Quorum sensing; fights viral infections (Introduction)

by David Turell , Monday, November 21, 2016, 15:00 (2924 days ago) @ dhw

dhw: As quoted on 10 November (my bold):

Exeter meeting: "...we have a great deal to learn about chemistry, physics and evolution from our small, but very intelligent, prokaryotic relatives."

Shapiro: 'Evolution: A view from the 21st century' (p. 143): “Living cells and organisms are cognitive (sentient) entities that act and interact purposefully to ensure survival, growth and proliferation. They possess corresponding sensory, communication, information-processing, and decision-making capabilities.”

I know you don’t believe in cellular intelligence, but please stop pretending that when Shapiro says cells are very intelligent, he means they are not intelligent.

All of Shapiro's statements are true, but they describe automatic activity. Bacteria are intelligently designed. We are back to our individual viewpoints.