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Michael Egnor: Evolution presupposes design – the COVID 19 edition

Now that he mentions it, Darwinism—without design in nature— probably couldn’t even produce viable viruses.

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Darwinian PZ Myers blows off attack on Bret Weinstein

The progressive war is, increasingly, with facts, with nature itself. They can’t win but we can certainly lose.

William J Murray I repeat: If anyone wants to make a case that something “exists” outside of mind, it’s really simple. Point at... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
William J Murray LCD said: No, you are the only one who cannot do it. The rest of the world can do it... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
polistra Good lord, why do we even need hypotheses to explain something that hasn't happened and might happen in someone's imagination? – Could Earth be in quarantine from...
Lieutenant Commander Data William J Murray Now imagine that something exists outside of mind. You literally cannot do it. No, you are the... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
Viola Lee Yes, KF, I discussed the point of inflection case. Also, yes the fact that the tangent line has a slope... – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
kairosfocus VL, that "tangent touches a curve at a single point (and does not cross)" is a case of a studied... – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
jerry Magna Carta in certain parts, is actually still a part of UK Law, of constitutional character, along with the later... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
jerry Go ahead, I’ll wait patiently. Try not eating or drinking. After a couple day we will all wait patiently for... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
kairosfocus Jerry, Magna Carta in certain parts, is actually still a part of UK Law, of constitutional character, along with the... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
Steve Alten2 This reminded me of a question I had in an invertebrate biology lab exam in university. We each rotated through... – C. Elegans (roundworm) perceives color without...
William J Murray What's absurd here is that people are arguing that unless a hypothetical world exists that we have no capacity to... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
William J Murray KF said (and LCD quoted:) Where, if all experience is entirely mental, it is caught up in that circle, there... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
William J Murray ET, Precisely correct. Nothing like trying to figure out why there is no evidence for a thing when there are... – Could Earth be in quarantine from...
ET So many people have died in the last 12 months because so many people are unhealthy. Natural selection eliminates the... – Claim: Neanderthal protein may reduce COVID-19's...
ET People have seen the aliens, though. So either News is calling millions of people liars or News just hasn't viewed... – Could Earth be in quarantine from...
William J Murray People that argue against mental reality are the same as people that argue against free will. It's impossible to make... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
William J Murray If anyone wants to make a case that something "exists" outside of mind, it's really simple. Point at something that... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
Viola Lee KF writes, " I think teachers need to be more aware of the big issues next door to what we... – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
Viola Lee People had this same debate about whether negative numbers were real: some major mathematicians rejected them as nonsense, and it... – Sabine Hossenfelder asks, Do complex numbers...
William J Murray KF, As far as I can tell, your entire argument and following objections against MRT flows from this first point... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
jerry Magna Carta is particularly telling. While the Magna Carter was part of history it was hardly necessary and definitely not... – Should we recognise that "laws of...