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Guillermo Gonzalez
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David-Hume
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Robert F. Shedinger
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July 12, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Reconsidering David Hume’s Critique of Design Thinking

Robert Shedinger
July 12, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology
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There is no sense in which we can say that Hume destroyed the intellectual coherence of design thinking. William Paley could already see this in 1802. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
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June 30, 2023
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Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
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Physics
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Intelligence Is Unnatural, and Why That Matters

Eric Hedin
June 30, 2023
Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology
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One of the advantages we have in our study of nature is our ability to observe an entire “unpolluted” universe. Read More ›
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That Hideous Strength
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Peter Biles
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June 19, 2023
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Bioethics
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At the Altar of that Hideous Strength

Peter Biles
June 19, 2023
Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology
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C. S. Lewis's classic science fiction tale is about the temptation to reject being human. Read More ›
DNA
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June 10, 2023
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Listen: Carbon Valley Trumps Silicon Valley

Science & Culture
June 10, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology
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“Nobody doubts that natural selection and random mutation is a biological process. What we doubt is that they can generate fundamentally new forms of life.” Read More ›
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Peter Biles
Date
April 27, 2023
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Bioethics
Scientific Freedom
Technology
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Here’s Another Transhumanist Dream Come True — Revisiting Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451

Peter Biles
April 27, 2023
Bioethics, Scientific Freedom, Technology
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Despite all the transhumanist predictions of the Singularity, it’s hard to dismiss the fact that to a certain degree we’ve already merged with our machines. Read More ›
C. S. Lewis
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Peter Biles
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March 28, 2023
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Bioethics
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Michael D. Aeschliman on C. S. Lewis and Scientism

Peter Biles
March 28, 2023
Bioethics, Faith & Science, Technology
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Scientism claims that science alone dictates the truth, although this system of thought depends on non-scientific reasons to come to such a conclusion. Read More ›
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COSM
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Peter Biles
Date
March 21, 2023
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Neuroscience & Mind
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Robert J. Marks on Fox News: You Are Not Going to Be AI’s “Pet”

Peter Biles
March 21, 2023
Neuroscience & Mind, Science, Science Reporting, Technology
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Regarding ChatGPT, Dr. Marks said one of its biggest problems is its evident bias. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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March 9, 2023
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Bioethics
Medicine
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Mice Born with No Mother, Two Fathers: What Next?

Wesley J. Smith
March 9, 2023
Bioethics, Medicine, Technology
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Ostensibly the purpose would be to help with rare forms of infertility in women. But these are dual-edged technologies. Read More ›
Carl Sagan
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Granville Sewell
Date
March 5, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
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Yes, Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence — Let’s Hear Some for Darwinian Evolution

Granville Sewell
March 5, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics, Technology
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Carl Sagan famously said, “I believe that the extraordinary should be pursued. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Read More ›
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Tom Gilson
Date
March 4, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
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Why High School Biology Made Me Angry (And Why I Like It So Much Better Now)

Tom Gilson
March 4, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education, Technology
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Your own body has something like 30 trillion cells in it. That’s 30 trillion large cities’ worth of complexity. Read More ›

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