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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 5, 2025

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, 23andMe, Amazon, archaeology, Brown University, Columbia University, David Klinghoffer, dementia, Discovery Institute Press, DNA, epigenetics, genome, George Thomas, Greek, Greeks, Harriet Lund, humans, immaterial genome, journalism, Latin, Los Angeles, Mayflower, National Review, Orthodox Judaism, Oscar A. C. Lund, Plato, Plato's Revenge, Robert Rosen, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Smithsonian National Museum, The Gene: An Intimate History, whales, William F. Buckley Jr., yeast}

Spooked by Sternberg: From the Introduction to Plato’s Revenge

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May 5, 2025

Evolution, History of Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning

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All familiar thinking about the genome assumes that it is, of course, purely material. From this premise, biologist Richard Sternberg radically departs. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 29, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, abortion, Bible, biology, Brian Miller, chance, Charles Colson, Christianity, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, evolution, Evolution News, faith and science, Francis Collins, human life, intelligent design, John Zmirak, Judaism, LGBTQ, National Institutes of Health, Plato's Revenge, Prison Fellowship, Protestants, religious schools, Roman Catholic, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, universe}

Darwin and the Fragility of Faith

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April 29, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Physicist Brian Miller wrote earlier today with a wonderful concision about why Richard Sternberg’s immaterial genome spells doom for Darwinism. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 22, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Political Science
Tagged
, Antonio Gramsci, Bible, Christianity, Christopher Rufo, Communists, Denyse O'Leary, Discovery Institute, DNA, How the Regime Rules, Larry Sanger, Marxists, Michael Egnor, Michael Levin, Plato, Plato's Revenge, Richard Sternberg, Scripture, Stephen Meyer, The Immortal Mind, Thomas Aquinas, Timaeus, Wall Street Journal, Wikipedia, William A. Dembski}

Back to the Future with Larry Sanger — And Chris Rufo, Richard Sternberg, and Michael Egnor

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April 22, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Political Science

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There is something thrilling about looking back at a neglected text or person from the past and finding that — wow! — it or he speaks to issues of my own day. Read More ›

Larry Sanger at Discovery Institute's 2024 COSM Technology Summit

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 22, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, agnosticism, Andrew McDiarmid, apologetics, Christianity, clergy, courage, editors, faith, ID the Future, Larry Sanger, Nathan Jacobson, neutrality, online encyclopedias, podcast, religion, Stephen Meyer, Wikipedia, William A. Dembski}

Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger on Intelligent Design and His Conversion to Christianity

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April 22, 2025

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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Sanger was content with his agnosticism until a student posed a question about the fine-tuning of the universe and whether it pointed to a mind behind nature. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 9, 2025

Categories
Arts
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, aesthetics, AI slop, algorithms, articles, artificial intelligence, books, business, Center for Science and Culture, creative writing, culture, headlines, human exceptionalism, humans, Javanese, Krakatoa, large language models, life coach, machines, Microsoft, Microsoft Copilot, Mind Matters, nonsense, personal assistant, Peter Biles, photographs, Plato's Revenge, podcasts, Ted Gioia, writers}

A Needed Protest Against “AI Slop” and AI “Word Vomit”

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April 9, 2025

Arts, Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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It’s all another lesson in human exceptionalism. I believe we will wake up from the AI delusion someday. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 9, 2025

Categories
Archaeology
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, applications, biology, Colossal Biosciences, de-extinction, dire wolves, evolutionary biologists, Game of Thrones, genes, George R. R. Martin, gray wolves, immaterial genome, Mike Snider, Neil Shubin, physical genome, Richard Sternberg, USA Today}

Cold Water on “Dire Wolves”

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April 9, 2025

Archaeology, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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"These are not dire wolves," says evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin. "These are gray wolves with 20 edited genes." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 31, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, anatomy, Ball State University, bigotry, blasphemy, cancel culture, Censor of the Year Award, censorship, Center for Science and Culture, Colin Wright, evolution, freedom from religion foundation, gender, heresy, intelligent design, J.K. Rowling, Jerry Coyne, Lawrence Krauss, locker rooms, Ohio, realism, restrooms, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, surgery, The Boundaries of Science, transgenderism, University of Chicago, Wall Street Journal, woke ideology}

Standing O for Jerry Coyne?

_{David Klinghoffer
March 31, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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Using his power and the prestige brand of his university to bully someone like Eric Hedin was nothing less than loathsome. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 31, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, atheism, autistism, brain, bylines, Christianity, Christians, death, Denyse O'Leary, fairy tale, hospitals, Michael Egnor, mind, Minding the Brain, neuroscience, neurosurgeons, religious tradition, Roman Catholic, soul, The Immortal Mind}

A Neurosurgeon’s Intimate Account: How Science Gives Evidence of an Immortal Soul

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March 31, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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You can pre-order the book now, by May 31, and get a number of free items along with it. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 28, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academia, beliefs, belonging, Center for Science and Culture, COVID-19, Donald Trump, epidemiologists, Evangelical Christians, faith and science, fear, Francis Collins, Jay Bhattacharya, John Mac Ghlionn, John West, media, ministry, National Institutes of Health, Politico, praise, promotions, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity}

Congratulations to Jay Bhattacharya, Replacing Francis Collins at NIH!

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March 28, 2025

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Scientific Freedom

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How can our country get more Bhattacharyas and fewer Collinses? That is one way of phrasing the question that Dr. West sets out to answer. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 25, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, Cleveland, corrosiveness, culture, Darwinism, Darwinists, Douglas Axe, Eric Pianka, evolutionary theory, humans, John West, life, mankind, misanthropy, molecular biologists, political scientists, Sean McDowell, self-hatred, The Lyceum, University of Texas}

West: Why We Can’t “Just Make Peace with Darwin”

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March 25, 2025

Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science

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Watch this and then ask a Darwinist friend if he or she can think of one way that the evolutionary perspective has ennobled or uplifted anyone. Read More ›