flowering plants – Uncommon Descent

Why did Darwin consider flowers an “abominable mystery”?

He was referring to their abrupt and unaccounted for appearance.

Evidence for insect pollination pushed back to 99 mya

That’s twice as long ago as previously thought. It is interesting how much theorizing depends on Darwinism rather than on sudden emergence and then stasis. And then suddenly there is no 50 million years to account for… A quite different set of problems appears.

ET JVL: Surely if DNA affects development then it helps determine biological form. Wow. Helping to determine biological form is NOT... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
ET JVL: You have proposed a scenario where life forms are ‘programmed’ to evolve. Yup. But I didn't say anything about... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
Origenes Q: So what baffles me is their motivation and why they even bother. For some reason everything is allowed to... – Is there such a thing as...
jerry Undoubtably you won’t actually read to book to find out. Oh well The reviewers said the book revealed nothing new.... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
Origenes Follow-up #51 JVL: Surely if DNA affects development then it helps determine biological form. S.Meyer: At a construction site, builders... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
bornagain77 Besides Darwinists such as JVL, Shubin, Dawkins, Coyne, and etc. etc. having no realistic clue within their reductive materialistic framework... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
Origenes JVL: Surely if DNA affects development then it helps determine biological form. What does it mean to "help determine biological... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
JVL ET: Except I never proposed that. Obviously you have issues. You have proposed a scenario where life forms are 'programmed'... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
JVL Jerry: I assume all unless they apply to micro evolution. Undoubtably you won't actually read to book to find out.... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
JVL ET: He knows what can affect development. And just because development can be affected by changes to DNA he thinks... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
JVL Origenes: And now, your final position seems to be: “read Shubin’s book”. Since I'm clearly not presenting the information clearly... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
ram Sandy: You don’t understand the fundamental role of free will of humans in shaping the world. Humans didn't create this... – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
kairosfocus Q, do not underestimate the significance of the penumbra of attack sites. Nor the institutionalised power of evolutionary materialistic scientism... – Is there such a thing as...
ET Shubin doesn't know what determines that a fish will develop other than a fish develops after a successful mating of... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
ET JVL: And why is that? Are you too afraid to offer your model? This is why you get suspended. I... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
ET JVL: No, it’s not nonsense. He was spending a lot of time and effort to address some issues about how... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
Querius Sandy @118, Yes, indeed. And typically they don't really believe in relativism in their own day-to-day experiences. Imagine their reaction... – Is there such a thing as...
Sandy Jerry is confusing the creator’s “best possible world” with the “best world for the present time.”Obviously this isn’t the best... – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
Querius Ram @13, So true. Jerry says he doesn't base his assertion on any scriptures, but instead imagines that somehow God... – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
Querius Jerry @12, See Querius @10. It's the question in the last paragraph. -Q – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
ram Seems like Jerry is confusing the creator's "best possible world" with the "best world for the present time." Obviously this... – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...