Kalam constant – Uncommon Descent

Fine-tuning of the universe while you watch

Classics from William Lane Craig’s shop: The reasons why fine-tuning of the universe isn’t a question of whether? but how? And why?

EDTA Typical materialist view of what "church" is: just a social club. Yes, social media can (barely) substitute for a social... – A philosopher wonders if we will...
EDTA Harry @ 23. Very well said. Thank you. – Were the Nazis on the Right...
Mac McTavish I have always thought that classifying ideas as left, right, socialist, etc causes more problems than it solves. Why can’t... – Were the Nazis on the Right...
AaronS1978 Hey did anyone see that article on science mag that ai is evolving itself Seems like a super big claim... – Eric Holloway: Evolution and artificial intelligence...
Truthfreedom 164 JVL ???? If I have 47 results regarding a phenomenon and 32 of them roughly agree then it’s not... – The smog is beginning to clear...
Querius What an excellent post, Harry! As Mao once said, "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." And... – Were the Nazis on the Right...
kairosfocus ET, Sev, capacity for evil is another way -- loaded of course -- of saying genuinely free. As in capable... – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies
JVL ET: JVL is still clueless. “Mainstream science” doesn’t know how nature could have produced the genetic code. It doesn’t even... – The smog is beginning to clear...
JVL You have a fatal flaw in your position JVL. You use a glaring double standard in your reasoning, causing your... – The smog is beginning to clear...
JVL Truthfreedom: You can’t know that the reasoning above leads to truth because you don’t trust your brain. ???? If I... – The smog is beginning to clear...
Upright BiPed . Oh and Bob ... just one more thing. Anytime you want to explore additional details of the semiotic argument... – Why “statistical significance” is corrupting science
polistra No problem. Evolution and AI are fashionable, so they will continue to get all the money and power. – Eric Holloway: Evolution and artificial intelligence...
Truthfreedom 18 Bob O'H Tf– I certainly can’t know all of the contents. Then you can't judge them as "being preached... – Why “statistical significance” is corrupting science
Upright BiPed . Facepalm So Bob, when you conjured up distributive system theory to argue that that the gene system could be... – Why “statistical significance” is corrupting science
Truthfreedom There is not such a thing as scientifically provable "random evolution". There is: - "we scientists can not know all... – Eric Holloway: Evolution and artificial intelligence...
Truthfreedom AWhat? Machine learning systems are focused on specific processes from which they are unable to deviate. If the machines were... – A philosopher wonders if we will...
Bob O'H Tf - I certainly can't know all of the contents. But if a paper is titled "A proof of e... – Why “statistical significance” is corrupting science
Truthfreedom 15 Bob O'H It’s certainly invalid to say something that doesn’t make any sense. What would you say of a... – Why “statistical significance” is corrupting science
Truthfreedom Bob O'H I have the expertise and knowledge to be able to evaluate the broad thrust of the special issue... – Why “statistical significance” is corrupting science
kairosfocus Re: Outsourcing We should outsource philosophy to AI. KF – A philosopher wonders if we will...
Bob O'H UB @ 13 - it's certainly invalid to say something that doesn't make any sense. Even if I knew what... – Why “statistical significance” is corrupting science