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“Mind as an Illusion” Makes No Sense

Philosophers of mind using their minds to prove that there is no mind do not help the credibility of their discipline. Read More ›
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Aboard the Lifeboat — or Cruise Ship — of Intelligent Design

It takes persistence to remain on board. Not everyone is cut out for the life of a maligned academic. Read More ›
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Prominent Physicist Wishes Away the Hard Problem of Consciousness

Recently Carlo Rovelli fell into an all-too-common trap for creative thinkers. He offered an opinion on a subject outside his discipline. Read More ›
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Paper: Human Behavior Shows We’re “Far More Complex than Just a ‘Souped-Up’ Ape”

How do we explain all the “mind-boggling sweep” of time-consuming behavior that isn’t directly necessary for survival? Read More ›
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More Functions Reported for Repeat “Junk” DNA

Papers note that repetitive DNA — the type of DNA that our junk-DNA-defending friends assure us must be functionless — is vital for forming G4 structures. Read More ›
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When Bumblebees Cheat at Games

Perhaps the most significant aspect of the findings is in light of the fact that the bumblebee has only about one million neurons (humans have 86 billion). Read More ›
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When the Experts Disagree on the Origin of the Universe…

As with life, the beginning of our universe entailed special conditions, not only of the laws of physics, but also of the arrangement of its component atoms. Read More ›
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For Extraterrestrial Life, All Credit to a Creator

As Casey Luskin reminds us, technology-using aliens would — by the intent of the cosmic design — need to live on a planet like ours with a physiology like ours. Read More ›
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We Have Liftoff: Genius Engineering Solutions in Muscle

The very act of generating force creates a formidable engineering challenge. How is this problem solved? Read More ›
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If You Care About Faith, Bring on the Aliens, Mr. Spielberg!

Luskin: "If alien life does exist, and if it looks or works even remotely like human biology, then it did not arise by blind evolution." Read More ›

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