June 2006 – Page 7 – Uncommon Descent

Is it just evolutionary biology that is corrupt or science more generally?

This movie review may seem off topic, but it raises important questions about the abuse of science in our culture. GORE’S HOT AIR By KYLE SMITH May 24, 2006 — AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH http://www.nypost.com/movies/66485.htm AL GORE’S global-warming documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” is sure to get an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary, but Gore should campaign Read More…

Intelligent Design

Biomimetics again

Scientists take cues from nature to solve modern tech mysteries GREG BLUESTEIN Associated Press http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/14740340.htm EXCERPT: On his Web site, William Dembski, a leading activist for the intelligent-design movement, cattily dissected the Georgia Tech center. “Here’s how it works: we find some amazing system in the biological realm, determine how to reverse engineer it, and Read More…

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This Just In

No paleontologists reported finding any transitional forms today Ã¢â‚¬â€œ yet another stunning confirmation of the theory of punctuated equilibrium. Seriously, I hope some of our Darwinists friends who post comments on this site can help me understand how evolutionary theorists deal with their cognitive dissonance when they consider the issue of gradualism and the general Read More…

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The Intelligent Designer Speaks

http://www.designerspeaks.com/watch.php?clip=6&

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Design detection in SETI — just fine; design detection in biology — no way!

Skeptics, ever selective in their skepticism, remain convinced that SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is a legitimate scientific program. But applying methods of design detection to biology — well that’s just plain stupid. See Robert Camp’s piece here. Design from biology fairly smacks us over the head. What about design from SETI (i.e., convincing Read More…

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[humor] Haldane’s Dilemma: “Do I need a change of wardrobe?”

This is a picture of the famous geneticist JBS Haldane (no kidding). He is notoriously known for “Haldane’s Dilemma” which is a current rage in ID circles.

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Respected Cornell geneticist rejects Darwinism in his recent book

Genetic Entropy & the Mystery of the Genome by John Sanford (October 2005) In retrospect, I realize that I have wasted so much of my life arguing about things that don’t really matter. It is my sincere hope that this book can actually address something that really does matter. The issue of who we are, Read More…

Viola Lee ET writes, "Viola and JVL are talking about one thing and the rest are talking about something else." Yes, this... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
Karen McMannus We can count units of time from a point in time. In order for infinite past to have meaning, you'd... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
William J Murray EDTA said: What I need is direct, personal evidence that only MRT could explain. That would be sufficient motivation to... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
ET Isn't the point how can we get here, now if the past was infinite? And that we wouldn't be here... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
ET The similarities are due to a common design and the differences are due to different design requirements required for differing... – Common Descent, Common Design, and ID
ET I told you why I think the earth has been and is being visited by beings with technology we don't... – Researchers: We might find extraterrestrial life...
Viola Lee I can assure you Viola Lee is a full-grown adult. – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
Sandy BA77 I guess ViolaLee is a boy. Not that it would matter. – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
bornagain77 VL claims that "No point in the past is an infinite distance from now." Why is she talking about distance... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
kairosfocus BA, observe how I discuss the current causal-temporal stage of the cosmos. That is the way cosmology looks at the... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
kairosfocus JVL, the US is the linchpin. Especially once relevant actors are on the other side. Start with, what navy holds... – The Twin Peaks of the Second...
Seversky Concerning WJM's MRT, I think we agree that the world we all inhabit is created in our minds. Where we... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
JVL Kairosfocus: See the finitude of what we can count to, k, and the onward traverse in the ellipsis we CANNOT... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
Viola Lee Yes, that's the point. No point in the past is an infinite distance from now. – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
AndyClue @Bornagain77: If I may take liberty to explain your argument to you, “in order to explain how the present moment... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
EDTA VL @ 91, >1. I’m not sure why you use the qualifying phrase “write down with numerals,” and why you... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
bornagain77 JVL claims that, "you clearly do not understand" (our argument) But alas, I understand it all too well. If I... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
kairosfocus JVL, your latest buzzword for hyperskeptical dismissiveness fails. Try, 0,1,2, . . . then extend: 0,1,2 . . . k,k+1,k+2... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
jerry However, all negative numbers (moments in the past in this model) have a predecessor, so the moment t(n-1) came before... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
Viola Lee Thanks, EDTA. We are in agreement about everything up to this statement: "Any day for which we can actually write... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...
JVL In consequence to say the past is a potential transfinite is to evade the import of the need to complete... – Coyne Believes a Version of "Turtles...