Scientific Paper: Human Hand Designed by a ?Creator?
 

A recent scientific paper on the movement of the human hand has faced strong criticism for referring to a 'Creator' throughout.

The paper, titled: 'Biomechanical characteristics of hand coordination in grasping activities of daily living' was written by a team of four researchers, three from Huazhong University in China, and one from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.

Published in the PLOS ONE journal, the fairly conventional study looked at the mechanics of how we grasp things, and involved the measurement of the hand movements of 30 participants.

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Who cares?

There will always be small minded fools who can't grasp the concept of gradual change over millions of years. It is simply too much for their tiny minds to grasp.

"There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." - Charles Darwin

"Biology is the study of complicated things that have the appearance of having been designed with a purpose." - Richard Dawkins

JJust watch Ancient Aliens and believe every word Giorgio says. You will sleep better at night knowing what is really going on.

Until you get abducted by The Greys, of course. :)

The Bell test experiments and the double-slit experiment proves that matter and consciousness are entangled. That's interesting. Well, I know all matter was created in the Big Bang, and all its scientific properties were set at that instant. Sure, matter has undergone many countless changes in form for untold billions of years. But its all still the same matter that was created in the Big Bang.

There obviously were no humans, or anything alive, at the time of the Big Bang. Yet, matter and consciousness are entangled. Therefore, I have no choice but to just accept that there had to be a consciousness when the Big Bang occurred.

But this opens up a can of worms. Can it be that consciousness doesn't require a host made of matter to exist? Can this mean life can go on after death? Can this mean that things we would consider "ghosts" or "spirits" are actually real? So God is real?

As an atheist, I've always taken so much pride in how I require scientific proof for everything. It makes me come across as so intelligent.

So how do I come across as atheist/intelligent, without spouting off about how I require scientific proof for everything? Is it OK for an atheist to cherry-pick scientific proof for only things I want to believe in, yet still come across as intelligent? When science begins proving things I don't want to believe, I think it indicates the time has come for science to be banned. All atheists need to sign some kind of a petition, if we want to preserve our culture and our way of life.

We atheists have always put so much faith in science. And for what? It turns around and bites us in the ass. :(

So much better thinking for myself and not living under religious rule.

True, but there seem to be even more who can't grasp the concept that once one species is sufficiently evolved it will fly around the Universe playing creator on other planets :2 cents:

http://i.imgur.com/zlbB5lv.jpg

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Can't explain = God. That's the oldest trick in the book.

Thanks for that is fantasy and I will stick to just the facts.

Monotheism was invented by dictators who needed an exta "sublminal" power to better exploit uneducated masses

If there is a creator. He's nothing to do with any religion. Their books are too wrong for any link.

When we think of science, we have to be careful not to assume that current human science is the maximum which any species could reach, in theory there will be others far in advance of us :2 cents:

Must have been Ted Cruz University study :thumbsup

we don't know that

300+ million years ago the creator decided 5 would be the maximum number of digits for the hands and feet of all species

http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb...4-A7D8FB4A.jpg

Well, besides monkeys, we are the only animals that can jerk off so there must be a god.