plover – Uncommon Descent

Genetics Intelligent Design speciation

Identical birds, different genes

So different sets of genes can result in identical looking birds? This is getting as complicated as the butterflies.

solemn existence Germaine to the discussion on body plan information, there's a 4 part series on the topic at ID the future.... – Gunter Bechly vs. Joshua Swamidass at...
Seversky Sounds like it might be a way of getting new information into a genome when ID/creationism argued it could only... – Human cells write RNA sequences into...
Seversky I have known science journalists for whom I had the greatest respect. They clearly cared very much about the subject... – Why is science reporting so bad?
ET Doubter, see the first comment. – Misleading claims about a long running...
ET Pater Kimbridge: Which is why I find it best to listen to the consensus of biologists when it comes to... – Michael Behe on the “purposeful arrangement...
mohammadnursyamsu KRock the one thing that matters is, the extent to which the scientists are materialists. There is materialist philosophy, which... – Why science is losing prestige…
mohammadnursyamsu Querius, Ofcourse I know nothing, but I can only call it as I see it, right? And like many, just... – Can only math solve the mystery...
Pater Kimbridge @Martin_r #22 Nope. Engineer. Which is why I find it best to listen to the consensus of biologists when it... – Michael Behe on the “purposeful arrangement...
Pater Kimbridge @Sandy No.... more like how gravity functions to bring hydrogen together to make stars where none existed before. And lava... – Michael Behe on the “purposeful arrangement...
doubter ET@8 Yes, it was a simple case of evolution, but no new complicated mechanism was created. Very little new information.... – Misleading claims about a long running...
ET Martin_r, E coli already had the ability to digest citrate. In the presence of oxygen the gene that codes for... – Misleading claims about a long running...
asauber You can't just blame journalists. You can blame them, but they are just 1/3 of the real story. I haven't... – Why is science reporting so bad?
Querius Mohammadnursyamsu @4, You might want to brush up on recent experiments in quantum mechanics. For example, consider the following: Anton... – Can only math solve the mystery...
polistra Can't blame scientists for this. And in my experience the press releases are usually excellent, often more insightful than the... – Why is science reporting so bad?
bornagain77 Hmmm, Lenski makes it sound like this is an entirely new capability: “E. coli going back to its original definition... – Misleading claims about a long running...
jerry Here is an article summing up why science reporting is so bad Scientists are supposed to follow the scientific method,... – Why is science reporting so bad?
Sandy Function can be observed, and function can exist without purpose or intent. Like your comment that has been written by... – Michael Behe on the “purposeful arrangement...
jerry If you are in media, you must publish something, and soon. There is always something to publish but if it... – Why is science reporting so bad?
martin_r Pater @20 .... you must be a biologist - natural science graduate .... – Michael Behe on the “purposeful arrangement...
martin_r Sandy ...right.... my bad.... – Misleading claims about a long running...
Sandy Martin_r lenski’s experiment is not an evolution but an adaptation. Nope, you don't understand evolution . If you jump 2m... – Misleading claims about a long running...