Re: THE $10 MILLION PRIZE FOR PROOF EVOLUTION 2.0

On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 08:55:05 -0700, the following appeared
in talk.origins, posted by erik simpson
<eastside.erik@gmail.com>:

On 3/20/24 1:46 AM, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:

On 2024-03-20 03:36:48 +0000, erik simpson said:
 

On 3/19/24 5:25 PM, Ron Dean wrote:

erik simpson wrote:

On 3/19/24 10:06 AM, Richmond wrote:

Ron Dean <rondean-noreply@gmail.com> writes:
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THIS IS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME WEALTHY. A $10,000.000 PRIZE.
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IF EVOLUTION IS A REALITY OF NATURE.  THERE IS NO REASON FOR SOMEONE
_NOT_ TO WIN THIS PRIZE.
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EVOLUTION 2.0 PRIZE KEY FACTS: Evolution 2.0 is a $10 million
technology prize backed by a private equity investment group
formed to
identify a naturally occurring code.  The Prize came about from the
group’s inaugural meeting May 31, 2019, at The Royal Society of Great
Britain.
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The judges are: George Church. Denis Noble, Michael Ruse
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https://evo2.org/theprize/

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What do you mean by code? Like a dress code?
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I have sneaking suspicion nobody's going to win this.  This isn't
new; it's been around since 2006, maybe earlier.  There's even a book:
https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-2-0-Breaking-Deadlock-Between/dp/1940363802
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The usual "atheists vs. ID proponents" are featured.
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What do you know about the the  3 judges or the Royal Society of
Great Britain?
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Zero.

 
George Church, likewise. Denis Noble is a distinguished physiologist,
but his views on evolution are, shall we say, a bit special. Michael
Ruse seemed to be sensible when he wrote Darwinism Defended, but he's
gone a bit over the rails since he moved to Florida.
 
 

Florida has that effect on many.  Except for historical context, I find
the words "Darwinism" or "Darwinist" to be red flags.
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"Evolutionism" and "evolutionist" are right up there, too;
they all imply that this particular branch of science is
actually a religion.

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Bob C.

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 the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

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