Brain complexity: circadian controls (Introduction)

by dhw, Thursday, October 08, 2015, 12:37 (3335 days ago) @ David Turell

BARBARA McCLINTOCK: “Every component of the organism is as much of an organism as every other part.”-dhw: I know you disagree. But you have conceded that the odds are 50/50. That alone is ground enough to take their research seriously, and to consider its possible implications for how evolution might work.-DAVID: It's not the research. That is correct. It is the conclusions, and all the ID scientists agree with me. Let's drop the subject, since you don't read the scientific research literature directly, and are making a second-hand judgment.-I am not making a judgment at all. I am quoting the judgment of the people who have done the research, and it is them that you disagree with, not me. I only plead for open-mindedness. I would, however, suggest with the greatest respect that they are no less qualified than you to draw conclusions from their research. -I can't drop the subject entirely, as it is sure to crop up again in our discussions on evolution, but otherwise I will gladly stop drawing attention to their conclusions so long as you do not impose your own judgment on the research when you make your comments. 50/50. Fair exchange? -I would not want this disagreement in any way to detract from my indebtedness to you for all these articles that provide me and many others (judging by the number of viewings) from an ongoing process of education. Huge thanks for this!