Eugene V. Koonin – Uncommon Descent

Flap over use of term “intelligent design” in PNAS paper

It’s possible that what Phillips means by “positive Darwinian selection” is random selection that looks a lot like design. The sin is in actually using words that imply that that IS what it looks like. Just when it looks like they’ve hammered everything into submission, another bulge appears.

AaronS1978 Hmm. You gonna revel in that split hair because it’s shows a hypocrisy? Victory is yours this day? I mean... – Another reason not to teach Darwinism...
Truth Will Set You Free Jack @ 34: Well then, I guess this is the last time we will be hearing from you. A smart... – Is “string theory world” in some...
Bob O'H Jerry @ 43 - yes, a lot of that is simply because there is, by the definition used in the... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
Bob O'H Is it significant that the same people who simply do not want to accept that Darwin had transparent white supremacy... – We are informed at Nature Communications...
Bob O'H But we’ve been saying this practically forever: Quit teaching Darwinism in the public school system. Eh? I thought the Disco... – Another reason not to teach Darwinism...
ET Wow. Nutjobs, like Jack, erect and attack straw men. Would it be OK to kill soulless demon babies? What about... – Is “string theory world” in some...
Jack UD used to be a pretty good site back when DaveScot was the moderator. My my how things have changed... – Is “string theory world” in some...
Querius FWIW, In my opinion, CO2 is plant food, and all we need to do is replant the world's disappeared forests... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
Querius Haha! Yeah, I noticed that, too. They always seem to start out neutral and polite. -Q – Is “string theory world” in some...
zweston Looks like an upstart apologist has kicked the Darwin hornets' nest on youtube... want to join in the conversation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZpIXDjXzHw&lc=Ugz3GggEi2Su0RfRAYJ4AaABAg.9QKFkhqoiml9QMGwAP5Tzx... – Will the Tokyo Olympics be a...
bornagain77 Hossenfelder referenced Imre Lakatos, who was a student of Karl Popper, in order to demarcate science from pseudoscience. Specifically, in... – Sabine Hossenfelder’s op-ed not published at...
jerry he is using a study that thinks that death at 25C are due to cold in Thailand and heat in... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
ET Querius, It is very telling that as soon as one sock is banned new people start showing up. It seems... – Is “string theory world” in some...
Yarrgonaut Bob, OK, so basically he’s predicting that intelligent design won’t work. I hope you all appreciate that I find this... – ID theorists were right about junk...
Querius My suspicions as well, ET. When confronted with unsupported assertions, non sequiturs, and contradictions to statements in previous messages, these... – Is “string theory world” in some...
mohammadnursyamsu A fact is obtained by evidence of a creation, forcing to produce a 1 to 1 corresponding model of it,... – L&FP, 47: The challenge of "proof"...
Querius Doubter @4, Interesting. I didn't know "It is known that there exist codes in the cell membranes called sugar codes... – ID theorists were right about junk...
Bob O'H Marfin - Where on the EM-DAT site is that information? I had a quick look but couldn't find it. Jerry... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
kairosfocus MNY, Science includes experiments and observations that lead to empirical findings of fact. It also includes theories, models etc that... – L&FP, 47: The challenge of "proof"...
AaronS1978 Wow what a way to overdramatize something, it was a super evolutionary event when it infected India Millions upon millions... – Will the Tokyo Olympics be a...
ET We already know that natural selection is not a creative force. We already know that NS is impotent with respect... – Will the Tokyo Olympics be a...