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Author
Sean Mixon

Date
January 17, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, conference, consciousness, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, events, human mind, materialism, mind, rationality, science and faith}

Dallas Conference: How Consciousness Refutes Materialism and Supports Theism

_{Sean Mixon
January 17, 2024

Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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I am excited to present to you at the Dallas Conference on Science and Faith on February 17. I'll be talking about the "Uniqueness of the Human Mind." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 14, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Tagged
, chimpanzees, culture, David Barash, Denyse O'Leary, Disney, fiction, fungi, horror, human beings, humans, humanzee, lyrics, materialism, movies, Museum of Natural History, mushrooms, music, nihilism, Periodic Table, Pinocchio, Seattle, soul, stardust, stars, supernova, University of Washington, Victor Davis Hanson, young people}

Humans and Fungi: In Wish, Disney Goes to War on Human Exceptionalism

_{David Klinghoffer
December 14, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences

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Dismantling the discontinuity of humans with nature is the goal of a cheery, innocent-sounding Disney song. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 14, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, David Barash, dehumanization, evolutionary theory, Holy Grail, human-animal hybrid, humans, humanzee, Nautilus, pain, Rob Sheldon, Soviet Union, Templeton Foundation, University of Washington, worms, wrongthink}

Return (Yet Again) of the Humanzee

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 14, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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So it comes down to a war on the human soul. Now, here’s the interesting part: Humans are self-evidently unique. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 31, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Medicine
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, biotech, censorship, embryos, environmentalism, evidence-based medicine, gender ideology, hospitals, human dignity, human life, ID the Future, medicine, morality, organ harvesting, regulations, science-based medicine, totalitarianism, unborn, Wesley J. Smith}

Halloween Edition: A Look at Frightening Science with Wesley J. Smith

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 31, 2023

Bioethics, Ethics, Human Exceptionalism, Medicine, Scientific Freedom

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Biotechnology is advancing faster than our ethical considerations, including synthetic human embryos, genetic engineering, and fetal farming. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 20, 2023

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Mathematics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, brain, consciousness, Darwinian mechanisms, Darwinian processes, Denyse O'Leary, evolution, free will, information, Justine Sergent, logic, McGill University, mind, neuroscience, patients, Pharyngula, PZ Myers, Roger Sperry, split brain, The Human Soul, Yair Pinto}

My Question for P. Z. Myers: How Did Human Consciousness “Evolve”?

_{Michael Egnor
October 20, 2023

Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

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Human consciousness entails a unique ability to think abstractly — to reason, to think logically, to use language, to do mathematics, to exercise free will. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 17, 2023

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, apes, babies, chimpanzees, Cyril Burt, experimentation, human mind, humans, materialism, parents, Smithsonian Magazine}

When a Child and a Chimp Were Raised Together

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 17, 2023

Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind

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When their son was ten months old, a psychologist couple decided to raise him alongside a baby female chimpanzee, for research purposes. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 9, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, ABC News, Casey Luskin, cave art, fire, Homo naledi, human origins, ID the Future, intelligence, Lee Berger, Marketing, Netflix, podcast, preprints}

Not Enough Evidence: Casey Luskin on Recent Homo naledi Claims

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 9, 2023

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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They claim that the small-brained species had high intelligence and engaged in activities like burying their dead, using fire, and engaging in cave wall art. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 4, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Mathematics
Tagged
, alligators, americans, blood pressure, cats, cattle, chickens, divine, Dogs, domestication, Enterprise, friendship, guinea pigs, horses, humans, intelligent design, kittens, mammals, pets, Philadelphia, pigeons, rabbits, Star Trek, stress}

Intelligent Design in Human-Animal Friendships

_{Eric Hedin
October 4, 2023

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Mathematics

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A man and his emotional support alligator, Wally, made headlines last week when they tried to attend a baseball game together in Philadelphia. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 3, 2023

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstractions, American Kennel Club, animals, bird song, birds, cats, cuttlefish, David M. Peña-Guzmán, dolphins, dreaming, horses, information, jumping spiders, learning, memory, rapid eye movement, sleep, Smithsonian Magazine, spiders, symbols, thought, whales}

Dreaming Animals and Human Exceptionalism

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 3, 2023

Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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Researchers have detected something like REM (rapid eye movement) sleep — which is associated with dreaming in humans — in jumping spiders. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 22, 2023

Categories
Cultural Anthropology
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, ABC News, afterlife, Arizona State University, bioRxiv, brain, burial, Chris Stringer, Dinaledi Chamber, documentary, eLife, evolution, fire, Homo naledi, Homo sapiens, human origins, humans, intelligence, La Trobe University, Lee Berger, María Martinón-Torres, micromorphology, Natural History Museum, Nature (journal), paleoanthropology, peer review, religion, skeletons, The Guardian, University of Western Australia}

Peer Review Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Used Fire, and Scrawled on Cave Wall

_{Casey Luskin
September 22, 2023

Cultural Anthropology, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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I could not find a single reviewer who accepted the claims of the papers. They were harshly critical of claims of intentional burial of the skeletons. Read More ›