Month: February 2024 | Page 6 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 9, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Dallas Science and Faith Conference, extra-solar planets, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jay Richards, Michael Medved, planets, podcast, The Privileged Planet, universe}

Dallas Conference, February 17: Our Privileged Planet, 20 Years On

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 9, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Philosopher Dr. Jay Richards previews the theme of February 17's Dallas Science and Faith Conference. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 9, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, chronology, consciousness, eliminative materialism, Greek, Homer, Nautilus, panpsychism, Princeton University}

Is Consciousness a Recent Development?

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 9, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind

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Few stopped to ask how a poet like Homer wrote the Iliad if he really was not conscious himself. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
February 9, 2024

Categories
Computational Sciences
Science Reporting
Tagged
, algorithms, artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, deception, deep learning, democracy, historical figures, hype, images, Neural Networks, post-trust, public opinion, robot, robotics, security, skepticism, trade-offs, trust, video}

Deep Fakes and Propaganda for Artificial General Intelligence

_{William A. Dembski
February 9, 2024

Computational Sciences, Science Reporting

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The video shows a supposed table tennis match between a robot and a top human player. Yet the video is not of an actual match. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 9, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, intelligent design, marine invertebrates, Neo-Darwinism, paleontology, saltation, species, vertebrates}

Fossil Friday: Chronospecies, a Sinking Ship

_{Günter Bechly
February 9, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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The concept of chronospecies in paleontology was introduced by George (1956) for the naming of successive species in a single evolving lineage. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 8, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, animal rights, animals, cats, Dogs, humans, moral value, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, slavery, suffering, Virginia}

Dead Pets: PETA’s Astonishing Kill Rate

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 8, 2024

Bioethics, Evolution

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PETA’s leadership may believe that some animals are better off dead than adopted by households that are non-vegan. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
February 8, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", Charles Darwin, circulation, digestion, intelligent design, Jonathan McLatchie, metabolism, organisms, purpose, respiration, science of purpose}

A Darwinian Dilemma: The Paradox of Reproduction

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
February 8, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Reproductive Science

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Astonishingly, there is one unique organ system that actually detracts from the chances of survival of even the fittest individuals. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
February 8, 2024

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, birth, calcium ions, chromosomes, cilia, egg, embryonic development, fallopian tube, fertilization, glycoprotein, humans, intelligent design, meiosis, ovum, seminal fluid, sperm cells, uterus}

The Exquisite Design of Egg Cells

_{Jonathan McLatchie
February 8, 2024

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science

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Oogenesis (the process of egg cell formation) begins during embryonic development when the primordial germ cells are specified. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 7, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abuse, assisted suicide, dehydration, dementia, disabilities, doctors, elderly, euthanasia, illness, laws, medical aid in dying, mentally ill, public policy, self-starvation, Thaddeus Mason Pope, VSED}

Self-Starvation to Qualify for Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 7, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine

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Once again, the assisted-suicide movement shows itself to be public-policy promise breakers of the most egregious kind and raw zealots for the death agenda. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
February 7, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Adam Frank, astronomers, black hole, cells, consciousness, Denyse O'Leary, information, intelligence, intelligent design, James Barham, James Shapiro, life, Michael Levin, Mind Matters, natural, naturalism, panpsychism, self-replication, sentience, signaling, symbiosis, teleology, Tufts University, University of Chicago, unnatural, vitalism}

What Is the Essence of Life?

_{Eric Hedin
February 7, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The strength of the intelligent design explanation for life lies in its full-orbed ability to address all aspects of life. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 7, 2024

Categories
Arts
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Paleontology
Tagged
, archeology, baboons, beavers, Darwinian theory, genetic admixture, Günter Bechly, hominins, human origins, humans, Neanderthals, paleontologists, primates, rocks}

Human Origins and the Beginning of Art

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 7, 2024

Arts, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Paleontology

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There is now evidence of something like artwork among several ancient human types, not just Neanderthals. Thus, an academic controversy has arisen. Read More ›