You didn't find it a bit odd that everything is here for us to survive? Oxygen, various other elements, water, etc???? Doesn't this look like a design rather than some random chance?
Originally Posted by wellendowed1911
No I don't find it odd. Especially considering that what you call "everything" is actually less than 1x10^-infinity part of the overall "everything" that actually exists. Performing an unprecedented unpredicatable experiment a gazillion times over is bound to produce at least some results that are a "bit odd"
The Crocodile has been here for billions of years unchanged, but we don't see Crocodiles building cars are teaching at universities (LOL)- give me one reason why of all the species on earth it appears that human's intelligent has exploded to astronomical levels in just the past 10 to 50,000 years and other species remain the same? Why? :
Who said other species are the same? Dolphins and Orcas have intelligence that is comparable to humans. Our opposable thumbs and ability to walk on land could very well be what separates us from a dolphin "building cars or teaching at Universities"
It has been known to mimic the following animals:
Sole fish: The sole fish is a flat and poisonous fish. The mimic will draw all of its arms together to form a leaf-shaped wedge and move forward using jet propulsion.[16]
Lion fish: The lion fish is a large predator with poisonous fins. The octopus mimics it by swimming with its arms spread wide and moving around the body near the sea floor.[17]
Sea snake: The octopus copies this animal by changing its color to imitate the yellow and black stripes. It also sticks six of its arms into the sand and waves two arms to give the appearance of a snake. [18]
Sand Anemone: While not confirmed, it is assumed that the octopus imitate these sand anemones who are armed with stinging nematocysts. To copy them, the octopus sits on a sand mound and raises its arms in zig-zag shapes.[19]
Jellyfish: Although also not confirmed, it is believed that the mimic will swim towards the sea surface and float down with its arms waving around below it to impersonate the jellyfish.[20]
In addition, this octopus is believed to mimic the stingray, star fish, giant crabs, lionfish, seahorses, anemones, flounder, and mantis shrimp
Originally Posted by wellendowed1911
Tell me how evolution can explain the existence of this creature- How does that can get passed on in the DNA? Or would a better explanation be intelligent design?
Originally Posted by wellendowed1911
I'm actually more concerned that you decided to cite
this as an example for creationism. It's actually an almost perfect example for evolution. The Octopus
learned these behaviors from years of
evolving as a species, I don't even know how else to explain it.
A better case for creationism would be
if the octopus had no predators. Why should it? Was it created by god solely as food for something else?
More over, why do
we need food? Why do we need to take a shit or piss? why don't we get proper sustenance without discharging any excrement? Wouldn't it give us more time to worship the almighty being that created us?