Comments on: A Doozy of a Depression http://dailyreckoning.com/a-doozy-of-a-depression/ Economic News, Markets Commentary, Gold, Oil and Investing Strategies. Fri, 25 May 2012 05:27:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brian Granger http://dailyreckoning.com/a-doozy-of-a-depression/#comment-729 Brian Granger Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:34:40 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=11634#comment-729 Bonner: "Man is the product of pure chance, they claim." That simply isn't true, Bill. Darwin's chief contribution to science was to describe the MECHANISM of evolution (natural selection), and not evolution itself, which at least one of his ancestors and many of his contemporaries were already aware of. Sorry, Bill, but natural selection is quite explicitly NON-random. That's why Darwin called it "natural SELECTION." Evolution is impossible without non-random selection, and Darwin was the one who first pointed this out. If you want to pass judgment on Darwin, it helps to read him first. "God" is a feeble notion backed by no evidence that survives solely because it has hysterical defenders who shout down scientists (when they aren't actually putting scientists to death for disagreeing with them). Poor God! Evidently, "He" needs all the help he can get! Oh, lookie there! I think He's shown me His likeness - - in the way I spread my jam on my toast! Sorry, that was a cheap shot. Tit-for-tat. Next time head further south to the Galapagos, Bill, and discover how genuinely amazing your origins - and Darwin's contributions - really were. Bonner: “Man is the product of pure chance, they claim.”

That simply isn’t true, Bill.

Darwin’s chief contribution to science was to describe the MECHANISM of evolution (natural selection), and not evolution itself, which at least one of his ancestors and many of his contemporaries were already aware of. Sorry, Bill, but natural selection is quite explicitly NON-random. That’s why Darwin called it “natural SELECTION.” Evolution is impossible without non-random selection, and Darwin was the one who first pointed this out. If you want to pass judgment on Darwin, it helps to read him first.

“God” is a feeble notion backed by no evidence that survives solely because it has hysterical defenders who shout down scientists (when they aren’t actually putting scientists to death for disagreeing with them). Poor God! Evidently, “He” needs all the help he can get!

Oh, lookie there! I think He’s shown me His likeness – - in the way I spread my jam on my toast! Sorry, that was a cheap shot. Tit-for-tat. Next time head further south to the Galapagos, Bill, and discover how genuinely amazing your origins – and Darwin’s contributions – really were.

]]> By: John http://dailyreckoning.com/a-doozy-of-a-depression/#comment-709 John Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:47:32 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=11634#comment-709 Please, never again try to discuss evolutions be or not to be. Today, only the elite among believers still think that all on earth and in the universe was made by God, it's like that small percentage of the population that deny mans role in the global climate change. Please, never again try to discuss evolutions be or not to be. Today, only the elite among believers still think that all on earth and in the universe was made by God, it’s like that small percentage of the population that deny mans role in the global climate change.

]]> By: David http://dailyreckoning.com/a-doozy-of-a-depression/#comment-684 David Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:34:38 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=11634#comment-684 Evolution is imperfect and so should not be expected to perfect each and every trait. The genes that make a polar bear's nose black are the same that make his skin black. It would be extremely unlikely for a mutation to randomly cause a white nose while also keeping the skin black. However, if there existed an omnipotent and perfect creator god, then we would expect perfection in nature. I am in agreement with Alexander, above. Evolution is imperfect and so should not be expected to perfect each and every trait. The genes that make a polar bear’s nose black are the same that make his skin black. It would be extremely unlikely for a mutation to randomly cause a white nose while also keeping the skin black. However, if there existed an omnipotent and perfect creator god, then we would expect perfection in nature. I am in agreement with Alexander, above.

]]> By: David http://dailyreckoning.com/a-doozy-of-a-depression/#comment-683 David Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:33:05 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=11634#comment-683 Evolution is imperfect and so should not be expected to perfect each and every trait. The genes that make a polar bear's nose black are the same that make his skin black. It would be exremely unlikely for a mutation to random cause a white nose while keeping the skin black. However, if there existed an omnipotent and perfect creator god, then we would expect perfection in nature. I am in agreement with Alexander, above. Evolution is imperfect and so should not be expected to perfect each and every trait. The genes that make a polar bear’s nose black are the same that make his skin black. It would be exremely unlikely for a mutation to random cause a white nose while keeping the skin black. However, if there existed an omnipotent and perfect creator god, then we would expect perfection in nature. I am in agreement with Alexander, above.

]]> By: Sully http://dailyreckoning.com/a-doozy-of-a-depression/#comment-681 Sully Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:28:07 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=11634#comment-681 What a disappointment. An otherwise erudite and intelligent man still needs to cling to the supernatural to explain things for him. To twist reason, the one bright light in human history, to fit around a book written by barely literate nomads a few thousand years ago is pathetic. Bill, you've finally made a public spectacle of yourself, and it's not a pretty sight. What a disappointment. An otherwise erudite and intelligent man still needs to cling to the supernatural to explain things for him. To twist reason, the one bright light in human history, to fit around a book written by barely literate nomads a few thousand years ago is pathetic. Bill, you’ve finally made a public spectacle of yourself, and it’s not a pretty sight.

]]> By: Anonymous http://dailyreckoning.com/a-doozy-of-a-depression/#comment-676 Anonymous Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:47:58 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=11634#comment-676 please never bring your delusional thoughts to this site again, you sound like an idiot Bill!!! WHAT GOD DO YOU BELIEVE IN BILL?.. LET ME GUESS, JEBUS RIGHT!, FUNNY HOW GEOGRAPHY MAKES THAT ANY EASY ONE EH!! please never bring your delusional thoughts to this site again, you sound like an idiot Bill!!! WHAT GOD DO YOU BELIEVE IN BILL?.. LET ME GUESS, JEBUS RIGHT!, FUNNY HOW GEOGRAPHY MAKES THAT ANY EASY ONE EH!!

]]> By: TW http://dailyreckoning.com/a-doozy-of-a-depression/#comment-668 TW Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:59:27 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=11634#comment-668 I agree with Bill's comment about evolution. Scientists - just like economists, politicans, and financial advisors - suffer from 2 major flaws: 1) they don't know as much as they think they do, and 2) what they do know is clouded by major ideological biases. That's why citizens like you and me should never be afraid to challenge the conventional wisdom and reach our own conclusions. I agree with Bill’s comment about evolution. Scientists – just like economists, politicans, and financial advisors – suffer from 2 major flaws: 1) they don’t know as much as they think they do, and 2) what they do know is clouded by major ideological biases. That’s why citizens like you and me should never be afraid to challenge the conventional wisdom and reach our own conclusions.

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]]> By: Paul http://dailyreckoning.com/a-doozy-of-a-depression/#comment-664 Paul Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:31:01 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=11634#comment-664 It is interesting that someone so good at pointing out the deception and absurd hallucinations in the world of finance seems to believe in the greatest delusion and absurd hallucination of all - God. I guess we all have our blindspots. It is interesting that someone so good at pointing out the deception and absurd hallucinations in the world of finance seems to believe in the greatest delusion and absurd hallucination of all – God. I guess we all have our blindspots.

]]> By: Michael Goode http://dailyreckoning.com/a-doozy-of-a-depression/#comment-663 Michael Goode Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:33:55 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=11634#comment-663 Stay away from your religious superstitions and write about others economic superstitions. Stay away from your religious superstitions and write about others economic superstitions.

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