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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
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Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Denyse O’Leary

cave-painting
Photo: “Tree of Life,” a cave painting from Borneo, Indonesia, by Lhfage at English Wikipedia [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
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December 5, 2021
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Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Evolutionary Psychology: When We Looked In, No One Was There

Denyse O’Leary
December 5, 2021
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Because minds don’t fossilize, anything we think we know about the minds of putative prehumans is speculation. Read More ›
Cat's Eye Nebula
Photo: Cat's Eye Nebula, by NASA, ESA, HEIC, and Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA).
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Denyse O’Leary
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November 28, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Darwinian Biologist Resists Learning to Live with Panpsychism

Denyse O’Leary
November 28, 2021
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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Jerry Coyne is having a hard time understanding why anyone would even consider taking panpsychism seriously. Read More ›
Earthrise
Photo: Earthrise, by Bill Anders, Apollo 8, via NASA.
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Denyse O’Leary
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November 18, 2021
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Astronomy
Evolution
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Astronomer: We Can’t Just Assume Countless Earths Out There

Denyse O’Leary
November 18, 2021
Astronomy, Evolution, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics
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The Copernican Principle has been misused to imply that Earth is somehow insignificant. That is a philosophical attitude, unrelated to the science. Read More ›
Halobacterium salinarum
Photo credit: Helga Stan-Lotter and Sergiu Fendrihan. Photograph taken by Chris Frethem, University of Minnesota., CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
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November 4, 2021
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Biology
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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University of Chicago Biochemist: All Living Cells Are Cognitive

Denyse O’Leary
November 4, 2021
Biology, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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James Shapiro’s recent paper points out, with examples, that bacteria meet the Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of “cognitive.” Read More ›
Big Bang
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Denyse O’Leary
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October 27, 2021
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Faith & Science
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
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Are Singularities a Part of Science?

Denyse O’Leary
October 27, 2021
Faith & Science, Mathematics, Physical Sciences
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"Any paper that discusses or describes singularities in the field equations of general relativity is discussing extra-natural objects." Read More ›
cave-painting
Photo: “Tree of Life,” a cave painting from Borneo, Indonesia, by Lhfage at English Wikipedia [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
October 19, 2021
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Evolutionary Psychology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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There Is No Such Thing as a Fossil Mind

Denyse O’Leary
October 19, 2021
Evolutionary Psychology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
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We are free to accept ad hoc evo psych explanations if we wish. Like astrology and palm reading, they make good conversation pieces. Read More ›
Opabinia regalis
Photo: Fossil of Opabinia regalis, a Cambrian animal, by Jstuby at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
October 1, 2021
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Anatomy
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
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Did Minimal Consciousness Drive the Cambrian Explosion?

Denyse O’Leary
October 1, 2021
Anatomy, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life
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Eva Jablonka’s team makes the daring case, repurposing Hungarian chemist Tibor Gánti’s origin of life studies. Read More ›
crab
Photo credit: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
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June 26, 2021
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Evolution
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Can Crabs Think? Can Lobsters Feel?

Denyse O’Leary
June 26, 2021
Evolution
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What about shrimp? Their brains turn out to have memory and learning centers, which has triggered an evolution squabble. Read More ›
octopus
Photo credit: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
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June 17, 2021
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Neuroscience & Mind
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Octopuses Get Emotional About Pain, Research Shows

Denyse O’Leary
June 17, 2021
Neuroscience & Mind
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The smartest of invertebrates, the octopus, once again prompts us to rethink what we believe to be the origin of intelligence. Read More ›

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