Europa – Uncommon Descent

Extraterrestrial life Intelligent Design

Elon Musk doubts there is life in the rest of the solar system

But one researcher contends that there might be something like an octopus on Europa.

Extraterrestrial life Intelligent Design

But if we don’t find life on either Mars or Europa…

Does that mean anything? The reason we ask is, From Lisa Grossman at Science News: A Mars orbiter has detected a wide lake of liquid water hidden below the planet’s southern ice sheets. There have been much-debated hints of tiny, ephemeral amounts of water on Mars before. But if confirmed, this lake marks the first Read More…

Origenes Chuckdarwin: Biologists have never claimed that chimps are our forbearers. Seversky: CD is right. The claim is not that humans... – Some at-your-fingertips stats on human–chimp similarity
Seversky CD is right. The claim is not that humans are descended from chimps or any other modern ape, the claim... – Some at-your-fingertips stats on human–chimp similarity
jerry Wrong again, Chuck. Chuckdarwin never answers a relevant question let alone a tough question. He only tries to make others... – Some at-your-fingertips stats on human–chimp similarity
JVL ET: ID is not about the designer. That has no bearing on the subject at hand. Are you really that... – Rob Sheldon on the current trend...
Origenes @168 Jerry: A fuller version, articulated by Antoine Léonard Thomas, aptly captures Descartes’ intent: dubito, ergo cogito, ergo sum (“I... – Is there such a thing as...
ET Wrong again, Chuck. No one has established that humans and chimps share a common ancestor. There aren't any known mechanisms... – Some at-your-fingertips stats on human–chimp similarity
chuckdarwin What is the big deal about having monkeys and apes in our family lineage? Are humans so insecure, or alternatively,... – Some at-your-fingertips stats on human–chimp similarity
ET JVL: Lots of heterosexual couples are unable to procreate. ONLY heterosexual couples can procreate. How many times do we have... – Is there such a thing as...
ET ID can accommodate atheism because ID does NOT require a belief on God. What part of that is CD too... – Rob Sheldon on the current trend...
ET chuckdarwin: “Non-theist intelligent design” is an oxymoron. Only to the willfully ignorant. Nice own goal. – Rob Sheldon on the current trend...
ET JVL: But when a atheist starts asking who the designer is you start getting your knickers in a twist and... – Rob Sheldon on the current trend...
chuckdarwin #10 Kairofocus Admitting that there is a slight element of hyperbole in my initial comment, I do subscribe to the... – Rob Sheldon on the current trend...
awstar Luskin -- there are some parts of our genome, such as the human y chromosome, that are radically different from... – Some at-your-fingertips stats on human–chimp similarity
jerry We all have opinions. Some claim my opinions are just as good as yours. But in truth some opinion are... – Is there such a thing as...
Origenes @166 Kairosfocus ... it is about warrant vs proneness to error. "I exist", as you have pointed out many times... – Is there such a thing as...
kairosfocus Origenes, no, it is about warrant vs proneness to error. No serious person denies individuality and conscious experience. KF – Is there such a thing as...
zweston Fashionable nonsense is about all the Darwin lobby and origin of life people can publish...and it's also quite similar to... – Some at-your-fingertips stats on human–chimp similarity
jerry If one wants to understand what makes humans different genetically, they should read David Wilcox. https://uncommondescent.com/intelligent-design/is-it-the-junk-dna-that-makes-us-human/#comment-738845 https://uncommondescent.com/intelligent-design/is-it-the-junk-dna-that-makes-us-human/#comment-738840 The difference in... – Some at-your-fingertips stats on human–chimp similarity
Origenes Kairosfocus, I am sorry but the whole subjective objective project doesn't make sense to me. The underlying assumption is that... – Is there such a thing as...
bornagain77 In short, and in what a consider to be a shining example of poetic justice, the atheist, in his denial... – Some at-your-fingertips stats on human–chimp similarity
bornagain77 As I pointed out yesterday, "Everything that is truly important (about being a human), and that can be said to... – Some at-your-fingertips stats on human–chimp similarity