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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
July 26, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Technology
Tagged
, aquatic bladderworts, BioCosmos, Charles Darwin, chemical processes, duplication errors, evolution, Evolution News, Heinz-Albert Becker, intelligent design, irreducibly complex systems, Model T, peer-reviewed literature, replication, self-replicating machines, self-replicators, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

The Other Unsolved Problem of Evolution

_{Granville Sewell
July 26, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Technology

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"With all our advanced technology, we are not close to producing human-engineered self-replicating machines." Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
July 23, 2023

Categories
Applied Sciences
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, beauty, C.S. Lewis, computation, computers, economy, insight, John Horgan, magic, mathematician, nature, science, The Abolition of Man}

Science for Insight or Science for Power?

_{Peter Biles
July 23, 2023

Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

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What are the core purposes of science and math? Evaluating the idea of "knowledge as power" in the computer age. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
July 12, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, ATP synthase, bacterial flagellum, Cleanthes, David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, epiglottis, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, kinesin, matter, mind, molecular machines, nano-technology, Natural Theology (book), nature, Philo, philosophers, William Paley}

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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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 30, 2023

Categories
Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, astronomers, black holes, civilization, creativity, dark energy, dark matter, electromagnetic force, electrons, elementary particles, elements, gravity, human beings, humanity, image of God, James Webb Space Telescope, Judeo-Christian tradition, laws of nature, literature, nebulae, neutrons, planets, protons, spectroscopy, stars, sunset, universe}

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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Author
Peter Biles

Date
June 19, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, Altos Labs, artificial intelligence, Boy Scouts, C.S. Lewis, ChatGPT, consciousness, disinformation, Jane Studdock, John Donne, Mark Studdock, Marshall McLuhan, memories, nuclear war, OpenAI, Out of the Silent Planet, Paul Kingsnorth, Perelandra, Peter Kreeft, science fiction, That Hideous Strength, transhumanism}

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 ›

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Date
June 10, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, Carbon Valley, cells, Crossway, Douglas Axe, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, molecular biologists, natural selection, podcast, random mutation, Silicon Valley, smartphone, Stephen Meyer, Theistic Evolution (book)}

Listen: Carbon Valley Trumps Silicon Valley

_{Science and 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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Author
Peter Biles

Date
April 27, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Scientific Freedom
Technology
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), books, Brave New World, censorship, dystopia, libraries, music, noise, novels, paper, podcasts, radios, Singularity, sound, transhumanism}

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 ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
March 28, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Technology
Tagged
, C.S. Lewis, Cambridge University, Dante, Discovery Institute Press, G.K. Chesterton, George Gilder, Holocaust, Homo sapiens, John Milton, knowledge, Malcolm Muggeridge, Michael D. Aeschliman, morality, relativism, Russell Kirk, scientism, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Restoration of Man, Winston Churchill}

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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Author
Peter Biles

Date
March 21, 2023

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Science Reporting
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, bias, ChatGPT, China, Donald Trump, Fox News, humanity, Joe Biden, military, poetry, Robert J. Marks II, United States, Walter Bradley Center}

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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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 9, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Technology
Tagged
, abortions, babies, birth defects, chromosomes, egg cells, fathers, human experimentation, humans, infertility, mice, mother, procreation, skin cells, stem cells, The Guardian, women}

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 ›