Misunderstanding Understanding Jerry Coyne on Free Will

_{Michael Egnor
January 5, 2014

Bioethics, Evolution, Philosophy

1}

Coyne, who denies the existence of free will, had complained about a hit-and-run driver who dented his car in a parking lot. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 2, 2014

Categories
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
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But Who Needs Reality-Based Thinking Anyway? Not the New Cosmologists

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 2, 2014

Philosophy, Physical Sciences

1}

A question arises: If, in the multiverse (especially the many worlds version) everything possible is true, why do cosmologists trash traditional Judeo-Christian beliefs? Because there is a critical catch ... Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
December 5, 2013

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __k-review, science, Views}

Scientism and Bertrand Russell’s Neutral Monism

_{Michael Egnor
December 5, 2013

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

1}

Russell was an atheist, but not a materialist. His observations on philosophy of the mind are of surprising relevance today. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 2, 2013

Categories
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
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Not Only Is Earth One Nice Planet Among Many, but Our Entire Universe Is Lost in a Crowd

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 2, 2013

Philosophy, Physical Sciences

1}

Just as humans are merely one accidentally evolved animal among many, our universe is simply one accidentally evolved universe among many. Read More ›

Wooden Defendant Dock in Historic Courtroom Interior

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Author
John G. West

Date
November 22, 2013

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __k-review, Bernard Acworth, C.S. Lewis, common descent, Darwin Mythology, Darwin on Trial, Darwinism as religion, dogmatism, evolution, evolutionism, fallibility, hubris, inference, inferential science, intellectual humility, metaphysical naturalism, nature, paradigm shift, persistent scientific errors, Phillip E. Johnson, rhetoric, Richard Dawkins, scientism, The Magician's Twin, undirected process, vestigial structures, Zeitgeist}

Darwin in the Dock: C.S. Lewis’s Critique of "Evolutionism"

_{John G. West
November 22, 2013

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics, Scientific Trustworthiness

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By highlighting the all-too-human frailties of modern science, Lewis made his most important contribution to the evolution debate. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
November 13, 2013

Categories
Philosophy
Science
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, __edited, science, Views}

"We Had the Experience but Missed the Meaning."

_{Michael Egnor
November 13, 2013

Philosophy, Science

4}

Materialist reduction is never the whole truth. It always leaves out that which is most human and most real. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 12, 2013

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review}

From Francis Collins, as from PZ Myers, a Steady Stream of "Pabulum" on Ethics

_{David Klinghoffer
November 12, 2013

Bioethics, Evolution, Philosophy

1}

Here's the likeliest result of adopting materialism, Darwinism, whatever you want to call it, as your guiding philosophical framework. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 4, 2013

Categories
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, science, The Privileged Planet}

Behold, Countless Earths Sail the Galaxies … That Is, if You Would Only Believe

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 4, 2013

Philosophy, Physical Sciences

1}

Could exoplanets support life that has a different chemical composition? Absent details about the composition, who knows? Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 30, 2013

Categories
Philosophy
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, science}

Why Science "Progresses"

_{Michael Egnor
October 30, 2013

Philosophy, Science

1}

The success of science rests on forgetfulness, i.e. a group of people agrees to shelve the discussion of the basis of things and work on something else. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 17, 2013

Categories
Philosophy
Science Reporting
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __edited, Research, science}

What Has Materialism Done for Science? Introducing “Science Fictions”

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 17, 2013

Philosophy, Science Reporting, Scientific Reasoning

2}

As a journalist who has covered the intelligent design controversy for 12 years, I ended up asking a question repeatedly: What exactly has materialism done for science? Read More ›