Category: biology
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Erwin Schrödinger and Negative Entropy
A critique of the metaphor of negative entropy. Entropy as disorder in the 19th century. Schrödinger: Order, disorder and entropy. Discussion: Order and disorder. Understanding chemical reactions.
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Biologism and Christianity
It seems that biologism and the Christian religion are at odds, see for example The God Delusion. Well, the contradiction seems to be apparent. For example, statements “God has created” and “Evolution has created” are very similar. Jeffrey Gray has once mentioned “For the good fit between conscious experience and outside reality, the idealist philosopher Berkley called…
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Resuscitation of Hamsters after Supercooling
Quotes from Lovelock – Homage to Gaia: The Life of an Independent Scientist by James.
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Quantum Microbiology
My thoughts and doubts about paper J. T. Trevors and L. Masson, Quantum Microbiology.
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Perception, Feedback, and Qualia
Could bacteria perceive? Comparison with a system with feedback and a robot. Does a bacterium already has qualia?
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Christian De Duve: Vital Dust
Citations from Christian De Duve, Vital Dust. The Universality of Life. The Future of Life. Brain. Gaia.