protists – Uncommon Descent

Not an animal, plant or fungus — or protist — but still a life form

It’s maybe a “protist,” which could be expert-ese for “we don’t know for sure.” It seems that life comes into existence whether it can be classified or not.

JVL Relatd: It is not the Church’s fault that some, including some Catholics, think otherwise. Just out of curiosity . .... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
jerry The Church is interested in the truth. I'm not sure anyone wants to discuss this here. It is definitely not... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
jerry Except all scientists(evolutionary bioligists included) use the assumption of a function and a goal before they even proceed for any... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
relatd Chuckdarwin at 128, I understand. The Church knows the difference between faith and science. However, it is not anti-ID. Unless... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
JVL Sandy: Except all scientists(evolutionary bioligists included) use the assumption of a function and a goal before they even proceed for... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
Sandy Jerry I say ID is not science Except all scientists(evolutionary bioligists included) use the assumption of a function and a... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
JVL Sandy: Biological Information: New Perspectives – Proceedings Of The Symposium https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=teExEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false That is interesting; many of the papers are based... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
JVL Jerry: I say ID is not science but a layer of conclusions used on the findings of science and get... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
chuckdarwin Relatd/123 This started when I responded to a comment by SA (who is apparently Roman Catholic) that Ken Miller, the... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
Sandy BobO'Hara But I don’t think there’s ever been a doubt that some junk DNA would be functional: the questions have... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
jerry I say ID is not science but a layer of conclusions used on the findings of science and get asked... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
JVL This may be of interest: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/05/15/1098347992/a-landmark-study-tracks-the-lasting-effect-of-having-an-abortion-or-being-denied – Michael Egnor muses on some shaky...
Sandy JVL Kairosfocus & Jerry: I was specifically thinking of a stated and widely accepted general ID research agenda. Something like:... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
Bob O'H Sandy - I'm not sure what your point is. I responded to your claim that the concept of junk DNA... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
JVL Silver Asiatic: If the fetus was part of the mother then there would only be the mother’s DNA. He knows... – Michael Egnor muses on some shaky...
relatd Another attempt to justify abortion? An embryo is a unique human being. – At Mind Matters News: Must we...
relatd Chuckdarwin at 111, Where are you going with this? You don't have to be Catholic to recognize truth. But some... – Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach...
Silver Asiatic JVL I just couldn’t figure out what BobRyan was actually saying. If the fetus was part of the mother then... – Michael Egnor muses on some shaky...
Silver Asiatic It's the argument that the fetus is not conscious. Even if true (although it is proven that developing babies in... – At Mind Matters News: Must we...
relatd What a strange situation. Souls are not biological things. The animist position is this: "a person who believes all natural... – At Mind Matters News: Must we...
asauber "Aren’t you claiming to have proven a negative?" JVL, Not at all. Is a snake capable of building a nicely-stained... – Denton’s prior fitness argument: Everything seems...