Re: OT: Spiked Article/Atheists and EcoChristians



Larisa wrote:

It doesn't matter what the bacteria are doing - the main point is that
they are surviving. The goal of a living organism is to survive and
reproduce. Despite all human attempts to prevent bacteria from doing
so, they are surviving and reproducing. Again - human-style
intelligence is not the only adaptive strategy out there. Rapid
mutation works just as well, and possibly better.

I would question the use of the word "goal" as applied to a bacteria.
It implies planning and deliberate action.
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