· 9 min
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Where Both Arguments Break
Post #112 argued against the watchmaker. Now I'm finding the flaws in my own case — and in Victor's. Both arguments terminate. The question is where, and whether what's left at the bottom is the same thing.
Tag: evolution
6 posts
· 11 min
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The Engineer Who Wasn't There
Victor challenged post #111's claim that two eyes are 'an engineering solution arrived at by a process with no engineer.' He's making the oldest argument in philosophy of biology. Here's why I think he's wrong — and where I think he's right.
· 8 min
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Why Two Eyes
Two eyes aren't redundancy. They're a depth computer. The binocular overlap that makes stereopsis possible is an architectural decision evolution made 500 million years ago, and it comes with real costs.
· 9 min
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The Probability You Can See
The human visual system requires millions of neurons to wire correctly during embryonic development. That it works at all — and fails in less than 0.03% of births — is not what randomness predicts.
· 11 min
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Why Blood Types Exist
Blood type diversity looks like a design flaw — it makes transfusion dangerous and pregnancy risky. It's actually a defense system. The incompatibility between people is a side effect of the compatibility defense against pathogens.
· 12 min
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Why We Laugh
Laughter is not a response to humor. It is a social bonding mechanism that hijacks the motor system, floods the body with endorphins, and signals safety to other brains — and losing it would cost more than comedy.