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Think about us and where we live.
Why are we the only (proven) planet with intelligent life. Why does are planet have a practically perfect gravity, breathable air, a precise orbit of the sun and slant to create a balance of seasons? why do we have such a variety of food, fruit, veg, trees? why is there color? Personally I think this world is much too beautiful to happen by chance/accident. and how come humans cannot use the full potential of their brains? Were we meant live for much longer? Be much smarter? Be perfect?
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Oh, this again. Ah well, it’s like Jack Burton always says, “What the hell.” I’ll answer your questions if you’ll answer mine.
Because we haven’t ventured to other star systems and investigated them for signs of intelligent life. Given that intelligent life–in the sometimes questionable form of human civilization–has only existed for a few thousands of years on Earth compared to the approximate 13.7Byr (far less than a percentage point) even if intelligent life developed readily, is it really surprising that we’d don’t find anyone hanging around the same neighborhood at the same time?
Define “perfect gravity”; what’s so perfect about 9.81m/s[sup]2[/sup]? The reason we have “breathable air”, et cetera is that this is the environment we’ve evolved to adapt to. If the air were methane and liquid nitrogen, any existing life would be evolved to breath that. And the uncomfortable and rakish angle of the planet causes much consternation. Why wouldn’t an idyllic world would have a minor to negligable tilt to ensure Garden of Eden like conditions throughout the year with no growing and freezing seasons?
Er, because plants are some of the oldest multicellular land organisms and have evolved to adapt in a variety of ways, each assuring their survival and competitive advantage in their particular environment. Why would some god create such an exhausing variety of foods to eat, many of which can barely be distinguished from their toxic family-mates? Wouldn’t it be easier to have one type of fruit or vegetable that can be easily harvested, is delicious, and provides all required nutrients?
This is due to something we like to call the electromagnetic spectrum, our ability to distinguish which gives us a superior capability to do things like seperate out toxic fruits from edible ones. (See the previous question.) Why wouldn’t there be color, divine creation or no?
It’s your choice to believe what you want, but appeals to esthetic arguments fail any logical rigor. There’s no indicateion that humans don’t use the “full potential of their brains”, at least not in the sense of the old “using only 10% of our brain capacity” urban legend. The brains to appear to be redundant, which is probably a combination of how they work (like a network rather than a linear action system) and the need to recover from damage and trauma. To speak intelligably about neuroscience, you’re first going to have to read up on the topic; I recommend Ian Glynn’s An Anatomy of Thought: The Origin and Machinery of the Mind as a good introductory primer for the intelligent layman.
You ask these questions based upon what? There’s no indication in natural science–none whatsoever–that we were “meant” to do anything, nor does it seem clear that following any religious protocols or dogma cause you to live significantly longer, become more intelligent, or achieve perfection. Why do you think that we’re supposed to be longer-lived, smarter, or perfect?
Stranger
“It’s like I told my last wife, ‘Honey, I never drive any faster than I can see, and besides, it’s all in the reflexes.’” – Jack Burton
