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Here's a little video by Frank Gregorio, "Introduction to Cells," that gives chills. David Klinghoffer http://www.discovery.org/p/209

That was a very successful evening when Dennis Prager, a good friend of Discovery Institute, got together with Discovery fellows Stephen Meyer, Michael Medved and George Gilder. David Klinghoffer http://www.discovery.org/p/209

Once again, engineers have looked to nature to figure out a simple solution to a complex problem: how to land a robot on surfaces of various angles. Evolution News & Views

When interpreting text, including bills, it is important to look at the text one is attempting to interpret. Joshua Youngkin http://www.discovery.org/p/501

In Lewis's view, the longings provoked by earthly beauty could not be accounted for by a blind and mechanistic material universe. John G. West http://www.discovery.org/p/18

Jerry Coyne marvels at Rubik's Cube. Michael Egnor

It arises each night from its coffin. It cannot be killed by any natural means. By now, it has extremely bad breath. David Klinghoffer http://www.discovery.org/p/209

We've got it, including Stephen Meyer's 2009 expert testimony before the Texas State Board of Education. David Klinghoffer http://www.discovery.org/p/209

Materialist reduction is never the whole truth. It always leaves out that which is most human and most real. Michael Egnor

They debated the question: "Has Evolution Adequately Explained the Origins of Life?" That was a memorable evening. David Klinghoffer http://www.discovery.org/p/209

Post by midwifetoad
You will know what it is to be roasted in the depths of the slor that day.

Post by GaryGaulin
Quote (Woodbine @ Nov. 19 2013,05:54) Quote (GaryGaulin @ Nov. 19 2013,10:53)At least it's good to know that science is still going my way, even though the US science and education system that controls it are still corrupt.
Corrupt = Won't give me money.
Corrupt = favoritism that allows US laws to be thwarted, condoning deception that fleeces taxpayers, unethical behavior that US law/ethics forbids, defamation of scientists who do not follow your religious philosophies, and other offenses that are not even legal in this country.

Post by KevinB
Quote (timothya @ Nov. 19 2013,02:20)KF at UD (Comment 32) http://www.uncommondescent.com/intelli....-nicely
    Quote The problem we face is that in our time, thanks to the dressing up of the ancient chaos-force of evolutionary materialism in the lab coat, elites and fellow travellers have been busily digging away at the foundations of the dam that restrains the barbarism of the clan blood feud.
I can read the words on the screen, but I am stuffed if I can understand what he means.
I'd like to read it as suggesting that if the scientists keep on pointing out the inconsistencies in "creation science, etc", the incompatibilities between YEC, OEC, ID and von Daniken are going to be exposed, and the whole "Big Tent" strategy is going to end in tears.

I may well be mistaken, however.

Post by Woodbine
Quote (GaryGaulin @ Nov. 19 2013,10:53)At least it's good to know that science is still going my way, even though the US science and education system that controls it are still corrupt.
Corrupt = Won't give me money.

Post by GaryGaulin
Quote (damitall @ Nov. 19 2013,03:08) Quote (GaryGaulin @ Nov. 18 2013,22:50) Quote (damitall @ Nov. 18 2013,16:32)And there's one of your big problems - there IS no evidence that your "theory" works for anything at  all.
You can't do anything more with it, and no-one has picked it up to work or expand on it.
And now Damitall the Knowitall is here to show how well their superpower scientific method works for seeing what everyone in the entire world is doing, every second of the day.
Giggles, 40+ years you've been polishing this turd, and in all that time NOT ONE PERSON has taken it up and done anything with it.

Why is that, Giggles?
I have spent 40+ years studying AI and cognitive science, not polishing a turd. If anyone is doing that in this forum then you're helping to misrepresent Darwinian theory in order to discredit all in science who very well understand its limitations, from direct experience with what it is unable to account for.

It's very possible that my ideas are currently changing science, way more than you think it is. And only a fool would give (anti)religious vigilantes information that would make it possible to unfairly discredit all that too.

Excuses for a theory that claims to explain the origin of intelligent living things that is unable to explain where intelligence is or comes from is a perfect example of turd-polishing, and regardless of how acceptable it has become I am not going to help this forum or anyone lie to the general public.

Post by GaryGaulin
Quote (Quack @ Nov. 18 2013,23:57)Maybe what Gary needs is to make a detailed study of bacterial intelligence?
They are amazingly intelligent.
That helps confirm what I have known about for years. But I never knew it was this common.

And no, that alone does not indicate that bacteria are intelligent.  It's another way of finding useful molecular information in their immediate environment, that was more or less already inferred by what is in the Unimolecular Intelligence section that predicted this is possible.

At least it's good to know that science is still going my way, even though the US science and education system that controls it are still corrupt.

Post by Woodbine
I've stopped beating Gary's wife, hth.

Post by GaryGaulin
Quote (Texas Teach @ Nov. 18 2013,20:11) Quote (GaryGaulin @ Nov. 18 2013,18:18)   Quote (Texas Teach @ Nov. 18 2013,17:54)Given the way Gary trumpets anyone who says anything negative about evolution as proof that he's right,...
You are either talking trash again, or you will have no problem at all finding plenty of Ken Ham videos in this and other threads.

Show us what you have for evidence, to back-up your statement with examples.
Does the word anyone mean the same thing as everyone Captain Grammar?  And while we're on the subject of you're linguistic prowess, have you stopped being outraged by being asked if you've stopped beating your wife yet?

But as to you touting cranks and creationists as proof that you're right: I don't have time to compile an exhaustive list.  You dragging out your favorite cranky systems biologist (who has nothing to do with you), Casey Luskin (who you should be really embarrassed to be mention in the same breath as), the creationists in Kansas that you want to build bridges to, etc etc ad fucking nauseum.

Even if everything about evolution was proven wrong tomorrow, it still wouldn't be any help to your piece of crap video game or the word salad Titanic you keep rearranging the deck chairs on.  Provide some evidence for molecular intelligence or cellular intelligence or be mocked.
Or in other words, the only information I ever provided in regards to "weaknesses" is from knowledgeable scientists who are also well aware of the problems of Darwinian theory. And the video with Casey Luskin in it only defines the "Theory of Intelligent Design" that needed writing.

Statements such as yours only shows that you think you have the right to lie through your teeth in order to ignore scientific information that does not serve your very (anti)religious agenda.

In this forum there has been plenty of agreement that there are weaknesses to the theory you are teaching. What are they? You should have no problem quickly listing all of them.

And have you stopped beating your wife?

Post by damitall
Quote (GaryGaulin @ Nov. 18 2013,22:50) Quote (damitall @ Nov. 18 2013,16:32)And there's one of your big problems - there IS no evidence that your "theory" works for anything at  all.
You can't do anything more with it, and no-one has picked it up to work or expand on it.
And now Damitall the Knowitall is here to show how well their superpower scientific method works for seeing what everyone in the entire world is doing, every second of the day.
Giggles, 40+ years you've been polishing this turd, and in all that time NOT ONE PERSON has taken it up and done anything with it.

Why is that, Giggles?

Post by timothya
KF at UD (Comment 32) http://www.uncommondescent.com/intelli....-nicely
Quote The problem we face is that in our time, thanks to the dressing up of the ancient chaos-force of evolutionary materialism in the lab coat, elites and fellow travellers have been busily digging away at the foundations of the dam that restrains the barbarism of the clan blood feud.
I can read the words on the screen, but I am stuffed if I can understand what he means.

And while I am at it, what is this weird X rape-torture-murder story meant to signify? All I can tell from his narrative is that his story is a justification for homophobia on the basis of collective guilt.