Quote by Bertrand Russell

You all know the argument from design: everything in the world is made just so that we can manage to live in the world, and if the world was ever so little different, we could not manage to live in it. That is the argument from design. It sometimes takes a rather curious form; for instance, it is argued that rabbits have white tails in order to be easy to shoot. I do not know how rabbits would view that application.

You all know the argument from design: everything in the wor

Summary

This quote sarcastically dismisses the argument from design, which asserts that the intricacies and complexities of the natural world indicate the existence of a deliberate creator. The author highlights the absurdity of this notion by using the example of rabbits having white tails solely for the convenience of hunters. By questioning how rabbits themselves would perceive such reasoning, the quote challenges the idea that everything in existence must serve a purpose specifically tailored for human beings.

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God Design Rabbits Anthropocentrism

By Bertrand Russell

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