John G. West – Uncommon Descent

YouTube places restriction on vid on scientific racism

Apparently, it was considered too awful for a general audience So John G. West, the producer, has edited it, in the hope of keeping it up.

orthomyxo You are doubling down on the position the following sentences are not about tree-building or comparing trees? "Two theorists have... – Darwinian time trees don’t really work
Viola Lee KF, I have repeatedly acknowledged our duties to reason. As I have said, though, I don't accept your jump from... – An interview on God and mathematics
kairosfocus VL & JVL, mathematics, insofar as it is a study, is a rational practice. Rationality, through and through, inescapably, is... – An interview on God and mathematics
William J Murray Of course there is scientific evidence that a multiverse exists. It's existed at least since dawn of quantum physics. There... – What? A logical flaw in multiverse...
ET What the hell is wrong with you? ENV does NOT say the paper is about estimating time trees. ENV was... – Darwinian time trees don’t really work
William J Murray JVL said: Ah, but on the other thread you fell on the side of mathematics being abstract and therefore ‘of... – From Closer to Truth: Is mathematics...
ET JVL: So, you’re on the side that says mathematics is invented as opposed to those that think mathematics is discovered.... – An interview on God and mathematics
ET JVL: Ah, but on the other thread you fell on the side of mathematics being abstract and therefore ‘of the... – From Closer to Truth: Is mathematics...
William J Murray Mike1962, There are rules in the Platonic realm. Perhaps they are all ways of expressing the same thing. Mathematics, geometry,... – An interview on God and mathematics
Viola Lee Yes, but then you have to know where the power series comes from. I like building them from polynomials using... – An interview on God and mathematics
William J Murray A large portion of spiritual and religious views are basically versions of materialism. Adding a non-material domain to one's perspective... – Here’s a relatively new argument against...
mike1962 WJM: That argument applies to anything that is possible. If it is possible, it exists. Do you mean to equate... – An interview on God and mathematics
JVL Viola Lee: I like the expression I offered best because it is what follows from the formula, but some like... – An interview on God and mathematics
William J Murray KF said: Where, given that God is a serious candidate, worlds-framework necessary being, he is either impossible of being (just... – An interview on God and mathematics
Viola Lee More philosophically, Wikipedia also says "And Benjamin Peirce, a 19th-century American philosopher, mathematician, and professor at Harvard University, after proving... – An interview on God and mathematics
Viola Lee I see that Wikipedia does say e^(i*pi) = -1 can also be called Euler's equation, which as I explained I... – An interview on God and mathematics
William J Murray Viola Lee said: Not believing in God does not necessarily mean that one believes in a materialistic explanation for math:... – An interview on God and mathematics
JVL Viola Lee: Small point: e^(i*pi) = -1 is an identity, not an equation. Viola Lee: Two points. Interestingly: Wikipedia says... – An interview on God and mathematics
bornagain77 as to: Placed under a germicidal UV lamp for 15 minutes—an exposure that would kill most microorganisms—the tardigrades came out... – Tardigrades’ list of superpowers grows
Viola Lee Small point: e^(i*pi) = -1 is an identity, not an equation. It is a fact about numbers, like 2 +... – An interview on God and mathematics
johnnyb So excited to have Casey back! He's one of the best at analyzing/explaining the fallacies of the other side. – Casey Luskin is back, after years...