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Author
George Gilder

Date
September 16, 2019

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Arts
Faith & Science
Philosophy
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Michael Aeschliman and the Consolation of Man

_{George Gilder
September 16, 2019

Arts, Faith & Science, Philosophy

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Estranged from God, both art and science become incoherent babble, sliding toward an obsession with the prurient lure of triumphant evil. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 21, 2019

Categories
Arts
Intelligent Design
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, __cedited, Charles Darwin, chromosomes, DNA, earth, English, eukaryotes, genomes, intelligent design, introns, machines, Middle Ages, mitochondria, natural theology, non-coding DNA, nucleus, Prague, proteins, RNA, stars, Stephen Jay Gould, sunset, transcripts, William Paley}

A Watch on a Heath — But What a Watch!

_{Ann Gauger
June 21, 2019

Arts, Intelligent Design

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Recently I had the opportunity to see Prague’s famed astronomical clock, the oldest still-working astronomical clock in the world. It is truly phenomenal. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 19, 2019

Categories
Arts
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __cedited, algorithms, Apple, artificial intelligence, computers, creativity, Donald Trump, Florida, human beings, insight, inspiration, machine learning, Mind Matters, music, Nike, serendipity}

Strong Campaign Slogans? Winning Tag Lines? Don’t Ask AI

_{David Klinghoffer
June 19, 2019

Arts, Neuroscience & Mind

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I watched a bit of President Trump’s campaign launch rally in Orlando last night and found it interesting to see him crowd-testing campaign slogans. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 18, 2019

Categories
Arts
Faith & Science
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, __cedited, atheism, Austria, brain, Charles Darwin, churches, Communism, Czech Republic, Europe, genes, Google, history, Internet, masks, materialism, meat machines, movies, music, poetry, Poland, Prague, Science Uprising, synagogues, William Graham}

The Masks of Prague

_{Ann Gauger
June 18, 2019

Arts, Faith & Science

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They have taken on the masks of their former taskmasters and let their heritage stand empty, though thankfully not yet in ruins. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 1, 2019

Categories
Arts
Computational Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __nedited, artificial intelligence, Charles Darwin, CNN, computer, creativity, extrapolation, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, machines, Mind Matters, MIT, Neural Networks, neuroscience, Robert J. Marks II}

Robert Marks: Why “Edmond de Belamy” Is Bunk

_{David Klinghoffer
June 1, 2019

Arts, Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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It has to do with the difference between interpolation and extrapolation. Read More ›

Photo: A leafy sea dragon, by Sylke Rohrlach from Sydney [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 23, 2019

Categories
Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __nedited, active information, algorithms, artificial intelligence, California, computer simulations, computers, creativity, curator, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, entrepreneurship, evolution, George Gilder, human creativity, inspiration, intelligent design, Michael Behe, programmer, Robert J. Marks II, science, Steve Forbes, William A. Dembski}

Robert Marks on Evolution and Creativity

_{David Klinghoffer
May 23, 2019

Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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In our culture, crossing a range of thought disciplines, one views says that AI, entrepreneurship, and evolution can dispense with creativity. The algorithm is all! Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
January 10, 2019

Categories
Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
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, __cedited, animals, Bible, chimpanzees, David Barash, DNA, humans, mitochondria, music, New York Times, organelles, Seattle, University of Washington}

On Being Human — A Reflection

_{Ann Gauger
January 10, 2019

Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Evolutionary biologist David Barash is a man on a mission. He wants to make sure that we all know we are only human, and that means we are only animal. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 12, 2018

Categories
Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, adaptation, aesthetics, Ann Gauger, architecture, balance, beauty, evolution, evolutionary theory, face, function, humans, intellect, intelligent design, Michael Denton, Neanderthals, science, soul, The Biology of the Baroque, The Conversation}

The Chin Enigma

_{David Klinghoffer
December 12, 2018

Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A scientific theory that on principle refuses to see the obvious is an achievement of which only humans are capable. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 28, 2018

Categories
Arts
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, "poor design", Africa, ballet, beauty, biosphere, birth, disease, ecosystem, evil, evolution, intelligent design, knowledge, music, mutations, natural selection, nature, pain, painting, pelvis, Richard Dawkins, River Out of Eden, savannah, suffering, Venus}

Beauty as Evidence for Intelligent Design

_{Ann Gauger
June 28, 2018

Arts, Intelligent Design

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Beauty does not come from randomness. It is beauty, not ugliness that must be explained. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 6, 2018

Categories
Arts
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, __cedited, beauty, Cicero, David Hume, evolution, horse, Johann Sebastian Bach, music, natural selection, neuroscience, New York Times, Paul Davies, Pleistocene, sea urchins, sexual dimorphism, symmetry}

Beauty Leads Us Home

_{Ann Gauger
June 6, 2018

Arts, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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Why is the world a beautiful place and why does it touch me? Read More ›