorists, but no atheist terrorists.(Original post by boromir9111)
I am in no way disregarding Atheists, I know some very nice ones and friends with!! I am just saying SOME people who have taken the EXTREME of this teaching. Would you agree with that?? -
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsHumans are animals. This is just like saying that giraffes are different to animals because they have longer necks.(Original post by boromir9111)
But there is a difference between us(Human) and animals, right?? We have the capacity to think!! -
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Re: Questions unanswered by DawkinsThis I agree with and the point I was trying to make. Though it's in OUR NATURE to be nice and decent, wars show the OPPOSITE of that which is not in our natural disposition but some people have adopted this approach!!(Original post by Gyert)
Two things:
1 - Greed is not the same thing as survival of the fittest.
2 - Accepting evolution doesn't mean that you morally agree with certain or all aspects of it. Let me explain: yes, survival of the fittest is a part of evolution, but we can morally disagree/suppress with certain or all aspects of evolution. For instance, we take care of disabled people in the UK, even though, from an evolutionary perspective, that perhaps doesn't make much sense.
