Intelligence Trap (book) – Uncommon Descent

Human evolution Intelligent Design Mind

Even if humans were “evolving smarter,” would it make any difference?

Surprising as it may seem, there is no clear evidence that key thinking skills improve with measured intelligence.

kairosfocus BA, WordFence is up to tricks again. And again. KF PS: of media power . . . – L&FP42: is knowledge warranted, credibly true...
kairosfocus WJM & SB: The OP above is on knowledge in the post Gettier world, so on warrant as first bill... – L&FP42: is knowledge warranted, credibly true...
Bob O'H What’s “wrong,” so far as the rest of us can see, is that researchers keep finding new functions that formerly-junk... – Larry Moran’s new book sounds like...
tjguy So imagining some sort of mysterious emergence that cannot be tested or demonstrated in any way - that's fine, but... – At Mind Matters News: Why some...
BobRyan Interesting aspect regarding the Earth Mother. I know the Greeks strongly believed in something similar to there being a difference... – Study: Animals do not usually try...
polistra When two PhDs are arguing about fine points that only other PhDs in the subject can understand, it's not a... – “Professor Dave” goes after eminent chemist...
martin_r 'Professor' Dave... just another Darwinian clown who keeps feeding his Darwinian audience with total non-sense... i watched Dave's rebuttal video... – “Professor Dave” goes after eminent chemist...
bornagain77 Of related note to post 87 and 88, it is also very interesting to note that the genetic responses of... – L&FP42: is knowledge warranted, credibly true...
Belfast @paige “Chance alone is at the source of every innovation, of all creation in the biosphere. Pure chance, absolutely free... – Dinoflagellate genome structure is unique
StephenB WJM: "The consequences of denying objective morality (adopting subjective morality) is this: anything goes, and might (in whatever form) functionally... – L&FP42: is knowledge warranted, credibly true...
StephenB SB to KF: Simply ask WJM if he agrees that murder is objectively wrong. --- “It doesn’t matter if I... – L&FP42: is knowledge warranted, credibly true...
William J Murray KF, said: We can readily identify at least seven inescapable first duties of reason. All KF is doing here is... – L&FP42: is knowledge warranted, credibly true...
Querius JVL, That's because you're the one who who's been making these assertions. Have you since you looked into the history... – Sheffield University: Darwin ruled “problematic” figure...
jerry I would rather watch “Keeping up with the Kardashians” Now we know where you get your science ideas from. have... – Why “Follow the science” is showing...
bornagain77 Seversky claims, "This is not about objective morality. There can be no such thing." Hmmm, do you REALLY believe that... – L&FP42: is knowledge warranted, credibly true...
Seversky Jerry/14 As usual Seversky is as a bellwether. He is nearly always disproved by history. History can be so cruel.... – Why “Follow the science” is showing...
Seversky Jerry A little OT but have you ever read The Space Merchants by C M Kornbluth and Frederick Pohl? – Why “Follow the science” is showing...
Seversky Bornagain77/88 Richard Dawkins’s ‘selfish gene’ concept is more of less directly based on Darwin’s own ‘survival of the fittest’ thinking... – L&FP42: is knowledge warranted, credibly true...
bornagain77 Moreover, to dive a little bit deeper into the molecular level of life, the falsification of the Darwinian ‘survival of... – L&FP42: is knowledge warranted, credibly true...
bornagain77 As to: KM — “Um, but it isn’t “objective”, in the sense that Mount Rushmore is objective [objective morality. At... – L&FP42: is knowledge warranted, credibly true...
asauber My Two Cents on The Woke: They are motivated by images and sounds on the screens in front of them... – L&FP42: is knowledge warranted, credibly true...