cloning – Uncommon Descent

Did anyone predict this? Cloned cat looks nothing like the original

Take THAT! genetic determinism and blow it out your ear! The local animal welfare society has tons of live cats people can learn to like (or tolerate 😉 ).

kairosfocus WJM, I comment on some points: >>I’ve already done that with MRT. Your only substantive challenge was an appeal to... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
martin_r here we go again "...Lasted Much Longer Than Thought..." see also "... unexpected, surprising, other than thought, earlier than thought,... – Researchers: Early stone tool culture of...
kairosfocus VL, for the moment, on a sidetrack, we are not dealing with religious traditions but with the philosophical question, what... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
martin_r "... New Findings Make It Less Plausible Every Day ..." no... it should be more like: New findings make the... – Granville Sewell: Why does Darwinism remain...
BobRyan The reason Drawinism continues as if there is actual evidence is that is precisely how it is worded. Evolution is... – Granville Sewell: Why does Darwinism remain...
Querius Rigby, Great point regarding the implications of accuracy versus precision in fine tuning! Hmmm. The constants now have a probability... – Michael Egnor on why the multiverse...
polistra Great article. The Chelyabinsk comparison is illuminating. Science isn't supposed to be about single events; it's supposed to be about... – Avi Loeb at Scientific American on...
polistra Mazur's article is obscurantist. A garble of stuff about various scientists who did bad stuff or good stuff or something.... – At Oscillations: Cytogeneticist Antonio Lima-de-Faria torches...
Viola Lee Jesus and Buddha are not mutually exhaustive. What about Allah, or Shiva, or the Jews who don't accept Jesus as... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
ayearningforpublius JVL ... Our system for years was known as TACT/ACMI. A popular name was the Top Gun System as it... – Richard Lenski and Avida: But wait!...
kairosfocus VL, actually, when P and not P are mutually exclusive and exhaustive, then it is one or the other, not... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
rigby The reason I bring up the precision thing is that some time ago there was a link here to Hossenfelder... – Michael Egnor on why the multiverse...
Lieutenant Commander Data Viola Lee Yes, but they could both be wrong. :)Yes,but probability that you could be wrong is incalculable bigger than... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
JVL Rigby: In other words accuracy and precision are not the same thing. Correct, at least according to the way the... – Michael Egnor on why the multiverse...
kairosfocus WJM, a concrete experience has in it the wider ingredients of reality. At some point, reluctantly and when there is... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
jerry A modern day Cicero trying to correct the problems of the world. Jordan Peterson lays out his rules for a... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
Viola Lee Yes, but they could both be wrong. Also, Buddha, renounced his wealth and led a life similar to Jesus's in... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
JVL Ayearningforpublius: A case in point was when a datalink synchronization bit pattern was inadvertently cut in half – a small... – Richard Lenski and Avida: But wait!...
Lieutenant Commander Data Buddha born in a palace .Jesus in a stable. One said there is no God ,the other said that He... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
RavenT Comment 1 is just variation of "head I win, tail you lose" If the universe is friendly for life, then... – Michael Egnor on why the multiverse...
rigby I'm not arguing with Egnor but I was always under the impression that a measurement can be accurate and imprecise... – Michael Egnor on why the multiverse...