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藝術與進化論
By TC Lo 盧天賜 (December 31, 2011) 我從書中 (Note 1) 看到有一种小鳥,中國人稱為畫眉鳥 (Song thrush 或 throstle)。這种小鳥,眼上方有一道清晰的白色眉紋, 牠是由此得牠的中國名稱的。這畫眉鳥使我联想到一些我以前沒有想過的東西。因為這道眉牽涉到進化論的可信性. 粗略地看, 我們以為這條眉是一些白色羽毛奇妙地被安排在黑羽毛的背景中, 形成一條似乎像畫上去的白線. 但事實上是由於幾條特別的羽毛組成的. 每條特別的羽毛一端是黑色, 中間是白色, 另一端又轉回黑色. 每條特別的羽毛都不完全相同. 它們各自在某一點某一長度變了顏色,因此當幾根這樣的羽毛集合在一起的時候, 便構成了一條白色的 “直” 線。顯然這是一種美術的設計. 當我們談到進化論的時候, 我們便想起它的最基本前題, 就是 “物競天擇, 適者生存.” 長頸鹿的頸本來很短, 為着要吃樹上的葉子而生存, 頸慢慢增長了. 猴子喜歡站着, 因為它可以看得更遠, 有一天它真的站起來了, 但發覺它的尾巴是一個拖累, … Continue reading
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