Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date December 24, 2014 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __k-review, Health & Wellness, science Why Bioethics Should "Fail" Wesley J. Smith December 24, 2014 Bioethics, Medicine 1 Julian Savulescu represents all that I find so objectionable about the mainstream bioethics movement. Read More ›
Type post Author Casey Luskin Date December 18, 2014 CategoriesIntelligent DesignTechnology Tagged , __k-review, video, Views Interstellar Unwittingly Argues that Permitting Design Inferences Is Necessary to Good Science Casey Luskin December 18, 2014 Intelligent Design, Technology 4 I known, I know, it's only a movie. If you've seen it then I hope that the following will make perfect sense to you. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date December 17, 2014 CategoriesEvolutionMedicine Tagged , __k-review, Mind and Technology, science More Serious Problems with Representation in the Brain: Remembering the Battle of Hastings Michael Egnor December 17, 2014 Evolution, Medicine 1 A conceptual morass besets neuroscience. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date December 16, 2014 CategoriesMedicinePhilosophy Tagged , __k-review, Continuing Series, Mind and Technology, science Understanding Memories: Lovely Metaphors Belong in Songs, Not Science Michael Egnor December 16, 2014 Medicine, Philosophy 1 I'm reminded of a phrase from one of my favorite songwriters, Paul Simon, in "The Boxer": "I've squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles." Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date December 16, 2014 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __k-review, Health & Wellness In Bioethics, Infanticide Is Now “Debatable” Wesley J. Smith December 16, 2014 Bioethics, Medicine 1 The late Richard John Neuhaus famously wrote this of bioethicists. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date December 15, 2014 CategoriesBioethicsTechnology Tagged , __k-review, Continuing Series, Mind and Technology, science Your Computer Doesn’t Like You Michael Egnor December 15, 2014 Bioethics, Technology 1 Intelligence, as denoted in "artificial intelligence," corresponds roughly to what Aristotle meant by intellect and will. Read More ›
Type post Author Rob Sheldon Date December 12, 2014 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignTechnology Tagged , __k-review, Views "Unintelligent Design," You Say? An Automotive Parable Rob Sheldon December 12, 2014 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology 1 The past five months, I've been trying to change the head gasket on a 2001 Chrysler PT. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date December 12, 2014 CategoriesComputational SciencesScienceTechnology Tagged , __edited, Continuing Series, Mind and Technology Your Computer Can’t Remember a Darned Thing Michael Egnor December 12, 2014 Computational Sciences, Science, Technology 6 For materialists, the metaphor of memory for computer storage of electronic representations has become metaphysics. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date December 10, 2014 CategoriesComputational SciencesEvolution Tagged , __k-review, Mind and Technology, science, Views Do Computers Store Memories? David Klinghoffer December 10, 2014 Computational Sciences, Evolution 1 "Much of the implicit public acceptance of materialistic metaphysics is due to our unexamined acceptance of dodgy metaphors as reality." Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date December 8, 2014 CategoriesMedicinePhilosophy Tagged , __k-review, science Recalling Nana’s Face: Does Your Brain Store Memories? Michael Egnor December 8, 2014 Medicine, Philosophy 1 Consider a hypothetical "engram" of your grandmother's lovely face that "codes" for your memory of her appearance. Read More ›
