tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post4127172332263125477..comments2023-11-02T09:14:47.151-05:00Comments on Bill's Thoughts: THE NEED TO FEEL SUPERIOR?Bill Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573859102823530876noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-48310382600357880982014-05-20T14:40:30.843-05:002014-05-20T14:40:30.843-05:00"Does "Canadian Atheist" not acknow..."Does "Canadian Atheist" not acknowledge prima facie evidence of the vast differences between the cognitive abilities of humans and chimpanzees, etc?<br /><br />An example might be, say, chimpanzees might use leg bones and sticks as primitive tools/weapons, whereas humans have the Internet and CNC machines, spacecraft, SCUBA gear, and so on."<br /><br />And that refutes what I said...how?<br /><br />It wasn't long ago our ancestors weren't putting together SCUBA gear either. It wasn't long ago in the big scheme of things that we as humans were using thigh bones and sticks as primitive tools/weapons. <br /><br />And as I showed you with quotes, the very way we measure intelligence is a question. Under some circumstances, we might not be the most intelligent animal on the planet.<br />Canadian Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641777092783262463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-59938162860564151862014-05-20T12:50:27.332-05:002014-05-20T12:50:27.332-05:00Does "Canadian Atheist" not acknowledge ...Does "Canadian Atheist" not acknowledge <i>prima facie</i> evidence of the vast differences between the cognitive abilities of humans and chimpanzees, etc?<br /><br />An example might be, say, chimpanzees might use leg bones and sticks as primitive tools/weapons, whereas humans have the Internet and CNC machines, spacecraft, SCUBA gear, and so on.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13951932162013327071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-79804942607538773992014-05-16T16:00:31.718-05:002014-05-16T16:00:31.718-05:00 :^)
:^)<br />Bill Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13573859102823530876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-58452984400483175112014-05-16T15:34:55.066-05:002014-05-16T15:34:55.066-05:00" But if you can't see "functional&q..." But if you can't see "functional" differences between humans and apes, then I suspect that you are the one who ignores the evidence."<br /><br />You need to come up with examples and evidence when making assertions. Merely claiming something is true, doesn't make it so.<br /><br />I clearly refuted your stance with clear and concise evidence. Canadian Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641777092783262463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-64006052438883168982014-05-16T08:52:08.409-05:002014-05-16T08:52:08.409-05:00If you had read a bit more carefully you would hav...If you had read a bit more carefully you would have noticed that I agreed with you that we're not "genetically unique". But if you can't see "functional" differences between humans and apes, then I suspect that you are the one who ignores the evidence. Bill Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13573859102823530876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-36780709781194750382014-05-16T07:21:40.906-05:002014-05-16T07:21:40.906-05:00"So has my friend refuted my "selfish, e..."So has my friend refuted my "selfish, egotistical wish" which I stated above? Somehow I don't see how he has."<br /><br />But I did. I showed you how we're genetically and functionally not that unique.<br /><br />"Whatever we make of the idea of evolution, it cannot account for the vast differences between humans and other creatures which are composed of the same material."<br /><br />That's a nice assertion but to refute something you have to explain why it can't and then provide evidence.<br /><br />"The materialist is forced to deny the humanity of man."<br /><br />No. I acknowledge our humanity. I just don't pretend we're as unique as you claim or that we're special based on ancient mythology.<br /><br />You didn't really refute anything I said, Bill. You just made the same assertion you made before. Canadian Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641777092783262463noreply@blogger.com