(2024-05-09, 07:49 PM)Brian Wrote: I have had you on ignore for some time so I must have missed it. What have I said that gives you the impression that I don't believe life on Earth was designed? I often challenge what I consider to be bad arguments in favour of creation and whenever you debate about the need for a creator, you also have to apply the argument to God, or consciousness or whatever you believe the original cause is if there is one. An information field that is fundamental gets far closer towards answering this question than any other model IMO.
Gosh what did I do to end up on your ignore list - I don't have anyone on my ignore list. If I am still on that list, you won't even get to read this reply to you!
I will avoid unraveling a chain of who said what.
The question is what is an information field? I have pointed out to Stephen that information itself only makes sense with reference to a specific mind.
Stephen is a big supporter of The Third Way (TTW) in biology. This movement, led by Professor Denis Noble, argues that you can explain the origin and evolution of life in terms of concepts that don't seem to follow the rules of logic. They use the word 'information' a lot without ever defining what exactly it means.
The supporters of TTW are keen to explore evidence that life does not evolve by Natural Selection (Darwin's way) but never completely any explain a potential alternative that doesn't involve creator(s). These people seem keen to come up with observations that refute NS without coming up with any alternative, and explicitly rejecting the idea of a creator.
David