Donald Hoffman – Uncommon Descent

Darwinism Intelligent Design Mind Naturalism

New books on consciousness underscore naturalism’s fatal problem

Well, if the mind is an illusion and the computer simulations were wildly wrong, how would Hoffman even know? But does it matter, as long as he keeps the Darwinian faith? No wonder the scoffing grows—and increasingly, the thought police are always somewhere else.

Darwinism Human evolution Intelligent Design Mind

Our brains did not evolve to know facts about science?

For those who take Darwinism seriously, that’s not good news for science. Of course, believing it requires that you buy into Hoffman’s computer sim as well.

ET JVL: Mutations are mistakes, errors or accidents. I have been telling YOU that for years! However, saying taht mutations are... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
ET Yes, Viola Lee. I read your asinine trope and I responded to it. You have serious honesty issues and should... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
jerry Darwin “the father of genetics” ??? Not even the Marx brothers could come up with a joke like that. Except... – BioLogos hopes to calm the fears...
Belfast Darwin and genetics are as mismatched as a billiard ball and a fountain pen; not even the fervid Darwinist Wikipedia... – BioLogos hopes to calm the fears...
Viola Lee Posts 29 is the kind of rationalization and story-telling that drove me away from religious belief. I'm with WJM on... – Materialists Know What They Say is...
EDTA They describe what they are doing with words like "design", "assembled", and "synthesized. That says it all. – Researchers propose trying different recipes for...
bornagain77 Zweston at 6 thanks for the link. Robert Carter, and especially John Sanford, are both wrecking balls when it comes... – BioLogos hopes to calm the fears...
jerry Your re-write is hopelessly misinformed. No. It's right on. Nobody would use the rewrite where I just changed the word... – BioLogos hopes to calm the fears...
Belfast @Gerry. @3, Your re-write is hopelessly misinformed. Darwin knew from nothing about genetics. In fact, genetics basically tells us what... – BioLogos hopes to calm the fears...
Lieutenant Commander Data JVL Mutations are mistakes, errors or accidents. JVL Mutations aren’t guided. Randomness doesn't make mistakes, errors, accidents. Mistakes ,errors ,accidents... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
Belfast The articles, (there are 2) are very useful as a conspectus of the poverty stricken nature of the hypotheses of... – Researchers propose trying different recipes for...
martin_r BobRyan It is fascinating just how many people believe in something where there is no evidence to support it i... – BioLogos hopes to calm the fears...
ram He washed my sins away --Ram – Materialists Know What They Say is...
StephenB WJM: The OP is about saying something that is false while knowing it is false, wrt things that are clearly,... – Materialists Know What They Say is...
JVL ET: Wow. You can’t even follow along. Saying that mutations are random with respect to fitness does NOT have any... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
zweston Define evil, WJM. I'm not avoiding anything. You measure evil by what you think is evil, just like the pedophile... – Materialists Know What They Say is...
Viola Lee ET, did you read 130? – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
ET Dogs? Your position can't even account for the existence of dogs! – Materialists Know What They Say is...
ET Viola Lee: And I’m fairly sure that ET has written that everything is designed in discussions with me in the... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
ET JVL: Of course they are still accidents, errors or mistakes! Wow. You can't even follow along. Saying that mutations are... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
chuckdarwin Zweston @ 23 I'm guessing that universalism (or annihilationism) would be anathema to most folks that follow this blog. Their... – Materialists Know What They Say is...