On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:33:58 -0400, Victor Faraday wrote:

Last night just before bed, I looked out over my deck, and there
over the middle of it, was the most magnificent spider web ever
devised, shining in the spotlight. This wonder appeared perfectly
circular and was about the size--and very much resembled-- a
33 rpm phono record, with very precisely placed circular strands
close together with perfect symmetry. I still am not sure how
this little master builder anchored this creation; must've been the hedge
on one side and the chimney on the other, and maybe the deck; but
all this stuff was a good ways off, and the masterpiece was hanging
a good 8 feet over the deck. Another amazing thing is that we had
a heavy rainstorm not 3 hours earlier, so this beauty was designed and
built in less than 3 hours.

Wrong. It was just _built_ in less than three hours. It wasn't
"designed" at all. That organism was executing a biological program
originating in a combination of its genetic heritage and environmental
influences. Cool, huh?

Now, why the _****_ did you crosspost this to alt.atheism?
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