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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 1, 2022

Categories
Culture
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Metaphysics
Tagged
, atheism, Big Bang, Edward Feser, eternity, God Hypothesis, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, infinity, Jerry Coyne, numbers, Plato, Platonic forms, solar system, St. Augustine, sun, theism, universals}

Mathematics and the God Hypothesis

_{Michael Egnor
August 1, 2022

Culture, Faith & Science, Mathematics, Metaphysics

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There is a classical proof of God’s existence that uses universal concepts such as mathematics, proposed most prominently by St. Augustine. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
July 28, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Arthur Hunt, bacterial flagella, circular reasoning, Conservation of Information, design detection, Douglas Axe, evolution, Günter Bechly, information, intelligent design, mind, molecular machines, natural selection, Ola Hössjer, Panda's Thumb, Robert J. Marks II, royal flush, specified complexity, The Failures of Mathematical Anti-Evolutionism, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

In Critiquing Dembski, Jason Rosenhouse Prioritizes Imagination over Reality

_{Brian Miller
July 28, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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Rosenhouse’s belief in the creative power of evolutionary processes is based not on hard data but on his faith in the philosophy of scientific materialism. Read More ›

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Author
Amanda Witt

Date
July 22, 2022

Categories
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Blake Lemoine, chatbot, common sense, companionship, consciousness, conversation, emotions, fear, Google, humans, LaMDA, meditation, Non-Computable You, psychologists, reading, Robert J. Marks II, sentience, spirituality, Washington Post, Wesley J. Smith}

Chatbots Might Chat, But They’re Not People

_{Amanda Witt
July 22, 2022

Faith & Science, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind

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A Google engineer claims a chatbot meditates, believes itself to have a soul, has emotions like fear, and enjoys reading. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
July 5, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, artificial life, Conservation of Information, creationists, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinists, disinformation, evolution, Guide to Reading Jason Rosenhouse (series), intelligent design, Jason Rosenhouse, Jonathan Wells, Richard Lenski, Robert Pennock, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Stephen Meyer, The Failures of Mathematical Anti-Evolutionism, Winston Ewert, Wistar Institute, Zombie Science (book)}

Darwinists’ Delusion: Closing Thoughts on Jason Rosenhouse

_{William A. Dembski
July 5, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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Does it really need to be pointed out that roads are designed? That where they go is designed? And that even badly laid out roads are laid out by design? Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
June 23, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Darwinian processes, Darwinism, evolution, formalism, Guide to Reading Jason Rosenhouse (series), improbability, intelligent design, Jason Rosenhouse, mathematician, probability, protein space, proteins, sophistry, statistics}

Darwinist Turns Math Cop: Track 1 and Track 2

_{William A. Dembski
June 23, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Origin of Life

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Jason Rosenhouse insists that intelligent design proponents obey his rules, but happily flouts them himself. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
June 20, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", Darwinism, evolution, genes, Guide to Reading Jason Rosenhouse (series), intelligent design, Jason Rosenhouse, Michael Behe, mount improbable, natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, Richard Dawkins, Robert Wright, The Failures of Mathematical Anti-Evolutionism}

Jason Rosenhouse, a Crude Darwinist

_{William A. Dembski
June 20, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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As a fellow mathematician, I would have liked to see from Rosenhouse a vigorous and insightful discussion of my ideas. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
June 16, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, biological systems, Cambridge University Press, Darwinian processes, entropy, evolution, Evolution News, Guide to Reading Jason Rosenhouse (series), intelligent design, Jason Rosenhouse, mathematician, Neo-Darwinism, Richard Dawkins, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Steven Pinker, William A. Dembski, Young Earth Creationists}

The Success of Mathematics in Advancing Intelligent Design: A Guide to Reading Jason Rosenhouse

_{William A. Dembski
June 16, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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If there’s one thing that Rosenhouse does well in this book, it is to misrepresent intelligent design and its use of mathematics. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 2, 2022

Categories
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Christianity, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, dark energy, dark matter, ether, Galileo Galilei, Hebrew Bible, Isaac Newton, John West, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Reformation, Renaissance, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roman Catholic, scientists, theism}

Stephen Meyer Takes Questions, Including: “Has Science Matured Past Its Christian Origins?”

_{David Klinghoffer
June 2, 2022

Faith & Science, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical Sciences

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Granted that the early scientists were Christians, does it follow that science necessarily supports Christianity or any form of theism? Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
June 1, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algorithms, animals, ants, decisions, foraging, heuristic, humans, neurons, pigeons, rationality, rats, risk}

Animal Algorithms: Ant Foraging Is a “Rational” Behavior

_{Eric Cassell
June 1, 2022

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Of course, ants and other animals do not make decisions in a “conscious” manner as humans would. Instead they rely on algorithms. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 17, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algebra, ants, brains, counting, fish, honeybees, humans, infants, interpretation, neurons, neuroscience, Venus flytrap}

Claim: Honeybees, “Like Humans,” Can Tell Odd Vs. Even Numbers

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 17, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Ants, fruit flies, and even plants can also calculate but it does not follow that they are conscious of what they are doing. Read More ›