Bacterial Intelligence? (General)

by David Turell , Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 00:05 (3369 days ago) @ dhw


> DAVID: Because I look at the issue differently as explained above. Previously, I especially noted the response in the discussion that presented bacterial response actions at a molecular level. I am looking theoretically at the control mechanisms in the genome, the copious instructions (information) that guides the processes. That information was not developed by chance. your favored discussants prefer to ignore that issue.
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> dhw: You have stated that bacteria “look intelligent but are actually acting more as automatons”. I have asked how you know, and your response is that this is how you look at the issue..... And would you accept the same argument from someone who used it to dismiss the concept of free will?-Because that is the way I reason it out. The bacteria MUST have that degree of information to function in responses as they do. As for free will, the concept is so different that I would argue it on different grounds.