Author: Robert J. Marks II

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
July 6, 2025

Categories
Engineering
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apologetics, Baylor University, Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Christianity, coconuts, CRU, Dignity Coconuts, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, For a Greater Purpose, Gospel of John, Jay Richards, poverty, slavery, Stephen Meyer, Texas A&M University, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley}

Remembering Walter Bradley: A Trailblazer in Intelligent Design with a Legacy to Inspire

_{Robert J. Marks II
July 6, 2025

Engineering, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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It is with deep reverence that I learned of the passing of my hero. Walter was a man of extraordinary intellect, boundless compassion, and unwavering faith. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
May 20, 2025

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Anthony Fauci, Blaise Pasca, bleeding, caloric theory of heat, Caltech, Church of Scientism, climate change, COVID shots, Darwinian evolution, epidemiology, falsified theories, famine, geocentrism, global warming, history of science, John West, miasma theory of disease, Michael Crichton, neuroscience, phlogiston, quantum mechanics, settled science, spontaneous generation, static universe, Stephen Hawking, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, ulcers}

The Myth of “Settled Science”

_{Robert J. Marks II
May 20, 2025

Evolution, History of Science, Intelligent Design

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Einstein was wrong. Quantum mechanics does not follow the principle of “local causality.” God apparently does play dice with the universe. Read More ›

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Author
Angus Menuge

Date
September 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Psychology
Tagged
, “data fusion” technology, anthology, brain, computer science, information theory, logic, mind, mind-body problem, mind-brain problem, Minding the Brain, neurology, neurosurgery, philosophers, quantum theory}

Minding the Brain — An Introduction

_{Angus Menuge, Brian Krouse, and Robert J. Marks II
September 24, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Psychology

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In our modern age, full of science and technology, physical existence often appears to be the most substantial and “real” aspect of the world. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
July 9, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, Applied Optics, calculus, Euclid, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Oberlin College, Peter Biles, plagiarism, telegraph}

Is Mathematics Discovered or Invented?

_{Robert J. Marks II
July 9, 2023

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Some think that math is invented. Evidence, though, points towards its discovery. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
July 12, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science Reporting
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, Buddhist monks, eye contact, Frankenstein, Kannon, Mary Shelley, Mindar, packaging, robots, seductive optics, uncanny valley, YouTube videos}

Hyping Artificial Intelligence with Seductive Optics and the Frankenstein Complex

_{Robert J. Marks II
July 12, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science Reporting, Technology

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Some of the panicky AI-will-take-over-the-world talk grows out of seductive optics — that is, the AI packaging. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
July 5, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Ada Lovelace, artificial intelligence, bullies, chess, computer code, computer programs, creativity, games, Go (game), Lovelace test, Penn State, programmer, rules, software, swarms, Turing test}

For AI to Be Creative, Here’s What It Would Take

_{Robert J. Marks II
July 5, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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AI can appear smart when it generates a surprising result. But surprise does not equate to creativity. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
June 28, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, chatbot, computer science, computers, creativity, English, Eugene Goostman, Go (game), Lord Byron, machines, Non-Computable You, programmers, Selmer Bringsjord, software, swarms, The Imitation Game, Turing test, Ukrainians}

Can Artificial Intelligence Be Creative?

_{Robert J. Marks II
June 28, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Lady Ada Lovelace (1815–1852), daughter of the poet George Gordon, Lord Byron, was the first computer programmer. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
June 24, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", algorithms, artificial intelligence, computers, consciousness, creativity, emergence, experience, human brain, immortality, mimicry, Non-Computable You, qualia, robots, sentience, Steven Spielberg, strong AI, understanding}

No Pony in the Manure, No Consciousness in the Code

_{Robert J. Marks II
June 24, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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These AI champions are appealing to the Software of the Gaps, a secular cousin of the God of the Gaps. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
June 22, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algorithms, artificial intelligence, attorneys, computers, emergency room, Google Maps, Harvard Law School, human intelligence, humans, intelligence, knowledge, lemon, Non-Computable You, physicians, qualia, Wikipedia}

The Non-Computable Human

_{Robert J. Marks II
June 22, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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An algorithm is a step-by-step set of instructions to accomplish a task. A recipe for German chocolate cake is an algorithm. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
October 30, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, counting, fairy tales, infinity, multiverse, numbers, possibilities, universe}

Why Just Anything Can’t Happen Via Infinite Universes

_{Robert J. Marks II
October 30, 2021

Evolution, Mathematics, Physical Sciences

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Can you be bald in one universe and fully haired in another? Can you have two eyeballs in this universe and three in another? The answer is no. Read More ›