Philosophical Uncertainty
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Uncertainty is rife and ubiquitous, and often ignored and denied.
The sciences of biology, neurology and biophysics, amongst others, tell you that the human brain, your brain, is the most complex biological component in the known Universe.
They tell you this as though you should be proud and impressed.
The Human brain appears to be the most socially irresponsible creation evolution has ever brought into existence.
It should be obvious to us all that the human brain does not guide humanity to anything resembling the assumed high moral, ethical and civilised society it is said to be capable of. It is argued elsewhere on this site that human society is little more than a parody of pornography. I would also argue that we all, as individuals, need to recognise our own contribution to the "human condition" and its social consequences.
First let us consider the possible route evolution has taken to bring us to this point.
EVOLUTION - Who and What is it Wise to Believe?
The illustration below shows newspaper headlines from around the world reporting on an alleged claim by Australian scientists. Exactly what they claimed I have not bothered to check on, the source is said to be an article in the Journal of Anatomy with the lead author being Dr Teghan Lucas of Flinders University, Adalaide. (Who has hopefully been seriously mis-quoted).
The point to be aware of is that news organisations around the world are headlining the claim that human evolution is in rapid flow as babies are now being born without Wisdom Teeth...!!!!)
Most human babies, as most mothers can probably tell you, are BORN WITHOUT ANY TEETH AT ALL!
Most human beings do not grow Wisdom Teeth until they are legally old enough to have babies of their own!
Wisdom Teeth typically develop between the ages of 16 and 25 years of age. A childs first set of teeth are called deciduous teeth, and by the age of 5 or 6 all fall out!
This example illustrates how an indisputable commonly known fact can be completely overlooked and nonsense can be published across the world as a result of failure to... failure to what? Babies are generally born without teeth, so what was there about this story that resulted in its publishers printing nonsensical headlines?
Understanding this requires simply acknowledging that we are all highly capable of making mistakes, making wrong assumptions and mimicking the mistakes of others.
SO IT IS WITH EVOLUTION- HERE ARE MY VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT. LOOK CAREFULLY AT WHAT IS SAID BEFORE ASSUMING I KNOW BETTER THAN YOU.
Charles Darwin is often credited with being the Father of the Theory of Evolution, but evolution was not a word he used. Evolution has many conotations not shared with Darwins observations of descent with modification, changes that appear to be a result of some offspring being better able to cope with environmental conditions than others. Evolution has gained an association with the term "progress" and implied improvement. Hence the quaint idea that Homo sapiens is somehow higher up an imagined evolutionary ladder than other members of the family Hominidae.
Evolution is beset with arguments based on assumption and presumption that evolution is a term understood by the protagonists. The result is discussion of little value.
Most human babies, as most mothers can probably tell you, are BORN WITHOUT ANY TEETH AT ALL!
Most human beings do not grow Wisdom Teeth until they are legally old enough to have babies of their own!
Wisdom Teeth typically develop between the ages of 16 and 25 years of age. A childs first set of teeth are called deciduous teeth, and by the age of 5 or 6 all fall out!
This example illustrates how an indisputable commonly known fact can be completely overlooked and nonsense can be published across the world as a result of failure to... failure to what? Babies are generally born without teeth, so what was there about this story that resulted in its publishers printing nonsensical headlines?
Understanding this requires simply acknowledging that we are all highly capable of making mistakes, making wrong assumptions and mimicking the mistakes of others.
SO IT IS WITH EVOLUTION- HERE ARE MY VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT. LOOK CAREFULLY AT WHAT IS SAID BEFORE ASSUMING I KNOW BETTER THAN YOU.
Charles Darwin is often credited with being the Father of the Theory of Evolution, but evolution was not a word he used. Evolution has many conotations not shared with Darwins observations of descent with modification, changes that appear to be a result of some offspring being better able to cope with environmental conditions than others. Evolution has gained an association with the term "progress" and implied improvement. Hence the quaint idea that Homo sapiens is somehow higher up an imagined evolutionary ladder than other members of the family Hominidae.
Evolution is beset with arguments based on assumption and presumption that evolution is a term understood by the protagonists. The result is discussion of little value.