tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post4845224037590492993..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Name That Research ScientistLarry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-64451272256888732662008-12-22T19:02:00.000-05:002008-12-22T19:02:00.000-05:00That research scientist is obviously Dr. Laurence ...That research scientist is obviously Dr. Laurence MoranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-79200014363421207962008-12-22T17:48:00.000-05:002008-12-22T17:48:00.000-05:00"IDiots generally call such approaches 'Intelligen..."IDiots generally call such approaches 'Intelligent Design' even though it obviously has nothing to do with the creationist theory of Intelligent Design."<BR/><BR/>In much the same way some of them claim the Miller-Urey experiments are evidence of Design ('why, the apparatus was designed! the lab the expertiments took place in were designed!")...<BR/><BR/>Which is why most of them are rightly called IDiots.Doppelgangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019994267093407424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-6923577534551375402008-12-22T17:36:00.000-05:002008-12-22T17:36:00.000-05:00"Name That Research Scientist"OK. I dub him Deserv..."Name That Research Scientist"<BR/><BR/>OK. I dub him <B>Deservedly Anonymous</B>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-7109337740073206152008-12-22T17:17:00.000-05:002008-12-22T17:17:00.000-05:00It is possible to be involved in the development o...It is possible to be involved in the development of biologic pharmaceuticals and not use evolution.<BR/><BR/>It might be that this person is simply testing compounds agains a bank of targets and monitoring results.<BR/><BR/>I note the question wasn't "Does evolution play a role in dsrug discovery and development?" The answer to that is clearly yes. For example ask why pre-clinical trials of any prospective drug includes testing on two mammal species and not birds or reptiles.<BR/><BR/>However, using this tactic the IDiots are about to revolutionise the car industry:<BR/><BR/><I>He knew from our conversation that I had been involved in the Intelligent Design/Evolution debate, so I asked him what role car wheels played in his work installing car engines. Now, this is a car plant that is building a huge number of cars across a number of models. He said that car wheels play no role whatsoever in his work and that car wheels don’t make one whit of difference to the outcome of any of their work installing engins on any model and never has. To clarify, I said, "so the heuristic value of car wheels to your work is…." and he answered "Nil!".<BR/><BR/>Clearly car wheels are of no use in building cars</I><BR/><BR/>Yes IDiots are that stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-17479719150027805692008-12-22T13:16:00.000-05:002008-12-22T13:16:00.000-05:00"I wonder if Donald asked him how much of a role I..."I wonder if Donald asked him how much of a role Intelligent Design Creationism plays in their research..."<BR/>If the story is not completely fictional I'd guess the answer to that from this individual would be "an enormous role". Pharmaceutical use of genomic data is generally in the use of structural analysis to aid identification of drug-able target sites. It's essentially reverse engineering an inhibitory binding molecule from knowledge of a catalytic site. IDiots generally call such approaches 'Intelligent Design' even though it obviously has nothing to do with the creationist theory of Intelligent Design.Sigmundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00262375488263086844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-28503132493247073372008-12-22T08:42:00.000-05:002008-12-22T08:42:00.000-05:00I wonder if Donald asked him how much of a role In...I wonder if Donald asked him how much of a role Intelligent Design Creationism plays in their research...Doppelgangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019994267093407424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-68381556216132119342008-12-20T19:16:00.000-05:002008-12-20T19:16:00.000-05:00HIV-1 evolution under pressure of protease inhibit...<A HREF="http://www.springerlink.com/content/f4096n632626404u/" REL="nofollow">HIV-1 evolution under pressure of protease inhibitors: Climbing the stairs of viral fitness </A><BR/>Ben Berkhout, (review) Journal of Biomedical Science, Volume 6, Number 5 / September, 1999, pp. 298-305, DOI 10.1007/BF02253518Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-28221301351997170072008-12-20T19:09:00.000-05:002008-12-20T19:09:00.000-05:00The only thing worse than Argument From Authority ...<I>The only thing worse than Argument From Authority has to be Argument From Anonymous Authority.</I><BR/><BR/>Which makes it all the more impressive when you <A HREF="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8716347331682132223&postID=2220702121252048708" REL="nofollow">can actually pull it off</A>, as I managed to do recently over at Matt McCormick's blog <A HREF="http://atheismblog.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Atheism: Proving the Negative</A>. The secret is being able to actually walk the walk. Since DonaldM's secret source isn't putting in a personal appearance, there's no way of knowing if he can walk the walk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-85404041142030693922008-12-20T16:39:00.000-05:002008-12-20T16:39:00.000-05:00I believe the scientist in question is the eminent...I believe the scientist in question is the eminent Dr. Amadou Schbagg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-64552058152344635282008-12-20T11:13:00.000-05:002008-12-20T11:13:00.000-05:00I'm sure that this 'research scientist' is like a ...I'm sure that this 'research scientist' is like a 3 times Nobel Prize 'nominee' as well...Carlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153076425887492166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-15251680278563211372008-12-20T11:01:00.000-05:002008-12-20T11:01:00.000-05:00I am certain you are correct Mark. After all, tho...I am certain you are correct Mark. After all, those miracle homeopathic "scientific" cure-everything "medicines" are every bit as good as all those varieties of "scientific" creationism!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-12896469039650972932008-12-20T09:55:00.000-05:002008-12-20T09:55:00.000-05:00Was the "pharmaceutical company" one that manufact...Was the "pharmaceutical company" one that manufactures homeopathic remedies?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07891989201161664914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-31366072383263904632008-12-20T09:14:00.000-05:002008-12-20T09:14:00.000-05:00And seriously, I don't think The Bottom Line cares...<I>And seriously, I don't think The Bottom Line cares about evolution.<BR/>On the other hand, HIV does.</I><BR/><BR/>Ah, but does the Bottom Line care about HIV?Theo Brominehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078583453130339726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-70648603596966270352008-12-19T18:28:00.000-05:002008-12-19T18:28:00.000-05:00Do I, perchance, detect the distinctly pungent aro...Do I, perchance, detect the distinctly pungent aroma of Big Brown Livestock Droppings?OrneryPesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251047948220417739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-84683494186853813322008-12-19T17:13:00.000-05:002008-12-19T17:13:00.000-05:00This is a continuation of a proud creationist trad...This is a continuation of a proud creationist tradition - the "I was speaking to this top expert who said that science is a crock of shit" story.<BR/><BR/>http://www.kent-hovind.com/professor.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-66763460324919617332008-12-19T17:07:00.000-05:002008-12-19T17:07:00.000-05:00Maybe it was a marketing guy... And seriously, I d...Maybe it was a marketing guy... <BR/>And seriously, I don't think The Bottom Line cares about evolution.<BR/>On the other hand, HIV does.Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-50120065859197370802008-12-19T16:44:00.000-05:002008-12-19T16:44:00.000-05:00Uh, who is Francis Collins?Uh, who is Francis Collins?Miss Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08522615739626128557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-64287056532301730402008-12-19T16:38:00.000-05:002008-12-19T16:38:00.000-05:00The only thing worse than Argument From Authority ...The only thing worse than Argument From Authority has to be Argument From Anonymous Authority.Eamon Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262012749524758120noreply@blogger.com