tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post6115892959437364155..comments2023-10-29T08:04:00.488-07:00Comments on Quintessence of Dust: Signature in the Cell: preliminary observations and prologueStephen Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05057004085073574659noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-62851240905901073352010-01-14T08:44:13.046-07:002010-01-14T08:44:13.046-07:00Jeff Shallit has posted his review.Jeff Shallit has <a href="http://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/10/stephen-meyers-bogus-information-theory.html" rel="nofollow">posted his review</a>.John Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280296574996987228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-2410289450562538002010-01-13T21:13:28.620-07:002010-01-13T21:13:28.620-07:00You may want to take a look at Jeffrey Shallit'...You may want to take a look at Jeffrey Shallit's take on the book http://recursed.blogspot.com/2009/10/stephen-meyers-bogus-information-theory.html<br /><br />He focuses primarily on the issues of information theory. He notes some interesting lapses in what otherwise appears to be an extensive bibliography.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00637936588223855248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-65773610994903587652010-01-11T19:21:26.814-07:002010-01-11T19:21:26.814-07:00That's a fine last paragraph. Thanks.That's a fine last paragraph. Thanks.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-11664744549904380502010-01-11T16:23:45.787-07:002010-01-11T16:23:45.787-07:00Although I'd rather have a bottle in front of ...Although I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy, I'm afraid the latter would be in order to match wits with Meyer. <br /><br />As for Dembski, he's the Alfred E. Neuman of Information Technology. Get it right!<br /><br />And, no, in case you were wondering, I don't have any respect for creationists.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921039513056888571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-30571937719061913472010-01-11T13:23:10.483-07:002010-01-11T13:23:10.483-07:00Anonymous, thanks for the laughs! I admit that I&#...Anonymous, thanks for the laughs! I admit that I'm offended that you associate me with Arizona State University, but I'm sure you are otherwise very careful in your reading of the genomics and origin-of-life technical literature. Anyway, I'm sure that Steve Meyer is thrilled to know that he has such devoted fans in Roanoke.Stephen Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057004085073574659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-87126782192136635792010-01-11T12:07:03.059-07:002010-01-11T12:07:03.059-07:00Lets see here.....Steven Meyer vs. Steve Matheson?...Lets see here.....Steven Meyer vs. Steve Matheson????? Are you serious Steve Matheson? Do you think some average student from Arizona State can match the intellect of Steven Meyer fame. Stop kidding yourself Matheson. Just because your career is in Biology and you feed your family because of it, doesnt mean that evolution is true. Its obvious you are just gonna give the same old tired review of SITC - "its not science"......We have heard it all before. Whats painfully sad to me is that your name has to be associated with one of the greatest Thelogians of all time, John CalvinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-30769467578326303112010-01-11T08:43:47.876-07:002010-01-11T08:43:47.876-07:00The book is, at least in part, a breezy memoir. Do...<i>The book is, at least in part, a breezy memoir. Does Meyer really want it compared to the Origin of Species?</i><br /><br />Of course he does, Steve. Don't forget, William Dembski is the Isaac Newton of information theory. ID Fellows have a history of high self-esteem. <br /><br />:)John Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280296574996987228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-37701510153663224362010-01-11T06:44:48.131-07:002010-01-11T06:44:48.131-07:00If it really is a rehash, then it will be the thir...<i>If it really is a rehash, then it will be the third rehash in recent memory by a prominent ID author.</i><br /><br />Right on the money.John Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280296574996987228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-19671900194008017302010-01-10T14:23:58.158-07:002010-01-10T14:23:58.158-07:00Sorry, linked the wrong post. Here is the article...Sorry, linked the wrong post. Here is the article link for the Dembski and Marks article. <a href="http://marksmannet.com/RobertMarks/REPRINTS/2009_ConservationOfInformationInSearch.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://marksmannet.com/RobertMarks/REPRINTS/2009_ConservationOfInformationInSearch.pdf</a>Jimpithecushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143519573877156940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-44149648383717069802010-01-10T14:21:00.471-07:002010-01-10T14:21:00.471-07:00If it really is a rehash, then it will be the thir...If it really is a rehash, then it will be the third rehash in recent memory by a prominent ID author. Michael Behe rehashed <i>Darwin's Black Box</i> with <i>The Edge of Evolution</i>, William Dembski and Jonathan Marks' <a href="http://scienceandcreation.blogspot.com/2009/09/dembski-and-jello_23.html" rel="nofollow">new article</a> rehashes <i>No Free Lunch</i>. Is there nothing new to say?<br /><br />By the way, I love the part about the book being the "death rattle of the movement of the same." It is clear that the DI doesn't see it that way, though.Jimpithecushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143519573877156940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-8263734318407952712010-01-10T05:18:17.143-07:002010-01-10T05:18:17.143-07:00"design isn't the answer, it's the qu..."design isn't the answer, it's the question." Nicely put!Arni Zachariassenhttp://www.arnizachariassen.com/ithinkibelievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-78840560747971916772010-01-10T01:27:49.298-07:002010-01-10T01:27:49.298-07:00Some nice points here, Steve. I'm looking forw...Some nice points here, Steve. I'm looking forward to the rest of this.John Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845103991929911157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-58584696921598447042010-01-09T23:00:40.521-07:002010-01-09T23:00:40.521-07:00It appears that "Signature" is a rehash ...It appears that "Signature" is a rehash of Meyer's 2004 article (Google - meyers hopeless monster) which is a rehash of Meyer's earlier 2001 writings.<br /><br />No wonder he didn't reference Behe's Edge book. Behe's totally bungled probability calculations, along with his takedown by a graduate student on one of his main thesis points, killed any relevance of Behe's work.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921039513056888571noreply@blogger.com