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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
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Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
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Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Human Exceptionalism

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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
August 22, 2023
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Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
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The Human Mind Is Wired for Music: How Did That Come About?

Eric Hedin
August 22, 2023
Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design
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Most of us can correctly remember melodies and lyrics learned in childhood, even years after last having heard them. Read More ›
storytelling
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Peter Biles
Date
August 16, 2023
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Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
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Human Exceptionalism — Why Artificial Intelligence Will Never Tell a Story

Peter Biles
August 16, 2023
Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind
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The personal, communicative nature of storytelling rules out AI as a legitimate author. It can’t intend meaning. Read More ›
curiosity
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
August 7, 2023
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Fine-tuning
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Physical Sciences
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Asking Questions Demonstrates Human Exceptionalism

Eric Hedin
August 7, 2023
Fine-tuning, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics, Physical Sciences
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This human trait of question-asking begins almost as soon as we learn to talk. Young children can confound their parents with their rapid-fire questions. Read More ›
Tower-of-Babel
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David Klinghoffer
Date
July 3, 2023
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Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
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With Becket Cook, David Berlinski Discusses Speech as a Problem for Darwin, and More

David Klinghoffer
July 3, 2023
Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Dog owners know that to look into your dog’s eyes is often to see that the dog has something he wishes to say but lacks the “machinery for externalization.” Read More ›
globular cluster NGC
Photo: Globular cluster NGC 6544, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Lewin, F. R. Ferraro.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
June 30, 2023
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Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
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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 ›
chimp
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Author
David Berlinski
Date
June 19, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Good as Gould? Ask a Chimp

David Berlinski
June 19, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology
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No distinction in kind rather than degree between ourselves and the chimps? No distinction? Seriously, folks? Read More ›
Homo naledi
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
June 7, 2023
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Archaeology
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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Scientists Are Skeptical that Intelligence in Homo naledi “Erases Human Exceptionalism”

Casey Luskin
June 7, 2023
Archaeology, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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Berger et al.’s claims about the species have been disputed and their idea that it lived 2-3 million years ago was exaggerated by a factor of 10. Read More ›
The War on Humans
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Date
May 27, 2023
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Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
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Film Festival 2023 — “The War on Humans”

Science & Culture
May 27, 2023
Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design
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Today we are highlighting one of our groundbreaking documentaries that highlights the current global trend of disparaging human value. Read More ›
LIGO_Hanford_aerial_05
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
May 17, 2023
Categories
Fine-tuning
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Planetology
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In First Detection of Gravitational Waves, Timing Was Everything 

Eric Hedin
May 17, 2023
Fine-tuning, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Planetology
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Let’s look at how timing across multiple orders of magnitude brought together cosmic and human events. Read More ›
Temptation_Adam_Eva
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Date
May 2, 2023
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Biology
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
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God’s Grandeur: Ann Gauger on the Scientific Case for Intelligent Design

Science & Culture
May 2, 2023
Biology, Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design
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A biologist explains why it is indeed possible that the entire human race came from two original parents. Read More ›

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