Re:'artificial photosynthesis' claimed 10x more efficient
by tinco on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @05:48AM
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No, because Socrates was just a philosopher with no tools to justify his theories. And even is Humes' story is more elegant, it is also just a thought experiment. The blind watchmaker is a reference to an argument that is based in the knowledge of things that have been discovered, based purely in reality. The philosophers might come up with an argument that is sound, but they could not tell you if that argument is actually true.
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Re:'artificial photosynthesis' claimed 10x more efficient
by fpoling on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @02:23PM
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Hume’s point was there was no intelligent design in things made by a skillful craftsman even with a good eyesight. It was not a thought experiment but simple observation of how things were made. It was all tinkering for a long time until something that worked appeared. That it is, it was not a design but evolution.