Avram Alpert – Uncommon Descent

Repackaging Buddhism for Darwinists… Or Darwinism for Buddhists?

Trying to accommodate Buddhism with Darwinian natural selection is something a person would only do if the true commitment is to natural selection.

critical rationalist A sad state of affairs. The Designer is outside of space and time and creates without using pre-existing matter. Can... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
critical rationalist No, it doesn’t. From your own reference… In this view, splitting is not an abrupt event. It evolves through decoherence... – Is there a center of the...
Querius Martin_r @223, CR, replication requires materials and components, properly arranged, oriented and coupled; You know what any replication requires? THE... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
Querius Haha, love it, Jerry! Thank you! Is there also a gene that compels people to come up with settled solutions... – A review of Nicholas Spencer’s Magisteria:...
Querius Seversky @5, For me, the problem with the concept of a self-organizing Universe is that, as with evolution, it does... – Stephen Hawking’s co-author: Hawking thought that...
relatd CD, Sorry, but my ChatGPT Righteous Indignation program failed. – Stephen Hawking’s co-author: Hawking thought that...
relatd CR at 229, A sad state of affairs. The Designer is outside of space and time and creates without using... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
Origenes Chuckdarwin @48 What is the difference between agent causation and self-causation, if there is one? I have read several definitions... – Skeptic argues free will is real
Origenes PM1 @47 I have to think about how to answer your questions. Meanwhile here are a few comments on the... – Skeptic argues free will is real
jerry Who writes this nonsense? Welcome to ID. One of the best proofs for a designer is the water transportation system.... – If two snowflakes are identical, does...
chuckdarwin This from the Amazon description of Hertog’s new book (ranked No. 1 in Astrophysics): As Hawking’s final days drew near,... – Stephen Hawking’s co-author: Hawking thought that...
chuckdarwin Snowflakes “perform no function?” I guess contributing to the mountain snow pack that fills rivers and reservoirs, which in turn... – If two snowflakes are identical, does...
critical rationalist CR, the circle is yours. You forget that we are designers and observers. I have? According to ID, we exhibit... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
jerry A blast from the past. It explains everything that happens on UD. Ironic is how this is almost impossible to... – A review of Nicholas Spencer’s Magisteria:...
relatd Querius at 46, You're welcome. When man limits himself by considering other men as the only possible source of knowledge,... – Skeptic argues free will is real
chuckdarwin PM1 Origenes What is the difference between agent causation and self-causation, if there is one? – Skeptic argues free will is real
PyrrhoManiac1 @45 Spinoza goes all the way, but what would the alternative look like? “We are 90% determined”? 50%? What would... – Skeptic argues free will is real
critical rationalist CR, replication requires materials and components, properly arranged, oriented and coupled; requisites of configuration based function. That has to come... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
Querius Alan Fox @29, Similarly? Oh my aching sides! A vacuous, content-free troll post. How do refineries separate hydrocarbons if not... – A review of Nicholas Spencer’s Magisteria:...
PaV Does an identical snowflake increase information? It all depends on your definition of information. Any time a 'snowflake' forms, there... – If two snowflakes are identical, does...
Querius Pyrrhomaniac1 @6, The “confirmation” of such “prophecies” would be far more persuasive if one could show that it is extremely... – Otangelo Grasso’s new book, Confirming Yeshua