tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942041.post112737317038766550..comments2023-09-12T07:57:58.205-07:00Comments on Frinkenstein: Holy Crap! Still nothing to reportAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18246976491896531414noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942041.post-1127682904632076732005-09-25T14:15:00.000-07:002005-09-25T14:15:00.000-07:00I think that "the designer" came up with one REALL...I think that "the designer" came up with one REALLY good finch; however, a couple of thousand years of exolution and adaptation of different environments makes 40 variations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942041.post-1127423674434984742005-09-22T14:14:00.000-07:002005-09-22T14:14:00.000-07:00Hey, I *appreciate* nipples on men; I think they'r...Hey, I *appreciate* nipples on men; I think they're cute! Though Liz is right about their food-giving value, they have other, more pleasant, uses. But you're right about Angus Young. And by the way, hawks eat other birds, so our "designer" might have just wanted to give them an interesting diet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942041.post-1127416427951925942005-09-22T12:13:00.000-07:002005-09-22T12:13:00.000-07:00Clearly, Sara's design is faulty. That shelf was n...Clearly, Sara's design is faulty. That shelf was not meant to carry so many books.<BR/><BR/>And when she says "This pose is good for the digestion," what she means is that it will make you poot.argotnauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084344933892371729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942041.post-1127416152699219292005-09-22T12:09:00.000-07:002005-09-22T12:09:00.000-07:00Okay, I will admit that Sara Ivanhoe , the woman ...Okay, I will admit that <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006FMB2/qid=1127415837/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/102-9487227-0730546?v=glance&s=dvd#product-details" REL="nofollow"> Sara Ivanhoe </A>, the woman featured in several of Lisa's yoga DVDs, is a good argument in FAVOR of intelligent design!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18246976491896531414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942041.post-1127414347356419222005-09-22T11:39:00.000-07:002005-09-22T11:39:00.000-07:00Heh heh. That's the problem with rants -- they ten...Heh heh. That's the problem with rants -- they tend not to be very well constructed. It's nice to see folks are still regularly visiting the Frinkenstein blog, though.<BR/><BR/>I suppose a designer who designed one REALLY cool bird, such as an osprey, couldn't help but think, "Wow, that osprey is really cool! I think I'll riff on that a little bit and make an eagle and a hawk. Then I can get really out there and make a penguin and an auk!" Still, 40+ species of finch? Using the "song writing" analogy, the designer then just becomes like Angus Young, re-writing the same tune over and over with only slight variations. Granted, it's a really good song, but I hope you're not saying that Angus Young is like God! (Now, Pete Townsend, perhaps.)<BR/><BR/>Also, one should not confuse physical systems with social ones. Thus, I'm not suggesting that the "one REALLY good one" approach means that there should be only one type of sexuality, one set of beliefs, etc. Only that a designer might craft a creature and tweak it until it was just right, then say "Well, I can't improve on that anymore. Time to move on to something else." Of course, Tavia is right, there are many <A HREF="http://www.talkreason.org/" REL="nofollow">better arguments </A> against the intelligent design approach.<BR/><BR/>And finally, "nipples for men" was actually echoing "Time Bandits" from 1982. I guess that's just one REALLY good example of a nonsensical human physical quirk!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18246976491896531414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942041.post-1127403754088280852005-09-22T08:42:00.000-07:002005-09-22T08:42:00.000-07:00I must echo Tavia's response on the "one good one"...I must echo Tavia's response on the "one good one" idea. That's the kind of arguement that could also be used in saying that there should only be one set of belief's,one kind of race,one kind of sexuality,etc. It's certainly George Bush's favorite way of dealing with things,(see most of his foreign policy). Variety seems to be more a proof of intelligence.<BR/> Also,comments on nipples for men get too close to a Seinfeld routine,("what's the deal with nipples on men ?").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942041.post-1127394486111093752005-09-22T06:08:00.000-07:002005-09-22T06:08:00.000-07:00I would modify the "nipples on men" argument to "u...I would modify the "nipples on men" argument to "uselessness (foodwise) of nipples on men". Maybe you guys couldn't give birth for structural reasons, but there's no real reason you shouldn't be able to pitch in to feed the kids afterwards!lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417223386917662430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942041.post-1127393015884982132005-09-22T05:43:00.000-07:002005-09-22T05:43:00.000-07:00Hey, don't knock "intelligent" design on the "one ...Hey, don't knock "intelligent" design on the "one really good one" reasoning! That's like saying a songwriter should be content with one really good song. Surely there must be, say, 1000 better arguments against I.D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com