Breakthrough Listen – Uncommon Descent

Extraterrestrial life Intelligent Design

Big money powers the hunt for alien intelligence

Okay, billionaires can spend their money as they like; that’s part of being a billionaire. But now, question: If they still don’t find anything out there, can any conclusions be drawn?

JVL Jerry: You know you won the argument when the other side brings up women not allowed running in a marathon... – Is there such a thing as...
Seversky Interesting eh? I have found that all people, even diehard progressives,agree that there are some things that are prohibited. They... – Laszlo Bencze responds to the view...
jerry You know you won the argument when the other side brings up women not allowed running in a marathon as... – Is there such a thing as...
JVL Jerry: But we/commenters do. What does your moral standard say about giving women the right to vote? Or letting them... – Is there such a thing as...
jerry When you make a claim that you have a all-encompassing, eternally-valid, consistent moral standard but fail to exhibit it I... – Is there such a thing as...
jerry The term “evil” is the most misunderstood concept in the human vocabulary. But people love using the term. So it... – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
JVL Here's another way to think about it: If a physicist said: I have a unified field theory, it explains everything,... – Is there such a thing as...
JVL Vividbleau: Then to put forth the objection “how can there be an objective, moral code when no one can agree... – Is there such a thing as...
Origenes @51 You didn't answer my specific question. Is "I exist" a subjective or an objective statement —— and why? And... – Is there such a thing as...
mohammadnursyamsu @Origenes Look at the following scheme: 1. Creator / chooses / spiritual / subjective / opinion 2. Creation / chosen... – Is there such a thing as...
Origenes @ 44 Mohammadnursyamsu According to you there are some simple rules to follow. Enlighten me. Is my knowledge that I... – Is there such a thing as...
bornagain77 Finding quantum correlations to be present "in a wide range of important biomolecules" is simply astonishing, as well as being... – Is there such a thing as...
bornagain77 Origenes at 43, in regards to the claim that "Morality & ethics act upon us from a realm independent from... – Is there such a thing as...
kairosfocus CD, cheap rhetorical stunt duly noted. KF – Is Ethan Siegel’s Big Bang and...
chuckdarwin #20 Belfast FTR, I don't believe this school girl has ever posted a comment pertaining to discussions of "the infinite."... – Is Ethan Siegel’s Big Bang and...
kairosfocus Vivid, to so object JVL inescapably appeals to Ciceronian first duties of reason, as I noted. The self referentiality is... – Is there such a thing as...
kairosfocus BR, under present going concern world circumstances. Note entropy and implications for a finite future of highly organised cell based... – Is Ethan Siegel’s Big Bang and...
vividbleau JVL “Obviously the objective truth about some things that objectively exist is disputed; just look at cosmology” Then to put... – Is there such a thing as...
jerry From over 15 years ago I have often said here that if ID ever wins the day then the real... – Is there such a thing as...
kairosfocus PS: Doubtless some Christians who were scientists may have taken some form of steady state or beginningless physical cosmos seriously.... – Another shot in the campaign against...
kairosfocus JVL, the historical facts and stream of ideas behind the rise of modern science are clear. Christian thinkers acting i/l/o... – Another shot in the campaign against...