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Philosophy of Science :: RE: Reasons Behind the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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Author: Alun Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:35 am (GMT -5) ape wrote: As for most scientists: "In fact, evolution became in a sense a scientific religion; almost all scientists accepted it and many are prepared to bend their observations to fit in with it." H. J. Lipson, F.R.S. "A physicist looks at ...4 hours ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: Reasons Behind the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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Author: ape Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:59 am (GMT -5) Alun wrote: I do not have Huxleys bias. Presumably the many Christian people who accept the theory of evolution by natural selection do not either--nor Hindu, Buddhist, Wiccan, and Muslim scientists. So you need to provide some evidence for that ...6 hours ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: Reasons Behind the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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Author: Alun Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:24 pm (GMT -5) ape wrote: But Alun, it is a lot more than some, more likely most if not all. I do not have Huxleys bias. Presumably the many Christian people who accept the theory of evolution by natural selection do not either--nor Hindu, Buddhist, Wiccan, ...13 hours ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: Reasons Behind the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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Author: ape Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:12 pm (GMT -5) Alun wrote: ******* ape wrote: Huxley: "I had motive for not wanting the world to have a meaning; consequently assumed that it had none, and was able without any difficulty to find satisfying reasons for this assumption." This is ...14 hours ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: Reasons Behind the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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Author: Alun Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:58 pm (GMT -5) Belinda wrote: Do you agree that there is no scientific proof that intelligence is not a universal quality of which intelligent thoughts, word and deeds are particular instances? To my knowledge, science does not purport to prove anything ...15 hours ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: Reasons Behind the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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Author: ape Subject: Re: Reasons Behind the Theory of Evolution by Natural Select Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:57 pm (GMT -5) Alun wrote: Reasons Behind the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection Hi Alun! Your wish has come true in that I as a challenger in Love of both creation and evolution ...19 hours ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: Reasons Behind the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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Author: athena Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:56 pm (GMT -5) Perhaps a simple explanation of how a mutant gene becomes more prevalent in a population would help. Sickle Cell Anemia is a good example of selective evolution pressures working. Sickle Cell Anemia is the result of mutations effecting red cells. The ...20 hours ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: Reasons Behind the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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Author: Belinda Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:29 am (GMT -5) Do you agree that there is no scientific proof that intelligence is not a universal quality of which intelligent thoughts, word and deeds are particular instances? _________________ Socialist1 day ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: Reasons Behind the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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Author: Alun Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:53 am (GMT -5) Belatedly: Thanks Scott. I keep hoping someone will drop in and challenge me to make the argument stronger. I suppose I could add a segment about the probability of genetic mutations and natural selection of actually producing the trends seen in history, but ...1 day ago -
Challenging naturalism: David Gordon on the Nagel controversy
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David Gordon of the Ludwig von Mises Institute has made some interesting comments about the recent controversy created by Thomas Nagel’s endorsement of Stephen Meyer’s new book on Intelligent Design. In reviewing Nagel’s Secular Philosophy and the Religious Temperament: Essays 2002–2008, Gordon ...1 day ago -
MUST-LISTEN: J.P. Moreland lecture on Christianity and the progress of science
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I found the lectures here at Apologetics 315. These are GOOD. He covers a lot and you’ll get a lot of interesting stuff to think about. This is actually a great lecture – the old J.P. Moreland back in fine form. He’s going over a ton of arguments for theism from science. I’ve counted SIX so far, so this is a ...3 days ago -
Mertons sociology of science
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The organized study of "science" as an epistemic practice and a knowledge product has taken at least three major forms in the past century: the philosophy of science, the history of science, and the sociology of science. Philosophers have been primarily interested in the logic of scientific inquiry and ...4 days ago -
Why naturalness should be expected
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Sabine Hossenfelder has revealed another incredible fact - namely that she doesnt understand why parameters of theories should be expected to be natural. Holy cow! She correctly explains that naturalness means that parameters are expected to be of order one (e.g. 3.14 or 1 or 0.618 but not 19171107 or ...4 days ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: The Dark Side of Darwins Legacy
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Author: athena Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:59 am (GMT -5) Belinda wrote: #38 But I for one think that Athenas argument is that science is concerned with moral truth. The metaphysics of naturalism bind together moral and scientific truth in the following way. The world is as it is, and we cannot do ...5 days ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: The Dark Side of Darwins Legacy
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Author: athena Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:42 am (GMT -5) Belinda wrote: #38 But I for one think that Athenas argument is that science is concerned with moral truth. The metaphysics of naturalism bind together moral and scientific truth in the following way. The world is as it is, and we cannot do ...5 days ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: The Dark Side of Darwins Legacy
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Author: Belinda Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:28 am (GMT -5) #38 But I for one think that Athenas argument is that science is concerned with moral truth. The metaphysics of naturalism bind together moral and scientific truth in the following way. The world is as it is, and we cannot do other than harmonise with ...6 days ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: The Dark Side of Darwins Legacy
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Author: Alun Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:09 am (GMT -5) athena wrote: I wish would read Michael Shermers book "The Science of Good and Evil" before you imply my thinking is not based on good science. What I meant was that you shouldnt accept the current theory of evolution just because it supports ...6 days ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: Belief in Darwinism; what does it even mean?
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Author: athena Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:08 am (GMT -5) To answer the question, "[I am] trying to get a handle on how man evolved from a cell to a creature with complex organs that are interdependent on each other." I refer you to the book "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas. "The viruses, instead of being ...6 days ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: Belief in Darwinism; what does it even mean?
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Author: Meleagar Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:14 pm (GMT -5) Theres no need to refute what has never been evidenced in the first place. _________________ http://spiritualintelligentdesign.blogspot.com/6 days ago -
Philosophy of Science :: RE: Reasons Behind the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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Author: Scott Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:41 pm (GMT -5) Great post, Alun! I think youve done a great job summarizing the facts and reasoning of evolution--particularly by laying it out in a logical format that clearly identifies the premises and conclusions. For those who are skeptical about aspects of the ...6 days ago
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