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Michael Egnor

carving of Aristotle
Aquinas
Photo: Carving of Aristotle, Chartres Cathedral, by Wellcome Images, via Wikicommons.

Why Aristotle and Aquinas?

Here’s a fair question: Why do I prattle on so much about scholastic philosophy? Of what genuine relevance is it to intelligent design? Read More ›
oak tree
matter
Photo: An oak tree, by Abrget47j (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

What Is Matter? The Aristotelian Perspective

Writing here yesterday, I pointed out the problems with materialist metaphysics. Read More ›
René Descartes

What Is Matter? The Materialist Perspective

Materialism isn’t really a metaphysical theory. It’s just a mistake. It’s a woefully inadequate understanding of nature. Read More ›
Peter Singer
atheism
Photo: Peter Singer, by Mal Vickers via Flickr.

Euthanasia Reveals Atheism’s Moral Confusion

Jerry Coyne is surprised at the outrage that atheist ethicist Peter Singer has received for advocacy of infant euthanasia. Read More ›
Hippocrates
Euthanasia
Image: Hippocrates, Stuyvesant Polyclinic, New York, NY, by Tony Fischer via Flickr.

The Second Most Horrendous Thing About Euthanasia

Don’t involve the medical profession in your atrocity. It takes no skill to kill a baby. Read More ›
Karl-Brandt
Jerry Coyne
Photo: Nazi Doctors Trial, sentencing of Karl Brandt, via Wikicommons.

Darwinian Biologist Endorses Killing Handicapped Babies Who “Suffer”

This odious stuff never ends. Read More ›
computer simulation
computer simulation
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Of Course You Aren’t Living in a Computer Simulation. Here’s Why.

Atheist astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson takes the idea seriously. Read More ›
Charlie Gard case
Charlie Gard
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With the Charlie Gard Case, Culture of Death Tightens Its Grip in England

The child was born with a mitochondrial disorder that causes brain damage and eventually death. Read More ›

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