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Ten (or so) Anti-Intelligent Design Books You Should Read

I have posted the second video in my two part book recommendation series on the YouTube channel. In the previous video I highlighted many books that argue for intelligent design. My view is that proponents of design should face the strongest criticisms possible, and not be afraid of doing so. In line with this philosophy, Read More…

Mathematics

At Mind Matters News: Why don’t we see many great books on math any more?

Decades ago, Gregory Chaitin reminds us, mathematicians were not forced by the rules of the academic establishment to keep producing papers, so they could write key books.

Origenes Jerry @210Ori: Yes, you have defended emergentism from the start, and you are mistaken to do so. Nonsense. I have... – At Evolution News: For Darwinism, Pregnancy...
PyrrhoManiac1 @211 You cannot just point to a book and say there it is. Be specific. A tried and true way... – At Evolution News: For Darwinism, Pregnancy...
jerry but the science of self-organizing systems shows that it is not true. Why don’t you provide some examples? You cannot... – At Evolution News: For Darwinism, Pregnancy...
tjguy @1 Seversky "What design would that be? In the absence of compelling evidence for the existence of a non-human designer... – From Live Science: Search for alien...
jerry Yes, you have defended emergentism from the start, and you are mistaken to do so. Nonsense. I have done just... – At Evolution News: For Darwinism, Pregnancy...
PyrrhoManiac1 @208 The book you link was published in 1993. I’ve never heard of it, so I’m guessing the only impact... – At Evolution News: For Darwinism, Pregnancy...
PyrrhoManiac1 @16 Please understand that if “a few simple rules” “lead to order”, then it is a type of order that... – From Evolution News: Prigogine's Self-Organization vs....
asauber PM1, The book you link was published in 1993. I've never heard of it, so I'm guessing the only impact... – At Evolution News: For Darwinism, Pregnancy...
PyrrhoManiac1 @195 Order does not emerge from disorder – spontaneously. Order emerges from order. This might feel intuitively certain to you,... – At Evolution News: For Darwinism, Pregnancy...
Origenes But no one can predict the characteristics of water from the atomic structure of hydrogen and oxygen. Similarly no one... – At Evolution News: For Darwinism, Pregnancy...
jerry You can call it moondancing if you like, it still doesn’t explain anything. I didn’t say it did. If you... – At Evolution News: For Darwinism, Pregnancy...
asauber "Their characteristics emerged." You seem desperate to use the word "emerged." You can call it moondancing if you like, it... – At Evolution News: For Darwinism, Pregnancy...
martin_r Seversky about shining light on a clump of atoms is not equivalent to it. are you seriously saying, that shining... – At Science Daily: Fossil overturns more...
jerry water is an ordered structure rooted in deep fine tuned patterns of particles, atoms This is well understood and has... – At Evolution News: For Darwinism, Pregnancy...
jerry you have yet to adequately explain how extrapolating from small observed tectonic plate movements to the unobserved formation of mountain... – At Evolution News: For Darwinism, Pregnancy...
martin_r Querius @41 I am still watching the newest Dr. Tour's lecture on 'professor' Dave's OoL-experts. The following part is very... – At Science Daily: Fossil overturns more...
martin_r Querius, i am glad that my English is good enough to understand that various human ancestors started to walk on... – At Science Daily: Fossil overturns more...
bornagain77 OT: Last 'mic drop' moment from the Dr. Tour's video, Dr. Tour: "So we agree, you and I agree Lee,... – From Live Science: Search for alien...
martin_r Seversky So, if science does revise its narrative in the light of new evidence it’s untrustworthy and always wrong, if... – At Science Daily: Fossil overturns more...
bornagain77 Sev quotes this question from Dr. Hedin, (PhD. physics), "Why should the design in living organisms not stand as evidence... – From Live Science: Search for alien...
kairosfocus SG, work out the effort to create a pyramid including the logistics and you will see it is a far... – At Evolution News: For Darwinism, Pregnancy...