David Coppedge – Uncommon Descent

Jumping to Design Conclusions

An archaeologist has been studying stone spheres in Costa Rica and has concluded they were designed. According to PhysOrg, he doesn’t know who made the spheres, when they were made, or why they were made. Why is he jumping to a conclusion of intelligent design? He should be considering natural explanations. There are plenty of Read More…

Darwinism Human evolution Neuroscience Philosophy Psychology Science

Freud down, Darwin next?

Sigmund Freud had immeasurable impact on modern culture. Along with Marx and Darwin, he was one of the great modern thinkers, whose “science” of psychology and treatment, psychoanalysis, defined modern concepts of human nature for generations. His theories (based largely on Darwinism) brought new words into popular vocabulary–id, ego, super-ego, the unconscious. His ideas influenced Read More…

Intelligent Design

ID Found in DNA

Researchers at Brigham Young University shaped DNA strands into the letters BYU, reported Live Science. Let’s have a little fun with this clever achievement (an indisputable case of intelligent design) with some thought experiments that make use of ID reasoning. Suppose instead of forming the DNA into letter shapes, they used a code with the Read More…

Evolution Intelligent Design Irreducible Complexity

Debating in an Echo Chamber

Monash University issued a press release yesterday about its contributors to a recent PNAS paper that claimed to refute irreducible complexity (IC). The release declared victory for Darwin, stating that “Our work … shows that Darwin’s theory of evolution beautifully explains how molecular machines came to be.” PhysOrg dutifully echoed this announcement without contest. Casual Read More…

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Cambrian Explosion Caught on Film

Illustra’s new film “Darwin’s Dilemma” delivers a knockout punch to Darwinism on Sept. 15. Darwin has tried to dodge the Cambrian explosion for 150 years; how can he survive this?

JVL Jerry: All the authors on evolution and it seems Shubin is no different commit the logical fallacy of begging the... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
JVL ET: I didn’t propose anything. I was responding to seversky’s nonsense. I had posted: And why is that? Are you... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
JVL ET: And yet if he can’t answer that then his book is just nonsense. No, it's not nonsense. He was... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
JVL Origenes: It seems like you have indeed misrepresented Shubin. Hard to say if you haven't actually read the book. According... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
jerry If you want to read an honest Darwinist, look at the brief description I posted on Wilcox. He tentatively accepts... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
kairosfocus MNY, I wrote for needed record. KF – Is there such a thing as...
jerry All the authors on evolution and it seems Shubin is no different commit the logical fallacy of begging the question.... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
Origenes Shubin: These proteins both hold cells together, as in the skin, and serve as a way for cells to communicate... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
ET JVL: Was that the point of his book? I don’t think so. And yet if he can't answer that then... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
ET I didn't propose anything. I was responding to seversky's nonsense. I had posted: And AGAIN, extant life is NOT the... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
Origenes JVL: Why don’t you read it and find out? Maybe I have misrepresented what it says. It seems like you... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
jerry It looks like we will have to read Shubin’s book to see what it says. My guess nothing relevant. Dawkins’... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
JVL ET: It’s his take that is rubbish. There isn’t any peer review that shows blind and mindless processes can produce... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
JVL ET: YOU brought up front-loading. I thought that was the scenario you were proposing. What are you proposing then? And... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
ET JVL: Be specific, give an example of one bit of work he references that you think is rubbish. It's his... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
Sandy @JVL The problem of coding-decoding of information is insuperable. – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
ET Shubin didn't reference any peer reviewed material that supports his claims. He doesn't have any idea how developmental biology arose.... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
ET Shubin's heavily biased books and unscientific views are NOT data. – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
JVL ET: I read it last year. It’s full of unscientific BS. He doesn’t address anything with actual science. That you... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
ET Shubin's book is devoid of science. And it is refuted by actual science. – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
ET The evidence that Darwin collected supports variations WITHIN populations. There isn't any evidence that supported his grand theme. – At YouTube: Jonathan Wells on Human...