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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
December 11, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Philosophy
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", Alvin Plantinga, Barbara Forrest, brain, C.S. Lewis, censorship, Charles Darwin, Christian colleges, Christianity, cosmologists, goodness, intelligent design, Lawrence Krauss, materialism, monkey, National Association of Scholars, Northwestern University, Paul Gross, physical laws, post-truth, Richard Dawkins, scientific materialism, Steven Pinker, William Graham, woke ideology, worldview}

How Scientific Materialism Begot Woke Ideology

_{William A. Dembski
December 11, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Philosophy, Reproductive Science

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I’m seeing people like Krauss assume the role as champions of traditional academic values (reason, merit, free discourse) against the barbarian hordes. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
November 27, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, carbon, cosmic inflation, Durham University, elements, Goldilocks, information theory, intelligent design, multiverse, Phillip Goff, philosophers, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, universe}

A Philosopher Rejects the Multiverse but Embraces Mythology

_{Eric Hedin
November 27, 2023

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Ascribing sentience or cosmic purpose to forces or the particles on which they act is to step out of the realm of science into the realm of myth-making. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Sandico

Date
October 26, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, Bill Nye, Cambrian animals, college, Darwin's Doubt, earth, evolution, evolutionary biology, high school, intelligent design, Kindle, libraries, life, neo-Darwinian mechanism, paleontology, peer-reviewed literature, probabilistic resources, Simon Conway Morris, Stephen Meyer, textbooks}

Why Evolutionary Biologists Are “Fatigued” by Darwin

_{Emily Sandico
October 26, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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Says Stephen Meyer, “The neo-Darwinian math is itself showing that the neo-Darwinian mechanism cannot build complex adaptations." Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 20, 2023

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Mathematics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, brain, consciousness, Darwinian mechanisms, Darwinian processes, Denyse O'Leary, evolution, free will, information, Justine Sergent, logic, McGill University, mind, neuroscience, patients, PZ Myers, Roger Sperry, split brain, Yair Pinto}

My Question for P. Z. Myers: How Did Human Consciousness “Evolve”?

_{Michael Egnor
October 20, 2023

Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

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Human consciousness entails a unique ability to think abstractly — to reason, to think logically, to use language, to do mathematics, to exercise free will. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 4, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Mathematics
Tagged
, alligators, americans, blood pressure, cats, cattle, chickens, Dogs, domestication, Enterprise, friendship, horses, humans, intelligent design, kittens, mammals, pets, Philadelphia, pigeons, rabbits, Star Trek, stress}

Intelligent Design in Human-Animal Friendships

_{Eric Hedin
October 4, 2023

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Mathematics

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A man and his emotional support alligator, Wally, made headlines last week when they tried to attend a baseball game together in Philadelphia. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 1, 2023

Categories
Botany
Life Sciences
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, cognition, Darwinism, EMBO Reports, emotions, infection, intelligence, panpsychism, random mutations, spirituality, Tel Aviv University, teleology, Third Way of Evolution, University of Heidelberg, ZME Science}

Are Plants Cognitive, Intelligent Beings?

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 1, 2023

Botany, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Some plant biologists want to see them that way; others continue to insist on a Darwinian view. Read More ›

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Date
September 30, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Cosmology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, abstract thought, Alfred Russel Wallace, Alfred Russel Wallace: A Rediscovered Life, Charles Darwin, gaps, human beings, human uniqueness, intelligent design, Michael Flannery, music, natural selection, Nature's Prophet, Overruling Intelligence, principle of utility}

Alfred Russel Wallace’s Case for an “Overruling Intelligence”

_{Science & Culture
September 30, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Cosmology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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When Wallace broke with Charles Darwin in 1869, it was over the nature of human beings. Read More ›

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Author
Angus Menuge

Date
September 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Psychology
Tagged
, 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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Date
September 19, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Psychology
Technology
Tagged
, computer science, Discovery Institute Press, Gregory Chaitin, information, logic, materialistic philosophy, mind, mind-body problem, mind-brain debate, mind-brain problem, Minding the Brain, neurology, neurons, neurosurgery, physical existence, Robert J. Marks II}

New Book: Mind Is More than the Brain

_{Science & Culture
September 19, 2023

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

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Says Gregory Chaitin, algorithmic information theory pioneer: "The mind-body problem lives! A stimulating collection of contemporary perspectives." Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 13, 2023

Categories
Astronomy
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Andrew McDiarmid, archetype, artificial intelligence, Center for Science and Culture, Colorado Christian University, Discovery Institute, image, Johannes Kepler, materialists, Melissa Cain Travis, multiverse, natural theology, Paul Davies, rationality, Roger Penrose, Thinking God’s Thoughts, transhumanism}

Uncovering the Hidden Mathematical Structure of the Universe

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 13, 2023

Astronomy, Mathematics, Physical Sciences

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Genuine human rationality would not exist if a naturalistic account of the human mind were correct. Read More ›