It is utterly ridiculous to think that unguided evolution could explain a chick that looks like a caterpillar imitating a caterpillar. Evolution can't see the future. It can't set goals. The universe and all within it look like they were designed, because they were designed. Richard Dawkins wrote: “Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose”... but then he proceeded to argue that they were not designed. Of course he would do that. Sinful people hate the idea of a Judge ruling the cosmos. More Dawkins: “It could be that at some earlier time, somewhere in the universe, a civilization evolved by probably some kind of Darwinian means to a very, very high level of technology- and designed a form of life that they seeded onto perhaps this planet. … And I suppose it’s possible that you might find evidence for that if you look at the details of biochemistry, molecular biology, you might find a signature of some sort of designer.” The fingerprints of design are throughout the creation. (I had another comment thread going with basically the same points, but some anti-theists were too busy throwing insults and making false accusations to actually rebut my points. Even after I rebutted their points. So I deleted that thread.)
It mimicking a caterpillar actually makes sense, because it isn’t just mimicking a harmless caterpillar- it is mimicking a Megalopygidae caterpillar. Megalopygidae are flannel moths, and they include the Furry Puss caterpillar. The internet has compared the furry puss caterpillar to looking like Trump’s hair. I’m using the Furry Puss Caterpillar as an example because it probably the only species of Megalopygidae you have heard of. The colors of the bird look similar to other caterpillar species of Megalopygidae. Caterpillars of the Megalopygidae are described as looking like cotton, but you don’t want to touch them because there are venomous spines hidden in the hair and they are EXTREMELY painful and toxic. Since the defenseless baby bird is trying to mimic the caterpillars they have evolved overcompensating defenses against predators, this is Batesian mimicry. It might seem backwards that a bird’s defensive behavior is mimicking the sane organism it eats (caterpillar). But a baby bird is an easy meal for predators, while a Megalopygidae caterpillar is NOT.
It is ridiculous to think that unguided evolution could explain an animal imitating another animal. Evolution can't see the future. It can't set goals. It can't say, "In 10,000 generations, we're going to look like that and do that." The universe and all within it look like they were designed, because they were designed.
Richard Dawkins once wrote: “Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose” ... but then he proceeded to argue that they were not designed. Of course he would do that. Many sinful people hate the idea of a Judge ruling the cosmos. So they suppress the truth in their minds, according to Romans chapter one in the Bible.
More Dawkins: “It could be that at some earlier time, somewhere in the universe, a civilization evolved by probably some kind of Darwinian means to a very, very high level of technology- and designed a form of life that they seeded onto perhaps this planet. … And I suppose it’s possible that you might find evidence for that if you look at the details of biochemistry, molecular biology, you might find a signature of some sort of designer.” The fingerprints of design are throughout the creation.
