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Evolution versus Intelligent Design
What has this got to do with Theatrical Special Effects? Nothing and everything. I'm a scientist. An engineer, actually: one who applies scientific principles and theories to practical applications. That's the definition of an engineer. We do that. Scientists discover the laws that make things happen. Engineers use those laws to make things happen. It's simple. So what's the problem with "Evolution" versus "Intelligent Design?" I'm flustered. The Intelligent Design camp (Creationists) say that "A Supreme Being" (it/he/she/God) is responsible for everything that exists. Okay. Most of us scientists and engineers have no problem with that. Let's take the "Big Bang" as a starter: God said "Let there be a universe and here are the rules, laws and principles: physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics... there you go. It's all there." Boom! I have no problem with that. It works for me. Hey... it works, period. We can see that. So: if the rules and laws and principles are all there, then what's the beef with evolution? Isn't that one of the principles? Don't the laws of biology cover how organisms originate, develop, change, mutate and prosper or become extinct? Where's the disparity here? I don't see any conflict. You can believe in God and you can trust Darwin. It works just fine. The only time you get into trouble is when you have God putting eight legs on an octopus. God didn't do that. He/she/it didn't need to. The laws of biology and evolution put eight legs on the octopus. If you believe in God, then you need to wait to see how many legs the octopus gets next. Patience, my Creationist/ID friends, patience. You won't live long enough to see what comes next. It will keep changing. That's "evolution." What's evolution? That's "intelligent design." End of argument.
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