Geoffrey Simmons – Uncommon Descent

Animal minds Intelligent Design Science fiction

A science fiction writer explains why he thinks life is more than just matter

Geoffrey Simmons, author of The Adam Experiment, points out that many animals and even bacteria show behavior that seems like thinking.

jerry Where in the revealed Word of God, do you find support for this concept? I did not say revealed Word... – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
chuckdarwin #2 Origenes The full title of Darwin's masterpiece is: The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or The... – At YouTube: Jonathan Wells on Human...
jerry Here’s a link to Susumu Ohno’s 1972 paper, “SO MUCH “JUNK” DNA IN OUR GENOME” I also highly recommend Jonathan... – Here’s a lay-friendly explanation of the...
jerry Junk DNA without function would prove evolution(random trial and error for “solving” the problems of evolution would mean a lot... – Here’s a lay-friendly explanation of the...
Querius Jerry, God reveals enough of Himself to make this life meaningful. Where in the revealed Word of God, do you... – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
Querius Jerry and all, Here's a link to Susumu Ohno's 1972 paper, "SO MUCH "JUNK" DNA IN OUR GENOME" http://junkdna.com/ohno.html It's... – Here’s a lay-friendly explanation of the...
Sandy Whether what was called junk DNA Is divided into some that has function and some that doesn’t is irrelevant to... – Here’s a lay-friendly explanation of the...
ram KF: Ram, not all pleasures are good, as even the hedonists admit; an issue of moderation and the long term... – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
Origenes Chuck Darwin wrote: He [Wells] states that, Darwin “didn’t have the evidence” for natural selection, “he just had the argument.”... – At YouTube: Jonathan Wells on Human...
chuckdarwin Wells has 2 (count them) PhDs, one in "Religious Studies." Neither of them seem to help him with Darwin. He... – At YouTube: Jonathan Wells on Human...
martin_r OldArmy94 @11 I’m confused. I thought that Almighty Darwinism... the same with 'junk' DNA ... Almighty Darwinism, and for all... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
bornagain77 OldArmy at 11: "Somebody help me understand." OldArmy you are making the HUGE mistake of thinking for yourself. You see,... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
ET Humans have chromosomes but there aren't any human chromosomes because DNA did NOT determine that you would be a human. – Laszlo Bencze responds to the view...
ET seversky: It is revealing that Intelligent Design proponents are careful to avoid being specific about the capabilities of their putative... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
Querius Wow, Bornagain77 @106 and Kairosfocus @107, Brilliant, well-crafted replies! I hope Seversky takes the time to consider what you both... – Is there such a thing as...
jerry Are you a special kind of troll? Probably here longer than anybody current. Back to 2005 when Dembski ran blog.... – Here’s a lay-friendly explanation of the...
OldArmy94 I'm confused. I thought that Almighty Darwinism, the power that was capable of independently evolving radar echolocation, compound eyes--MULTIPLE TIMES--had... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
Sandy @Jerry: You can't have the cake and eat it. Something is fishy in your ideas. Are you a special kind... – Here’s a lay-friendly explanation of the...
jerry First reference to Ohno's ideas at UD that I could find https://uncommondescent.com/intelligent-design/yet-another-feather-in-natural-selections-cap-what-hasnt-it-accomplished/#comment-29303 Comment by DaveScot who ran the blog then... – Here’s a lay-friendly explanation of the...
martin_r Sandy @6 Hate against a human being is a sin that destroy the house of your soul. The only hate... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
News The worst part, Fasteddious at 1, is that it is far more damaging for MIT to be woke than for... – Here’s more on Canceled prof Dorian...