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Doug Axe
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Günter Bechly
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
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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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
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Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer
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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
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Denyse O’Leary
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August 30, 2025
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Neuroscience & Mind
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Lots of Real Things Are Immaterial; Here Are a Few

Denyse O’Leary
August 30, 2025
Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning
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I have a bank account. That means I have a bank card and a password. Also a checkbook. Are those items “the account?” Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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August 29, 2025
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Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
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AI Consciousness Hype “Conflates Simulation with Instantiation”

Denyse O’Leary
August 29, 2025
Neuroscience & Mind, Technology
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Robert Lawrence Kuhn interviewed a Spanish physicist turned neuroscientist, Àlex Gómez-Marín, on whether AI can become conscious. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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August 27, 2025
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Bioethics
Medicine
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Science Struggles with Reality as Crises Rock Disciplines

Denyse O’Leary
August 27, 2025
Bioethics, Medicine, Science Reporting
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There seems to be little relationship between many science writers’ current concerns and the reasons that public trust in science has been steadily declining. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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August 27, 2025
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Evolutionary Psychology
Neuroscience & Mind
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Reassessing Daniel Dennett on Consciousness as an Illusion

Denyse O’Leary
August 27, 2025
Evolutionary Psychology, Neuroscience & Mind
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It is a waste of time to pretend that consciousness is simply an “amazing collection of almost mundane tricks in the brain.” Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 26, 2025
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Physics
Scientific Reasoning
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Exposed: The Flakiness and Groupthink that Plague Physics

Denyse O’Leary
August 26, 2025
Physics, Scientific Reasoning
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This episode is worth keeping in mind when we hear pundits complain that the public doesn’t trust science or that government doesn’t support it enough. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 22, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
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Missing the Irony, an Evolutionist Decries Private Truth

Denyse O’Leary
August 22, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Scientific Reasoning
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Ironically, the ultimate origin of private truth is the materialism that you yourself, Dr. Coyne, espouse. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 21, 2025
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Archaeology
Technology
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New Find: Stone Tools from 1 to 1.5 Million Years Ago

Denyse O’Leary
August 21, 2025
Archaeology, Technology
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The human body may have a history and human technology definitely has a history but the human mind does not. Read More ›
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Focused man wearing futuristic brain computer interface intense concentration
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 19, 2025
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Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
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A Device to Read Minds? Not What Researchers Intended, But…

Denyse O’Leary
August 19, 2025
Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind
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"There’s a voice inside most people’s minds that comes alive when they listen, read, or prepare to speak." Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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August 18, 2025
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Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
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Materialism Is Sounding Super Tired Lately

Denyse O’Leary
August 18, 2025
Evolution, Scientific Reasoning
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This sort of cross between a fairy tale and pop psychology helps pop science readers pass the time while listening to the latest announcement of a flight delay. Read More ›
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The gaseous state of matter is essential in understanding the behavior of elements at various temperatures
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 15, 2025
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Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
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Why Dogmatic Materialism Is Bad for Science

Denyse O’Leary
August 15, 2025
Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics
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Richard Lewontin addressed a controversy in evolution: Can life forms acquire characteristics during their lifespan that they pass on to their offspring? Read More ›

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