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Are Robo-Pastors the Way of the Future?

They are certainly not the answer to declining attendance and involvement that some have hoped they would be. Read More ›
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By Using Floor Buttons, Can Dogs Talk?

The latest fad in the “Talk to the animals” arena appears to be a classic in confirmation bias. Read More ›
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J. P. Moreland on the Contradictions of Scientism

Scientism is the belief that only the hard sciences can provide any reliably true knowledge. Read More ›
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Right Brain Vs. Left Brain? It’s Murky

Vertebrates generally have brains divided into two lobes, an arrangement that may go back half a billion years. Read More ›
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What Deep Social Change Underlies the War on Math?

The universal language of science is sinking under the weight of claims about trauma and privilege. Read More ›
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Human Exceptionalism — Why Artificial Intelligence Will Never Tell a Story

The personal, communicative nature of storytelling rules out AI as a legitimate author. It can’t intend meaning. Read More ›
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René Descartes
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Intelligent Design in Imaginary Numbers

René Descartes, in 1637, is credited with being the first to assign this label to results involving the square root of a negative number. Read More ›
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Science Is Self-Correcting? Time for a Reality Check

In the wake of the Stanford scandal, the reasons why science often ISN’T self-correcting are attracting much more attention. Read More ›
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Is Life Just Chemistry, or Chemistry Plus Information?

Theoretical biologist Marcello Barbieri finds that many biologists see information in life forms as something that “does not really belong to science.” Read More ›

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