Human Errors – Uncommon Descent

What interests does “poor design of the human body” rhetoric serve?

One of the interesting things about this type of rhetoric is that it doesn’t need to be in sync with anything in particular and it can be repeated indefinitely without facing challenges.

Querius William J Murray, You evaded my points by asking me to answer a bunch of term questions for you, at... – Kirk Durston takes on Larry Krauss...
Querius Ronvanwegen @2, Excellent point. One notices that Jesus taught the converse: If you then, who are evil, know how to... – Steven Weinberg 1933–2021
polistra CERN is a major source of modern genocidal RELIGIOUS fanaticism. I can't say anything "appropriate" about a CERNiac who sees... – Steven Weinberg 1933–2021
polistra Well, we know that NASA's standards will be purely caste-based. Loeb is credible because he belongs to the Correct Caste... – At Mind Matters News: NASA seeks...
ronvanwegen Without religion (God) there is no such thing as good or bad. There is only, "I like this" or "I... – Steven Weinberg 1933–2021
Viola Lee I don't remember the details, as it was long ago that I read it, but I really liked his "Dreams... – Steven Weinberg 1933–2021
ET Neither Swamidass nor Venema knows what determined a human would develop after the successful mating between a man and a... – Will Joshua Swamidass have the floor...
polistra "Accustomed to being unaccountable" doesn't hit the point. Institutional scientists are highly accountable to the agencies who write the grants.... – Vox Popoli on COVID and loss...
EDTA And on the heels of this comes the blindingly obvious news that people who over-trust science are more prone to... – Vox Popoli on COVID and loss...
polistra I see the author (Gordon) is proposing a return to the Fairness Doctrine. Some of us have been begging for... – The Science is Settled — now...
bornagain77 From what I can tell in my dealings with him, Jack acts just like an atheist, and then he finds... – Is “string theory world” in some...
William J Murray Q, The point of my questions was to show that your questions depend on a particular ontological perspective for them... – Kirk Durston takes on Larry Krauss...
TAMMIE LEE HAYNES Guys, did you see this whopper? On an earlier post, I had noted the lies of Peer Reviewed Atheist Science... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
KRock YouTube only caters to the haters. Personally, I'd put it up on Rumble—you won't be censored on that social media... – John West tries once again to...
William J Murray KF said: WJM, embodiment cannot be disproved by science, science in fact starts from embodied practitioners. Who said otherwise? This... – L&FP, 47: The challenge of "proof"...
Querius (Crickets from William J Murray) – Kirk Durston takes on Larry Krauss...
zweston Neo-Darwinism fails as a scientific theory It is not Observable (we haven't witnessed the change of kinds in any form)... – Douglas Axe vs Joshua Swamidass…
zweston It is amazing how unscientific the naturalists are.... they aren't willing to search for the truth wherever it leads...they hold... – At Mind Matters News: The day...
Jack BA77: Yes, I’ve seen you claim that before. But then again, why do you keep getting confused with atheists? Could... – Is “string theory world” in some...
mohammadnursyamsu Real science is not going to emerge from the ruins, it will just go from catastrophy to catastrophy, without hindsight... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
Latemarch In the "trust the science" column there's this article. Time To Assume That Health Research Is Fraudulent Until Proven Otherwise?... – Lancet accused of sitting on important...