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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 7, 2024

Categories
Arts
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Paleontology
Tagged
, archeology, baboons, beavers, Darwinian theory, genetic admixture, Günter Bechly, hominins, human origins, humans, Neanderthals, paleontologists, primates, rocks, symbolic thinking, symbols, Tom Metcalfe}

Human Origins and the Beginning of Art

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 7, 2024

Arts, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Paleontology

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There is now evidence of something like artwork among several ancient human types, not just Neanderthals. Thus, an academic controversy has arisen. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 6, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Paleontology
Tagged
, burial, death, Emory University, Europe, genetic admixture, Günter Bechly, Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, human origins, humans, invertebrates, life, life after death, Neanderthals, octopuses, Psychology Today, religion, symbolic thinking, uncanny valley}

Were Neanderthals Religious?

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 6, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Paleontology

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We can’t poll long-dead Neanderthals on life, death, and the hereafter but the evidence we’ve dug up suggests they were thinking about that kind of thing. Read More ›

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Author
Subboor Ahmad

Date
January 30, 2024

Categories
Biology
Ecology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Social Sciences
Tagged
, 9/11 attack, agnostics, Angus Menuge, Christians, Darwinism, Debating Design, Elliott Sober, epigenetics, evolution, genomics, intelligent design, John Polkinghorne, Kenneth Miller, Michael Ruse, Muslims, neo-Darwinian mechanisms, New Atheism, Paul Davies, podcast, problems, puzzles, Richard Swinburne, Robert Pennock, self-organization, Stuart Kauffman, theistic evolution, Theodosius Dobzhansky, Walter Bradley, William A. Dembski}

Dembski and Ruse Look Back on 20 Years of Debate — And a Special Anniversary

_{Subboor Ahmad
January 30, 2024

Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Social Sciences

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The protest about the “spectre of intelligent design” was telling. When critics start talking that way, you can’t help wondering if ID is onto something. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
January 30, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, aboutness, An Idol for Destruction (series), artificial general intelligence, autism, B. F. Skinner, ChatGPT, chess, DeepMind, Elon Musk, Erik Larson, G.K. Chesterton, Go (game), human bodies, idolatry, large language models, Luddites, machines, Noam Chomsky, rabbits, René Descartes, self-driving cars, Tesla, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, Willard Quine, Word and Object, words}

Artificial General Intelligence: The Poverty of the Stimulus

_{William A. Dembski
January 30, 2024

Bioethics, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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It doesn’t even matter if the child is blind, deaf, or both. Barring developmental disorders (such as some forms of autism), the child can learn language. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 1, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, aliens, Bible, Brian Greene, Bryan Callen, determinism, faith and science, free will, intelligent design, interviews, James Webb Space Telescope, Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience, Michio Kaku, miracles, multiverse, Neil deGrasse Tyson, podcasts, psychedelics, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, Sean Carroll, Sir Roger Penrose, Spotify, Stephen Meyer, Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design, Time Magazine, transcendence}

Happy New Year! No. 1 Story of 2023: Joe Rogan and Stephen Meyer Talk Science and Faith

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 1, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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For more than three hours, Rogan asked questions about the scientific argument for the reality of God, as well as Meyer’s reasons for believing the Bible. 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
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
Angus Menuge

Date
September 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Psychology
Tagged
, “data fusion” technology, anthology, brain, computer science, information theory, logic, mind, mind-body problem, mind-brain problem, Minding the Brain, neurology, neurosurgery, philosophers, quantum theory}

Minding the Brain — An Introduction

_{Angus Menuge, Brian Krouse, and Robert J. Marks II
September 24, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Psychology

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In our modern age, full of science and technology, physical existence often appears to be the most substantial and “real” aspect of the world. 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 ›

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Date
September 19, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Psychology
Technology
Tagged
, Brian R. Krouse, computer science, Discovery Institute Press, Gregory Chaitin, information, logic, materialistic philosophy, mind, mind-body problem, mind-brain debate, mind-brain problem, Minding the Brain, neurology, neurons, neurosurgery, physical existence, Robert J. Marks II, University of Wisconsin}

New Book: Mind Is More than the Brain

_{Science and Culture
September 19, 2023

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Psychology, Technology

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Says Gregory Chaitin, algorithmic information theory pioneer: "The mind-body problem lives! A stimulating collection of contemporary perspectives." Read More ›