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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 23, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Are We Spiritual Machines?, baseball, conferences, Erik Larson, First Things, George Gilder, Jay Richards, Ray Kurzweil, Telecosm, The Age of Spiritual Machines, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence}

“Are We Spiritual Machines?”

_{William A. Dembski
April 23, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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The event at which I moderated the discussion about Ray Kurzweil’s book was the 1998 George Gilder Telecosm conference. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 22, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Biola University, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, discount, Douglas Axe, evolutionary theory, intelligent design, molecular biology, natural selection, restaurants, Undeniable (book)}

The Dessert Cart Paradox — A “Gaping Hole in Evolutionary Theory”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 22, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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There’s a problem with evolution by “natural selection” that’s indicated in the very words themselves, as biologist Doug Axe points out. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 22, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, computer science, deep learning, elephant, Erik Larson, human intelligence, Neural Networks, philosophers, programmers, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, understanding, Wikipedia}

The Myth of “Deep Learning”

_{William A. Dembski
April 22, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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This is pathetic, and this is what is supposed to lay waste and supersede human intelligence? Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
April 21, 2021

Categories
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Zoology
Tagged
, angiosperms, Cambrian Explosion, carnivorous plants, Charles Darwin, convergence, creator, Darwinists, Free University, Gestalt, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Köln, logos, Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, Marcos Eberlin, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Mexico, Michael Behe, mousetrap, Neo-Darwinism, paleontology, Second Law of Thermodynamics, United States, University of Bonn, Utricularia, Wistar Symposium, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig: An Intelligent Design Pioneer

_{Granville Sewell
April 21, 2021

Genetics, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Zoology

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Darwinism sounds superficially plausible until one looks at real plants and animals with their irreducibly complex details. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 21, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, computer programming, ELIZA program, Erik Larson, Eugene Goostman, humans, Joseph Weizenbaum, psychologists, relationships, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, University of Illinois}

Artificial Intelligence Understands by Not Understanding

_{William A. Dembski
April 21, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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The ELIZA program, acting as a Rogerian therapist, simply mirrors back to the human what the human says. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 20, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, automation, Big Tech, computer science, deep learning, Erik Larson, Eugene Goostman, eye contact, Google, gorillas, machine learning, self-driving cars, Tay, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, traffic}

Automated Driving and Other Failures of AI

_{William A. Dembski
April 20, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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It would be interesting to see what fully automated driving would look like in a place like Moldova. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 19, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, abduction, artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, chatbot, Chinese Room, computers, Elon Musk, Erik Larson, Eugene Goostman, Google, intelligence, Jeopardy, John Searle, machine learning, machines, Michael Denton, Microsoft, Nick Bostrom, Ray Kurzweil, Seattle, Tay, The Age of Spiritual Machines, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, The Singularity is Near, Thomas Ray}

Artificial Intelligence: Unseating the Inevitability Narrative

_{William A. Dembski
April 19, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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World-class chess, Go, and Jeopardy-playing programs are impressive, but they prove nothing about whether computers can be made to achieve AGI. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 16, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, Alfred Russel Wallace, Aristotle, atomists, bees, Charles Darwin, dinosaurs, evolution, French Revolution, Georges Cuvier, giraffe’s neck, J.B.S. Haldane, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, paleontologists, Plato, punctuated equilibrium, scientific materialism, Scott Turner, swarm, tautology, teleology, vitalism}

Scott Turner Describes the Largely Forgotten History of Evolutionary Theory

_{Brian Miller
April 16, 2021

Biology, Evolution

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The fatal flaw with metaphysical vitalism was that it invariably led to circular reasoning. Read More ›

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Date
April 15, 2021

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, astrophysics, Big Bang, Brian Keating, cosmic fine-tuning, ID the Future, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, U.C. San Diego}

Stephen Meyer Defends His New Book to Cosmologist Brian Keating

_{Science and Culture
April 15, 2021

Biology, Cosmology, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Do the laws of cosmology, physics, and biology exhibit dispositive evidence of a cosmic designer? Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 15, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, Anaxagoras, ancient Greeks, Aristotle, atheism, atomists, body plans, Christianity, cognition, demiurge, Democritus, evolutionary theory, idealism, intelligent design, materialism, Mr. Potato Head, natural selection, Plato, purposefulness, Scott Turner, Socrates}

Scott Turner Explains Philosophical Traditions Shaping Biology

_{Brian Miller
April 15, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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Turner classifies the intelligent design movement as a resurgence of Platonic idealism. Read More ›