international law – Uncommon Descent

Extraterrestrial life Intelligent Design

Why SETI is asking the public for help in dealing with ET

At the Royal Society summer exhibition. They are trying to create a legal framework that assumes ET’s existence without evidence.

EDTA Fasteddious @ 15, The book, “Why Does the World Exist?” by Jim Holt... I read that book a couple of... – Remember how endless cycles of universe...
William J Murray From LiveScience: https://www.livescience.com/21457-what-is-a-law-in-science-definition-of-scientific-law.html In general, a scientific law is the description of an observed phenomenon. It doesn't explain why the... – Why (some) physicists think a multiverse...
ET JVL: I think you need to explain or expound on that phrase a bit since I’m not clear exactly what... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
William J Murray One of the fruits of this discussion is that I just realized that it is only if MRT is true... – Why (some) physicists think a multiverse...
ET JVL: You do realise that, in science, a theory is something that has been verified and established by observation and... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
William J Murray Origenes said: By that logic the Apollo 11 moon landing could not be fake because no actual moon landing existed.... – Why (some) physicists think a multiverse...
jerry I hold that physical laws exist and cause things to happen. So does Murray. Murray lives in Texas, between Dallas... – Why (some) physicists think a multiverse...
Origenes WJM @ Deep fake? Not sure what you mean by that. MRT isn’t “faking” a detailed physical experience; that would... – Why (some) physicists think a multiverse...
bornagain77 As to ,, "So why is the Solar System in the middle? Well, that's purely coincidence. "When the first supernovae... – Cosmic social distancing: Our region of...
bornagain77 "Jerry Coyne Is Getting Mugged By Reality" But how can something that, by Coyne's own admission, does not exist in... – Darwinian evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne is...
William J Murray Doubter said: Yes, but the corresponding potential disastrous consequences ... You are once again evaluating the ramifications of MRT from... – Why (some) physicists think a multiverse...
kairosfocus JVL, do you think my WF headaches could be due to censorship? Or is it I likely fell afoul of... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
kairosfocus JVL, I explained FSCO/I above and over years while you were here. Just the Internet is trillions of examples. Go... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
Lieutenant Commander Data Kairosfocus Just look all around you. The very fact that you are reading this sentence confirms that you are able... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
Fasteddious Yes indeed. I now blame the mainstream media for just about everything that is wrong with the world. – Darwinian evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne is...
doubter WJM@71 The potential benefit of research into MRT is enormous, to say the least. Did you know that millions of... – Why (some) physicists think a multiverse...
JVL Kairosfocus: JVL, I got word fenced about half a dozen times, had to chop up response and leave out parts.... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
kairosfocus BO'H, thanks, corrected and k is up with more from Willard. I also put a link to my outline on... – Remember how endless cycles of universe...
kairosfocus JVL, I got word fenced about half a dozen times, had to chop up response and leave out parts. KF – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
kairosfocus JVL, what do you think a trillion member uniform observation base that FSCO/I comes about by design is? Chopped liver?... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
kairosfocus Then simply consult the degree of complexity that may be expressed in bits either directly or by reduction to some... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?