PETA – Uncommon Descent

Animal minds Intelligent Design Just For Fun

Fun: The new bad is “species-ist” language

Will it become a crime to use words like “catty” or names like “Gordon Gecko”?

jerry Not true. Information demonstrates easily which side is true. There is not even a discussion . That’s an argument that... – At Mind Matters News: 3. Atheist...
Hanks Neither side can conclusively demonstrate their own side to be true. Not true. Information demonstrates easily which side is true.... – At Mind Matters News: 3. Atheist...
jerry There are four separate important ideas that flow from the existence of God argument which are all important in their... – L&FP, 47: The credibility of the...
tjguy “I find it arrogant to presume that any individual could conclude that there is a being that knows everything and... – At Mind Matters News: 3. Atheist...
ET Strange that evos say there is no way to predict what will be selected for at any point in time.... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
mohammadnursyamsu Scientism is a result of fundamentally conceiving of making a choice, in terms of figuring out the best option, instead... – L&FP, 47: The credibility of the...
Hanks The ENEA study of the Holy Shroud of Turin concluded that it would take 34 Thousand Billion Watts of VUV... – At Big Think: The mystery of...
jerry This discussion is an illustration of the red herring nature of selection and the futility of discussing it. Selection definitely... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
bornagain77 Moreover, besides the mental attribute of the 'experience of the now' making its presence known in quantum mechanics, that mental... – At Big Think: The mystery of...
bornagain77 The specific statement that Einstein made to Carnap on the train, “The experience of ‘the now’ cannot be turned into... – At Big Think: The mystery of...
bornagain77 And although David Chalmers, (and Adam Frank), focused on qualia,, Qualia Excerpt: Examples of qualia include the perceived sensation of... – At Big Think: The mystery of...
bornagain77 As to these claims: "Reductionism is a successful way to explain the universe, but it cannot replace experience. This is... – At Big Think: The mystery of...
Bob O'H Querius @ 79 - Chaos theory reveals how outcomes can be both random and deterministic at the same time–they can... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
Bob O'H SA @ 75 - My point is that it doesn’t make sense to offer an unqualified statement like “selection is... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
Belfast “Trust the science,” is an example of an impractical piece of advice. A silly war-cry. “Praise the Lord and pass... – At The Scientist: “Science must combat...
BobRyan In order for a vaccine to be a vaccine, the targeted virus must be killed. The reason small pox is... – At The Scientist: “Science must combat...
polistra This author seems to be somewhat sincere, but he misses several basic facts about political reality. First, the "measures" were... – At The Scientist: “Science must combat...
kairosfocus ZW, in short, Scientism. Which falls apart on even the simplest examination, but it is the mood of the times... – L&FP, 47: The credibility of the...
ET Hanks- Evolution by means of blind and mindless processes producing the diversity of life starting with some unknown populations of... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
ET Hanks- Evolution by means of blind and mindless processes producing the diversity of life starting with some unknown populations of... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
zweston People like Dillahunty don't want to bear any burden of proof but prefer hyper skepticism. They also swallow Darwin down... – L&FP, 47: The credibility of the...