Tue 20 Jul, 2010 02:59 pm - What does 'knowing' consist of when we are speaking of sovereign beings with the capacity to make a infinite amount of expressions? with infinite potential?
Perspective and thought and... (view)
Fri 27 Nov, 2009 02:47 am - [QUOTE=jeeprs;106325]I think the philosopher, and the scientist, (and also the magician, but I won't bring that up here) assume that everything operates according to principles. It is a matter... (view)
Fri 27 Nov, 2009 01:32 am - [QUOTE=jeeprs;106289]Able to replicate without outside assistance. Any cell can do this, and no machine can.[/QUOTE]
But we can imagine a machine that can, and thus we can create it.... (view)
Wed 25 Nov, 2009 08:41 pm - [QUOTE=Aedes;105972]No, it is not a syllogism, which you apparently do not appreciate is NOT the only form of logical construct. If I say: look, plants die when you don't water them but they... (view)
Wed 25 Nov, 2009 06:21 pm - [QUOTE=Aedes;105875]The difference between science and logic is that in science everyone looks at the same thing. My interpretation of the data I've presented is hardly individual -- in fact... (view)
Wed 25 Nov, 2009 10:46 am - [QUOTE=Dave Allen;105866]It's also worth pointing out that the law specifies an isolated system, and therefore isn't relevent to things that occur on the planet earth - which receives... (view)
Wed 25 Nov, 2009 10:31 am - [QUOTE=Aedes;105851]No, actually, neither the 2nd law of thermodynamics nor the principle of entropy say anything about that.
If you want to talk about entropy, talk about entropy. If you want... (view)
Wed 25 Nov, 2009 09:22 am - [QUOTE=Aedes;105834]AIDS has been an epidemic for less than 30 years, and it's only known to have been in human populations for 50-100 years. Given the human generation time, there is no way... (view)
Wed 25 Nov, 2009 08:58 am - [QUOTE=richard_mcnair;105777]Im not exactly sure of what you're saying - Kant certainly thought time and space were creations of our minds, and not that time and space exist independently of... (view)
Tue 24 Nov, 2009 11:46 pm - [QUOTE=Aedes;105732]Study the genetics of sickle cell disease, including linkage analysis, and you'll see a flabbergasting example of natural selection.[/QUOTE]
Disease? AIDs? The concept... (view)
