Isaac Newton – Uncommon Descent

While in quarantine from the Plague, Newton transformed the way we calculate pi

And what were you doing during the COVID-19 lockdowns? 😉

Deplatforming Isaac Newton

One suspects that disliking Newton wouldn’t mean embracing widespread innumeracy. But the trend to deplatforming major math and science figures will likely end no other way. Why study what one is taught to despise?

Astronomy Intelligent Design Science

Isaac Newton and Richard Feynman on ancient sources who thought Earth is a sphere, orbiting the sun

So, unlike modern pundits, Newton and Feynman knew a lot about the actual carefully thought-out views of ancient astronomers. But what, after all, did they really know? None of those people had smartphones.

Culture Intelligent Design Science

Some Indian scientists nix Newton and Einstein

The BBC is now reporting on a trend in India to identity politics in science: The 106th Indian Science Congress, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, runs from 3-7 January. The head of a southern Indian university cited an old Hindu text as proof that stem cell research was discovered in India thousands Read More…

Creationism Darwinist rhetorical tactics ID Lessons of History Naturalism Philosophy Religion Science

Design Disquisitions: Jeffrey Koperski on Two Bad Ways and Two Good Ways to Attack ID (Part 1): Two Bad Ways

Here’s my new article at Design Disquisitions. Enjoy: In the next two (potentially three) articles I’ll be taking an in-depth look at an excellent paper written by Jeffrey Koperski, a philosopher of science at Saginaw Valley State University. Koperski has written about ID in several publications (1), which I highly recommend, and he takes a balanced Read More…

bornagain77 JVL asks: "How do you test that (God) hypothesis in the lab?" Hmmm, interesting question, tell you what, you show... – Michael Egnor: Here’s why an argument...
Querius Asauber @45, Yes, exactly. Their spirituality was a Nazi blend of mysticism, honor, colorful ceremonies, solemn oaths, German mythology, strong... – Stephen Hawking was Sometimes Embarrassingly Stupid
Querius Bob O'H @43, Fair enough. I reacted because the quote being discussed here (“Because there is a law such as... – Stephen Hawking was Sometimes Embarrassingly Stupid
doubter Q. "Do you have any neurological support for experiencing pain or whether something is conscious or not?" Even in principle,... – At Scientific American: Why we live...
JVL ET: So it has to be able to handle the God hypothesis if that is how it really happened. How... – Michael Egnor: Here’s why an argument...
Querius Silver Asiatic @ 40-42, Nicely articulated in a target rich environment. ; -) As to the exact nature of the... – Stephen Hawking was Sometimes Embarrassingly Stupid
bornagain77 Bob, Please do explain the flagellum via unguided Darwinian processes. Electron Microscope Photograph of Flagellum Hook-Basal Body http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-08-20images/figure03.jpg Structural diversity... – Michael Egnor: Here’s why an argument...
Querius Viola Lee @39, Yes, I agree with this as well. And quoting an MLB star on some pronouncement on the... – Stephen Hawking was Sometimes Embarrassingly Stupid
Bob O'H The “replication errors” is a subjective judgement. Is it a “modification” or an “error” if it is directed? What if... – What Most People Don't Know About...
jerry Hasn’t the scientific understanding of factors involved with evolution changed quite a bit since then? Yes and no. We had... – What Most People Don't Know About...
Bob O'H ET - the bacterial flagellum is a lot bigger than a single molecule like dynein and kinesin. But nice try. – Michael Egnor: Here’s why an argument...
Querius VL @34, The truth of the matter is that almost everyone here is talking about things that we don’t have... – Stephen Hawking was Sometimes Embarrassingly Stupid
Viola Lee Hi Johnny. You write, "It sounds like you think that all scientists agree about everything, are up-to-speed about everything, and... – What Most People Don't Know About...
mohammadnursyamsu Natural selection is based around subjective terminology, differential reproductive "success", which subjective terminology is then objectified. The entire life cycle... – What Most People Don't Know About...
johnnyb Bob - The "replication errors" is a subjective judgement. Is it a "modification" or an "error" if it is directed?... – What Most People Don't Know About...
polistra I couldn't get past the Beavis and Butthead dudes. – Was the pupil of the eye...
ET There are actual photos of a bacterial flagellum, Bob. Mark Perkah uses those as alleged evidence against ID. But his... – Michael Egnor: Here’s why an argument...
ET The Darwinian ideological mindset implies materialism. That mindset dispenses with telic processes. That mindset says that blind and mindless processes... – What Most People Don't Know About...
doubter Tjguy You hit the nail on the head. – Was the pupil of the eye...
johnnyb Viola - "Was it not scientists who discovered all this, and thus broadened our knowledge about how genetics works?" Yes!... – What Most People Don't Know About...
Viola Lee WJM, you call it an "ideological mindset". I've asked this question before and never got a clear answer: do you... – What Most People Don't Know About...