Van: "Integral World" Aan: Onderwerp: Regeneration Datum: donderdag 7 november 2013 9:09 INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 472 Amsterdam, November 7th, 2013 Another example of "Wilber meets science": TADPOLES IN TROUBLE - Ken Wilber on the Process of Regeneration - FRANK VISSER Has Wilber never heard of the remarkable asset of amphibians to regenerate parts of their bodies, and how science has unraveled its molecular mechanisms? This has been studied for ages now. "There's nothing in their DNA?"—I beg your pardon? Doesn't the DNA of every cell of an organism contain all the information relevant to building it? The difference between a toe cell and a hair cell is not in the DNA it contains but in the toe- or hair-genes that are turned on or off in these respective body parts. Again and again, Wilber shows his unfortunate talent for invoking dubious examples from the field of science to substantiate his own speculations. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/visser59.html From the Archives (so that one of the ugliest periods of integral history will never be forgotten): BALD NARCISSISM - GEOFFREY FALK On June 8 of 2006, Ken Wilber posted a very revealing entry on his blog, exhibiting something of a "Wyatt Earp" complex. That is, as an underappreciated gunslinger/sheriff/savior, out to save the Wild West according to his own version of the Kosmic Law. From that embarrassing rant: In short, it's just ridiculous to say that I try to hide from this criticism, I live on it!.... This is what second tier does automatically anyway, it takes new truths wherever it finds them and weaves them into larger tapestries. It can't help doing so! If I find one, I am ecstatic! So mark this well: Only a first-tier mentality would even think that one would run away from good criticism. Wilber, however, does indeed run away from competent, thorough criticism like vampires flee from the sunlight. Mark that well. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/falk9.html To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php To UNSUBSCRIBE, update your account by logging in. For explanation, see: http://www.integralworld.net/nl_faq.html