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February 3, 2019

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Marks on the AI Church: “The Singularity Is Far”

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New religions, including one centered on Artificial Intelligence, follow a stereotyped pattern. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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February 1, 2019

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Evolution
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Congratulations! Coyne Promotes Egnor to “Archenemy”

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February 1, 2019

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Archenemy sounds a little…obsessive. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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December 13, 2018

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Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
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Great Minds: Marks, Medved on Human Exceptionalism’s Two Frontiers

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December 13, 2018

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There are fundamental, unbridgeable chasms on either side, animal and machine. The capacity for creativity, for one thing, stands permanently outside the reach of algorithms. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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December 11, 2018

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Human Exceptionalism
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Talking Animals and Human Exceptionalism

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December 11, 2018

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Whether in Warner Bros. cartoons, old jokes, or on Twitter, a good deal of humor has been derived from supposing that animals could talk. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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December 11, 2018

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For Transhumanists, a Dawning Realization

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December 11, 2018

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New religions aren’t necessarily founded already knowing that that is what they are destined to become. Read More ›

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December 10, 2018

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Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy of Science
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Trends in Philosophy of Science: What Does “Semantic Information” Mean?

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Theorists hope to alleviate a deficiency in Shannon information theory, which dealt only with the structure of a communication, not its semantics. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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December 7, 2018

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Biology
Intelligent Design
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Robert Marks: Randomness and the Enigma of Creativity

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December 7, 2018

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Only a freely acting, designing agent resolves the mystery. Only such an agent creates, truly, ex nihilo. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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November 29, 2018

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Neuroscience & Mind
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Great Minds: Robert Marks, Michael Medved on the Limits of Computation

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November 29, 2018

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There’s no danger of computers ruling us, but there is a peril in employing them to greatly magnify the impact of our own errors. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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November 11, 2018

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Egnor — Introducing the Aristotelian Neuroscientist

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November 11, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind

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Considering Hamlet, the Aristotelian can appreciate both the physiology and the drama to which the mechanist is blind. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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November 6, 2018

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Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
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Scott Adams and Rule by Algorithms

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November 6, 2018

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He doesn't mean there won’t be humans in the Oval Office in the future, but that the power behind the power will be AI. Is it true? Read More ›