proteome
02-24-03, 10:14 PM
an·thro·po·mor·phize ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nthr-p-môrfz)
v. an·thro·po·mor·phized, an·thro·po·mor·phiz·ing, an·thro·po·mor·phiz·es
v. tr.
To ascribe human characteristics to.
I don't recently recall having read a single article that doesn't anthropomorphize evolution.
You may be right, especially for the dumbed down versions of evolution explanations. Survival of the fittest is another example...the genes are just there, sometimes it helps to have a characteristic, sometimes not. Sometimes a gene might get passed that has nothing to do with survival at the time (junk genes) but later makes a big influential characteristic. Some genes optimize survival by dead ending an organism, such as symbiosis of two species.
Doesn't mean the process doesn't occur, it just means we as humans tend to express influence as having some intelligence behind it. It's why intelligent design is considered by some to actually be a science, though it has no science behind it. In their eyes it gives a guidance behind what they see in nature, when it fact there's no guidance, it just is.
I don't even know if this covers the point you were making... :)
spuriousmonkey
02-25-03, 12:14 AM
Originally posted by proteome
I don't recently recall having read a single article that doesn't anthropomorphize evolution.
mine didn't
proteome
02-25-03, 08:10 PM
Jaxom, thanks for your post. I'm glad you understand where I'm coming from. :p
ElectricFetus
02-26-03, 10:17 AM
Very true about the thread all... but whats with the poll?
spuriousmonkey
03-01-03, 05:43 AM
Originally posted by WellCookedFetus
Very true about the thread all... but whats with the poll?
it is one of those polls that will go extinct very soon
proteome
03-01-03, 02:22 PM
Originally posted by spuriousmonkey
it is one of those polls that will go extinct very soon
If you're saying that if you don't use your poll you'll lose it, then you don't understand evolution. LOL :D
spuriousmonkey
03-03-03, 02:19 AM
Originally posted by proteome
If you're saying that if you don't use your poll you'll lose it, then you don't understand evolution. LOL :D
no..i mean if it doesn't have much offspring (posts) than it will die out (thread moves to page 2 and gets lost in he dark abyss)