Personality – Uncommon Descent

At Mind Matters News: Can insects have personalities too?

What about bacteria? If personality amounts to observed individual differences in behavior, the answer is yes.

Extraterrestrial life Genetics Intelligent Design Peer review

At Retraction Watch: “Transparently absurd” paper at Elsevier

Retraction Watch: Erm, about that concerning peer review process. Elsevier also was the publisher of the equally risible book chapter claiming that COVID-19 came to earth on a meteorite.

kairosfocus AF, 1: as you full well know, function including reproductive function [implying a highly complex von Neumann kinematic self replicator]... – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r a bit off topic, and 2 years old, but i noticed it just today ... 2020: Tour scores prestigious Centenary... – From Evolution News: Prigogine's Self-Organization vs....
bornagain77 26,,, As to: "It seems to me that here the utmost simplicity of one world concept trumps the profundity of... – At Evolution News: Intelligent Design and...
Querius Asauber @226 Says the guy who spends all his active hours at UD spamming Evolution. Indeed! Pumping out comment after... – Man-ape chasm of differences
doubter Bornagain77@10: In short, and mathematically speaking, the microscopic descriptions of quantum mechanics, (even if you take a ‘radical’ approach to... – At Evolution News: Intelligent Design and...
AnimatedDust I did. It does not address my question. – The Thought that Stops Thought
bornagain77 A couple of more notes from Dr.Miller. Physicist Brian Miller: Two Conundrums for Strictly Materialist Views of Biology - January... – From Evolution News: Prigogine's Self-Organization vs....
Alan Fox There are limits. Indeed. Inbreeding is a terminal problem in small populations. Loss of genetic diversity leads to extinction. – Man-ape chasm of differences
relatd Those who breed dogs can cause certain health problems with their selective breeding. https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/dogs/puppy/pedigreedogs/health There are limits. – Man-ape chasm of differences
Alan Fox Sal Cordova held to that idea. Haven't come across Sal in a while and I can't recall the details – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r Alan Fox ever heard of Old Earth Creationists ? – Man-ape chasm of differences
Alan Fox What did you think ???About Creationism? Of the 6,000 year old Earth type? I can't imagine how anyone can stare... – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r Alan Fox, in any case, I will have a closer look at some articles on Phenotypic plasticity ... It looks... – Man-ape chasm of differences
asauber "I guess he has his own agenda." Says the guy who spends all his active hours at UD spamming Evolution.... – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r Alan Fox, That is correct. I am an engineer and a Creationist. What did you think ??? – Man-ape chasm of differences
Alan Fox Martin_r clearly hasn’t bothered or hasn’t grasped simple concepts.Martin_r has mentioned he is a Creationist. I guess he has his... – Man-ape chasm of differences
Alan Fox Gerd Muller isn’t respectable ?I'm not familiar with him but I have no reason to think he's not. Yes, I... – Man-ape chasm of differences
JVL Martin_r: it does not look like an unguided process …. Not my problem if you can't read and understand an... – Man-ape chasm of differences
JVL Alan Fox: Now that’s not true, is it, Martin_r. You expressed no interest in learning about the evolution of the... – Man-ape chasm of differences
asauber "Let’s just suppose you actually don’t understand the basics of unguided evolutionary theory." JVL, There's nothing to understand. It's a... – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r JVL the basics of unguided evolutionary theory. what has the following to do with an unguided process ? Most organisms... – Man-ape chasm of differences