Igor Grossman – Uncommon Descent

Intelligent Design Philosophy Psychology Science

What happened when someone tried making “wisdom” a science

The problem with naturalizing wisdom is that wisdom isn’t natural. It necessarily comes from a perspective beyond our own troubles in our own time.

bornagain77 To provide empirical evidence for the claim that this massive amount of information is coming into the developing embryo ‘from... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
bornagain77 At 19: Origenes: "If a brain is built succesfully, massive information is needed. This information does not have to be... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
JVL Jerry: All the authors on evolution and it seems Shubin is no different commit the logical fallacy of begging the... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
JVL ET: I didn’t propose anything. I was responding to seversky’s nonsense. I had posted: And why is that? Are you... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
JVL ET: And yet if he can’t answer that then his book is just nonsense. No, it's not nonsense. He was... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
JVL Origenes: It seems like you have indeed misrepresented Shubin. Hard to say if you haven't actually read the book. According... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
jerry If you want to read an honest Darwinist, look at the brief description I posted on Wilcox. He tentatively accepts... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
kairosfocus MNY, I wrote for needed record. KF – Is there such a thing as...
jerry All the authors on evolution and it seems Shubin is no different commit the logical fallacy of begging the question.... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
Origenes Shubin: These proteins both hold cells together, as in the skin, and serve as a way for cells to communicate... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
ET JVL: Was that the point of his book? I don’t think so. And yet if he can't answer that then... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
ET I didn't propose anything. I was responding to seversky's nonsense. I had posted: And AGAIN, extant life is NOT the... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
Origenes JVL: Why don’t you read it and find out? Maybe I have misrepresented what it says. It seems like you... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
jerry It looks like we will have to read Shubin’s book to see what it says. My guess nothing relevant. Dawkins’... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
JVL ET: It’s his take that is rubbish. There isn’t any peer review that shows blind and mindless processes can produce... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
JVL ET: YOU brought up front-loading. I thought that was the scenario you were proposing. What are you proposing then? And... – Only at Salon: The human neck...
ET JVL: Be specific, give an example of one bit of work he references that you think is rubbish. It's his... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
Sandy @JVL The problem of coding-decoding of information is insuperable. – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
ET Shubin didn't reference any peer reviewed material that supports his claims. He doesn't have any idea how developmental biology arose.... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
ET Shubin's heavily biased books and unscientific views are NOT data. – Is it the “junk DNA” that...
JVL ET: I read it last year. It’s full of unscientific BS. He doesn’t address anything with actual science. That you... – Is it the “junk DNA” that...