Comments on: 08-08-20 http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-08-20/ Promoting Science and Critical Thinking Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:58:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Monado http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-08-20/#comment-2348 Monado Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:29:56 +0000 http://www.skeptic.com/eSkeptic/?p=147#comment-2348 This Perakh article is remarkably similar to my blog post of April 2008, "<a href="http://sciencenotes.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/whos-zoomin-who/" rel="nofollow">Who's Zoomin' Who?</a>," including four of the images. However, Mr. Perakh fails to mention that Figure 3 is not merely some superimposed images, but about 100 images superimposed and then <b>rotationally averaged</b>. In other words, it can't help but look symmetrical. It would have been nice to get at least an acknowledgement. This Perakh article is remarkably similar to my blog post of April 2008, “Who’s Zoomin’ Who?,” including four of the images. However, Mr. Perakh fails to mention that Figure 3 is not merely some superimposed images, but about 100 images superimposed and then rotationally averaged. In other words, it can’t help but look symmetrical. It would have been nice to get at least an acknowledgement.

]]> By: Simon http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-08-20/#comment-2213 Simon Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:34:13 +0000 http://www.skeptic.com/eSkeptic/?p=147#comment-2213 Good article, although I think the final nail in the ID coffin won't come until we can show how a step-by-step progression of small adaptations by natural selection might have led to the present flagellum - like the mouse-trap sketches but with biology:-) Of course to point to a lack of such current explanation and claim that it proves ID is ludicrous (especially since the ID proponents have no explanation of exactly how it might have been ID'd - when? by whom? how? why?) but with the flagella question answered, ID will have very few other places to hide. Good article, although I think the final nail in the ID coffin won’t come until we can show how a step-by-step progression of small adaptations by natural selection might have led to the present flagellum – like the mouse-trap sketches but with biology:-)
Of course to point to a lack of such current explanation and claim that it proves ID is ludicrous (especially since the ID proponents have no explanation of exactly how it might have been ID’d – when? by whom? how? why?) but with the flagella question answered, ID will have very few other places to hide.

]]> By: Watching You http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-08-20/#comment-1531 Watching You Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:44:01 +0000 http://www.skeptic.com/eSkeptic/?p=147#comment-1531 @Theodore Wise: They focused on "looks" and not function because that the myth ID proponests created. Please re-read the article. @Theodore Wise:

They focused on “looks” and not function because that the myth ID proponests created. Please re-read the article.

]]> By: Theodore Wise http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-08-20/#comment-568 Theodore Wise Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:17:19 +0000 http://www.skeptic.com/eSkeptic/?p=147#comment-568 I notice you focused on "looks" and not function. You completely misrepresent creationist arguments and you call them nefarious. Typical. I notice you focused on “looks” and not function. You completely misrepresent creationist arguments and you call them nefarious. Typical.

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