Re: THE $10 MILLION PRIZE FOR PROOF EVOLUTION 2.0

On 2024-03-20 15:55:05 +0000, erik simpson said:

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:
 

THIS IS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME WEALTHY. A $10,000.000 PRIZE.
 IF EVOLUTION IS A REALITY OF NATURE.  THERE IS NO REASON FOR SOMEONE
_NOT_ TO WIN THIS PRIZE.
 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.
 The judges are: George Church. Denis Noble, Michael Ruse
 https://evo2.org/theprize/

 What do you mean by code? Like a dress code?
 

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
 The usual "atheists vs. ID proponents" are featured.
 

What do you know about the the  3 judges or the Royal Society of Great Britain?
 

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.

Yes, but he was British when he wrote it, and in the UK "Darwinism" has never been a dirty word. I think Richard Dawkins calls himself a Darwinist.
--
Athel -- French and British, living in Marseilles for 37 years; mainly in England until 1987.