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June 7, 2026

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Computational Sciences
Intelligent Design
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, computer simulation, David Klinghoffer, Dilbert, Discovery Institute, homelessness, humor, intelligent design, Planning Commission, reality, Scott Adams, Seattle, simulation, simulation theory, suburbs, Townhall}

“Homelessness” Meets the Simulation Theory

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June 7, 2026

Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design

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"As the late podcaster and 'Dilbert' cartoonist Scott Adams used to say, it was as if the Simulation was 'winking at us.'" Read More ›

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Date
June 4, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Engineering
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, artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, autonomy, computer science, computer scientists, Discovery Institute, Donald C. Wunsch, engineering realism, engineers, hype, IEEE, information, intelligence, intelligent design, inventors, Mind Matters News, neurosurgeons, Robert J. Marks, society, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

A Dose of Engineering Realism Over AI Hype

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June 4, 2026

Computational Sciences, Engineering

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Dr. Donald C. Wunsch has spent decades working at the intersection of engineering, AI, and real-world systems. Read More ›

Carer in latex gloves feeding an aged lady

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 4, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, advance directive, autonomy, caregivers, chemotherapy, comfort feeding, death, dementia, Dementia-Specific Advance Directives, dignity, euthanasia, feeding tubes, food, kidney dialysis, medical treatments, New Jersey, nourishment, public policy, spoon-feeding, undernourishment, water}

Mission to Kill Dementia Patients Moves Forward

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 4, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

By all means, prohibit forced feeding, but also provide that patients be given all nourishment they want. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 4, 2026

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ants, armadillos, bears, beavers, biomechanics, biosphere, birdsong, blue whales, coloration, dinosaurs, dolphins, dragonflies, echidnas, echolocation, engineering, giant sequoia trees, giant squid, habitat, hedgehogs, intelligent design, kraken octopus, lions, locomotion, materials, migrators, minisaur, monotremes, Museums Victoria, navigation, platypus, pterosaurs, sharks, sloths, structures, Stuart Burgess, Trichogramma, Ultimate Engineering, University of Regensburg, wasps, water, whale sharks, wooly mammoths}

Life at the Limits of the Possible

_{David Coppedge
June 4, 2026

Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Stuart Burgess suggests that organisms at the extremes not only exemplify ultimate engineering but specifically point to theistic design. Read More ›

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Author
George Montañez

Date
June 1, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Origin of Life
Tagged
, alphabet, books, bookshelves, Claude, fair coin, fiction, Hebrew, hexagons, implausible, implossibility, implossible, impossible, intelligent design, Jorge Luis Borges, letters, library, Monty Python, peer-reviewed literature, probability, punctuation, spaces, The Library of Babel, universe, Vindications, World Cup, zero}

On Implossibility (No, Spell-Check Didn’t Fail Me)

_{George Montañez
June 1, 2026

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Origin of Life

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What is the probability of forming a book with at least one hundred words in a row, if we are sampling from the Hebrew alphabet? Read More ›

Hands of an elderly man resting on a walking cane

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 30, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, antipsychotics, assisted suicide, bioethicists, Bioethics (journal), confusion, decision‐making, dehydration, distress, doctors, encouragement, euthanasia, fluids, HIV, palliating doctor, patients, physicians, professional journals, refractory delirium, self-starvation, suffering, suicide, suicide assistance, syringes, terminal sedation, voluntary stop eating and drinking, VSED}

Journal Advocates “Terminal Sedation” for People Committing Suicide by Self-Starving

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 30, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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Articles in professional journals are a means of constructing future public policy and people need to be warned. Read More ›

Tree brain with human head cave, idea concept of think hope freedom and mind , surreal artwork, dream art , fantasy landscape, imagination of nature

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 15, 2026

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Alain Aspect, Albert Einstein, American Heritage Dictionary, Anton Zeilinger, Charles Murray, Discovery Institute, Hanna Webster, Herbert Benson, human mind, International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, John F. Clauser, Margaret Harris, materialism, Michael Egnor, New England Skeptical Society, placebo effect, Popular Mechanics, quantum Zeno effect, Steven Novella, sugar pill, terminal lucidity, The Immortal Mind, The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Vaccines}

Hello, Materialists, Let’s Weigh and Measure the Mind

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 15, 2026

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

5}

A recent review of our book provides a chances to reflect on mind verus matter — and materialism. Read More ›

A brain with electric currents, 3D brain, A brain with lightning currents of electricity.

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 4, 2026

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Alex Hughes, Anna Stone, Anomalistic Psychology, BBC, BBC Science Focus, Chris French, consciousness theories, enhanced experience, fulfilment, Goldsmiths University, happiness, human consciousness, materialism, medical science, Michael Egnor, money, morality, near-death experiences, paranormal, religion, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, sensory stimuli, The Immortal Mind}

Do Brain-Jolts Really Explain Near-Death Experiences?

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 4, 2026

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

5}

One change I have noticed recently is that science writers seem a bit more careful with the topic than they used to be. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 30, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, atheists, Bible, born-again Christians, causation, correlation, critics, human intelligence, inference to the best explanation, intelligent design, large language models, mind, model collapse, philosophers, quantum cosmology, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, TechSpective, The Story of Everything, Tony Bradley}

Atheist on The Story of Everything: “I’m Not Sold. But I Can’t Just Wave It Off Either.”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 30, 2026

Computational Sciences, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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"I came away with a much clearer picture of the actual argument....That’s enough of a reason to watch." Read More ›

Depressed woman sitting on floor covering face with hands in despair

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 15, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, adolescents, detransitioners, Finland, gender, gender reassignment, hormones, ideologues, lawmakers, malpractice, mastectomies, medical ethics, mental health, Paediatrica, patients, psychiatric morbidity, psychiatric treatment, puberty blockers, young adults}

Study Finds Gender Reassignment Harmed Mental Health of Adolescents

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 15, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

4}

Hopefully, this study will aid the many lawsuits being filed by childhood victims (detransitioners). Read More ›