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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 11, 2018

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __cedited, abstract thought, animals, Aristotle, artificial intelligence, Australia, dog, food, honeybees, humans, neurons, nothing, researchers, universals, visual cortex, zero}

Can Bees Understand the Concept of “Zero”?

_{Michael Egnor
June 11, 2018

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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The scientists credited the bees with more intelligence than some humans. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 3, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
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Ireland Goes Back to Its Roots

_{Michael Egnor
June 3, 2018

Bioethics, Faith & Science

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It is a matter of fact — a straightforward scientific fact known since the basics of human reproduction were first understood — that human life begins at fertilization of the egg by the sperm. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 31, 2018

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Physical Sciences
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, __cedited, Albert Einstein, astrophysics, atheism, bias, Big Bang, Copernican principle, creation, creationism, Darwinian theory, DNA, Edwin Hubble, functionality, Genesis, genome, Georges Lemaître, intelligent design, junk DNA, Real Clear Science}

Astrophysics and Molecular Genetics with the Parking Brake On

_{Michael Egnor
May 31, 2018

Biology, Cosmology, Physical Sciences

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The ancient model of the cosmos, which was the model presupposed by most scientists prior to the mid 20th century, was Steady State. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 30, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Intelligent Design
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Nathan Lents Doesn’t Understand…Refrigeration

_{Michael Egnor
May 30, 2018

Biochemistry, Biology, Intelligent Design

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Lents studies rotting corpses and household plants. He might not know much about (living) human physiology. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 29, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, "poor design", apes, Darwinian theory, gravity, Human Errors, intelligent design, just-so stories, maxillary sinus, medical students, Nathan Lents, physiology, testicles}

Nathan Lents “Plays Ball” on Biological Design

_{Michael Egnor
May 29, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In all of his “poor” design arguments, Lents inadvertently embraces the design inference. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 28, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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Kissinger and Girard on Artificial Intelligence

_{Michael Egnor
May 28, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Any genuine understanding of the impact AI will have (and is having) on humanity must begin with Girard. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 23, 2018

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, "poor design", bone marrow, Darwinism, evidence, evolution, human body, Human Errors, intelligent design, Nathan Lents, physiology, Planck’s constant, speed of light, temperature, testicles, Undark}

Nathan Lents and the Wisdom of Testicles

_{Michael Egnor
May 23, 2018

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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He thinks they should be inside the body, not outside. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 22, 2018

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, Darwinism, ENCODE, intelligent design, junk DNA, maxillary sinus, medical students, molecular genetics, Nathan Lents, nose, physiology}

Nathan Lents: Science with the Parking Brake On

_{Michael Egnor
May 22, 2018

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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In his new book, Lents has taken intelligent design theory to task. He is right to do so. How? Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 28, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
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The Universe Reflects a Mind

_{Michael Egnor
February 28, 2018

Faith & Science, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Philosopher Phillip Goff is, intriguingly, on the right track but he errs in his subsequent inference to cosmopsychism. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 13, 2018

Categories
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __cedited, Big Bang, Ed Feser, existence, First Cause, Five Ways, multiverse, New Atheism, nihilism, quantum fluctuation, Sean Carroll, skepticism, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Sean Carroll’s Preposterous Universe

_{Michael Egnor
February 13, 2018

Physical Sciences, Physics

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The material universe must be caused, and it cannot be the cause of its own existence. Read More ›