Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth — Page 574
THE ‘BLIND WATCHMAKER' WHO IS ALSO DEAF AND DUMB other and how both could be developing independently in different geographical locations, with a similar functional design. . He further elaborates this separated yet convergent evolution in the following words, 'Electric fish have, at least twice independently, hit upon this ingenious method of navigation. . . 20 and again, 'Fascinatingly, the South American electric fish have hit upon almost exactly the same solution as the. African ones. . . +21 ,. How these fish unanimously 'hit upon the same idea is a most intriguing question. Moreover, how could they have hit upon an idea so complicated and problematic which they could not even contemplate, let alone resolve. . This would also imply that different animals all over the world are hitting upon ideas to simultaneously develop bit by bit. The polar bear has hit upon the idea of being white in the Arctic whereas the polar bear in Canada hit upon the idea of being brown all independently! This positively indicates purpose and design. The fact is that fish do not hit upon ideas nor does any other animal for that matter. . Though Dawkins himself has provided all the necessary data for proof of a Great Conscious Designer, he fails to make the correct analysis of his hard labour. It is because of his greatly flawed theory that he has resorted to giving up and claiming that: 'The physical principle that they exploit - electric fields in water is even more alien to our consciousness than that of bats and dolphins. +22. On this point of wonderment, which he is emphasising, we we have made preceding observations 538