re: #1387 Daria Emmons

Good comment.

My underlying point is that evolution appears to propose humanity is an accident. To the extent that it does, I see a conflict with religion.

I believe - now that I skimmed over the broad outline of what theistic evolution is - the people I spoke to believed in theistic evolution rather than ID.

However, if humanity is deigned not an accident, I wonder ultimately how that comports with scientific understanding of evolution.

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I was not thinking in terms of humanity as a whole, but in terms of individuals. But, thanks for the food for thought.

Going back to my question - here is my sticky issue: If we are but biological accidents, then, under the Darwinian rule of survival of the fittest, there are no rules.

But we have ethical notions that seem to supersede survival of the fittest. Where did they come from?