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I think it's okay to ask questions. I don't think everything is answerable though.

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Simon Conway Morris

Evolution is true, it happens, it is the way the world is, and we too are one of its products. This does not mean that evolution does not have metaphysical implications; I remain convinced that this is the case.

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The way Conway Morris goes about biting the hand that once fed him would make a shoal of piranha seem decorous.

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The underlying reason for convergence seems to be that all organisms are under constant scrutiny of natural selection and are also subject to the constraints of the physical and chemical factors that severely limit the action of all inhabitants of the biosphere. Put simply, convergence shows that in a real world not all things are possible.

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When discussing organic evolution the only point of agreement seems to be: ‘It happened. ’ Thereafter, there is little consensus, which at first sight must seem rather odd.

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I dont think an alien will be a blob. If aliens are out there they should have evolved just like us. They should have eyes and be walking on two legs. In short if there is any life out there then it is likely to be very similar to us.

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It is difficult to imagine evolution in alien planets operating in any manner other than Darwinian.

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