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Researchers are probing why some invertebrates are as smart as vertebrates. It seems that there is no straightforward evolutionary path to smartness.

bornagain77 "and you keep him/her alive." Well actually no that would be God, through His grace, Who patiently keeps Seversky alive,... – In time for American Thanksgiving: Stephen...
Anaxagoras DR Kojonen has clearly explained that by Evolution he means macroevolution by neo-darwinian mechanisms, random mutations and natural selection. it... – Finnish author, Rope Kojonen, has two...
Lieutenant Commander Data Bornagain77 Thus in conclusion, Seversky... ...is a troll and you keep him/her alive. – In time for American Thanksgiving: Stephen...
jerry do you think that Biden’s Buy American order is appropriate? If so, why? If not, why not? I didn’t know... – Dinesh D'Souza on socialism:
asauber So... I was watching an X Files rerun last night, and the episode I saw had Scully, in some really... – AI helps us see previously unknown...
Joe Schooner Jerry, do you think that Biden’s Buy American order is appropriate? If so, why? If not, why not? Or, to... – Dinesh D'Souza on socialism:
jerry When someone is in a hole, they should stop digging. I have been studying economics for over 30 years and... – Dinesh D'Souza on socialism:
bornagain77 Now to Seversky's second unfounded presupposition, i.e. Seversky necessarily presupposes "a place of certainty" from which he can form 'a... – In time for American Thanksgiving: Stephen...
bornagain77 Seversky claims, "To refute atheism you would need to demonstrate the existence of a god/creator/supreme designer beyond a reasonable doubt.... – In time for American Thanksgiving: Stephen...
Joe Schooner PPS: ponder on so-called green malinvestment and implications. Sewer systems, wastewater treatment, recycling, atmospheric discharge treatment, laws around the handling... – Dinesh D'Souza on socialism:
chuckdarwin That's actually pretty clever, ET. My hat's off to you... – How did a mammoth tusk from...
mahuna Well, yes, but there remains the origin for Migration itself. That is, Migration can't work Incrementally. How do you know... – Eric Cassell on the mystery of...
ET So chuckdarwin thinks that Charles Darwin put the mammoth tusks in the ocean.... – How did a mammoth tusk from...
kairosfocus PPS: ponder on so-called green malinvestment and implications. – Dinesh D'Souza on socialism:
kairosfocus PS: I suspect ignorance of sound economics is rather widespread including some who have studied it. Here is my quick... – Dinesh D'Souza on socialism:
kairosfocus Jerry, the largest example of an explicitly "Socialist" polity and economy with wide cultural diversity was one certain . .... – Dinesh D'Souza on socialism:
mohammadnursyamsu @Joe Schooner Socialism such as nazism and communism, is not a rational proposition. It is only interesting as an ideological... – Dinesh D'Souza on socialism:
chuckdarwin Surely this is the work of the Great Deceiver….. – How did a mammoth tusk from...
jerry ID is not a theory. It’s too general for that. It’s almost like saying logic is a theory. It’s a... – At YouTube: William Dembski: Gauging the...
jerry All the freebies/benefits from the Welfare State would not exist in a socialist economy because there would not be enough... – Dinesh D'Souza on socialism:
BobRyan Open inquiry and debate are sorely lacking in science. Just look how Big Bang is protected. Despite all the evidence... – In time for American Thanksgiving: Stephen...