Posted by Jeroen on September 08, 2003 at 03:59:05:
In Reply to: Re: Darwinian or Intelligent Design Poetry? posted by Schneck on September 07, 2003 at 08:24:22:
: I can't see your point. What you described above is adaptation. And that's all evolution (Darwinism if you wish) is about. There's a certain pressure towards creatures adapted to the environment. Better adapted individuals may have more fertile offspring than others. We are the environment. And yes, the pressure is set towards rhyme, meter, alliteration and assonance. There must be a bias for something to adapt.
Thank you. That was exactly what I was going to write.
I recommend "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" by Daniel Dennet. A superb book on evolution that addresses the differences between evolution and planned design.