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ET Darwinism, ie blind watchmaker evolution, is a useless heuristic. And it appears that no one knows how to test its... – Michael Egnor: Darwinism as Hegel’s philosophy...
jerry Kf, History is going to judge us harshly, for cause. Depends on who will write the history. That is what... – The Frontline Doctors put some "plausible"...
john_a_designer The agenda of the contemporary secular progressive I think can be understood by three terms they like to use rhetorically:... – Michael Egnor: Darwinism as Hegel’s philosophy...
ET Does anyone (else) have any issues understanding the following: The rights of the mother, as an individual, end when she... – Scientific American doubles down on all...
ET You are a liar, Bob O'H- or a fool. – Behe's First Rule Writ Large
Bob O'H Oh, we do, ET. But we hide that away in the Really Dark Web. – Behe's First Rule Writ Large
ET JVL: But you haven’t ever been able to answer the most important question regarding what does an archaeologist consider when... – The smog is beginning to clear...
bornagain77 WJM "It seems to me that a lot of the information we have coming from the afterlife (and there is... – Does a cosmopsychist believe in life...
ET Yes, there is a physical BASIS for the consciousness of PHYSICAL beings. So what? That doesn't mean consciousness is reducible... – Can logic or evidence help you...
ET Earth to Chuck and Bob O'H- Your position doesn't have a mechanism capable of accounting for the existence of metazoans,... – Behe's First Rule Writ Large
William J Murray I appreciate you getting the distinction between cosmopsychism and panpsychism right this time. Thanks. Kastrup's a brilliant guy, but sometimes... – Does a cosmopsychist believe in life...
kairosfocus Cicero, to the witness stand: —Marcus [in de Legibus, introductory remarks,. C1 BC, being Cicero himself]: . . . the... – Were the Nazis on the Right...
kairosfocus The need is to explore the nature of law, with particular reference to efforts to sever law from justice as... – Were the Nazis on the Right...
bornagain77 Moreover, the main debate between ID advocates and Darwinists also supports the reality of a immaterial soul that is capable... – Can logic or evidence help you...
bornagain77 Seversky at 15 states, "I doubt that they are anything other than subjective experiences like dreams" Yet, the 'more real... – Can logic or evidence help you...
kairosfocus RH7, it is long since clear that no actual accumulation of evidence will move you from your chosen distractive and... – The Frontline Doctors put some "plausible"...
bornagain77 Doubter' at 14 is simply devastating to Seversky's position. – Can logic or evidence help you...
BobRyan When one understands how consciousness is define, it is not particularly difficult to grasp. Merriam-Websters defines consciousness as: 1a :... – Can logic or evidence help you...
AaronS1978 Hahahahahahaha @ Sev thats you counter argument is convoluted word play that amounts to the EXACT same thing! Here if... – Michael Egnor: Darwinism as Hegel’s philosophy...
Bob O'H aarceng & Seversky - the report is here: pp9-10 are the relevant ones. This is what they wrote about this... – Scientific American doubles down on all...
BobRyan Big Bang should be scratched and replaced with an unknown. Take what is known today, not suspected like dark matter,... – From Ethan Siegel: What if the...