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August 2017

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How Is Purpose Related to Teleology in Nature?

Materialist philosopher Joseph Carter denies the existence of teleology in nature, but he is mistaken. Read More ›
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Eric Metaxas on Canaanite DNA and “Fake News”

When ideologies reign, one of the first victims, invariably, is truth. The narrative is supreme, and it deforms how information is interpreted. Read More ›

Philosopher in NY Times: The Universe Has No Purpose, But We Can Pretend…

As I noted yesterday, Joseph Carter wrote a fatuous essay in which he denies purpose in the universe and does an amusing dance around the implications that follow. Read More ›
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Hailed as the “Next Darwin,” MIT’s Jeremy England Sheds Little Light on Life’s Origins

England’s research is focused on the wrong question. Origin-of-life theories are not helped by identifying processes that efficiently dissipate energy. Read More ›
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“Fully Realized” AI Will Remain Forever on the Horizon – And That’s a Good Thing

The human mind, unlike the human brain, is an immaterial entity, thus unrealizable by a material artifact like a computer. Read More ›

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