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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 5, 2024

Categories
Evolutionary Psychology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstract thinking, anthropology, Aristotle, behavior, Big Think, Bobby Azarian, consciousness, evolution, human mind, human origins, neuroscientists, panpsychism, Roger Penrose, Stone Age}

Getting Stoned: Did It Shape Human Origins?

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 5, 2024

Evolutionary Psychology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind

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For a really wild excursion, nothing beats efforts to explain the evolution of the human mind. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
November 4, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Aldous Huxley, Alfred Russel Wallace, Alice in Wonderland, atheism, behaviorism, Caligula, Charles Bradlaugh, Charles Darwin, cosmogony, David Berlinski, Freudianism, Lewis Carroll, Madame Blavatsky, Marxism, multiverse, On the Origin of Species, quantum fluctuation, Richard Dawkins, theistic Darwinism, Theory of Everything, Theosophy, Tom Wolfe, Universal Darwinism, Victorians}

Existentialist Science: Darwin as Proto-Absurdist

_{Neil Thomas
November 4, 2024

Bioethics, Evolution

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The existentialist story might arguably start with Charles Darwin and his conception of the chance evolution of life. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
November 2, 2024

Categories
Arts
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algorithms, books, cathedrals, ChatGPT, creativity, human beings, intelligence, large language models, materialism, music, music theory, nature, Oxford University, sentience, soul, The Lord of the Rings, theists, Turing test, War and Peace}

Putting AI to the “Tolkien Test”: Could It Pass?

_{Peter Biles
November 2, 2024

Arts, Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Could ChatGPT ever hope to get close to the creative depth found in Tolkien’s Middle-earth? Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
November 1, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, convergent evolution, cynodonts, Early Jurassic, evolutionary icons, Fossil Friday (series), Gondwana, Great Britain, Jonathan Wells, mammals, reptiles, South America, University of Bristol}

Fossil Friday: New Fossil Evidence Challenges Another Icon of Evolution

_{Günter Bechly
November 1, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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This would have been very interesting news to my friend and colleague Jonathan Wells, who had described many such cases in his ground-breaking books. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen Dilley

Date
October 31, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, beauty, conflict myth, empirical data, empiricism, evolution, faith and science, knowing, Paul Dirac, physical world, scientific theories, scientism, secularism, Steven Weinberg, testability, truth, water}

What Science Owes to Faith, Hope, and Love

_{Stephen Dilley
October 31, 2024

Evolution, Faith & Science, Philosophy

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It's a stretch to say that our ability to do realist science arose from a mindless process of evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
October 30, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Annabel Lustig, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Connop Thirlwall, Erasmus Darwin, evolution, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, Friedrich Nietzsche, Industrial Revolution, Jerry Fodor, jesus, Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, natural selection, neo-Darwinists, New Testament, Old Testament, On the Origin of Species, Phillip E. Johnson, primary school, Richard Dawkins, Spanish Inquisition, The Blind Watchmaker, The Selfish Gene, Thomas Malthus, Wales}

The Fate of Evolution Without Natural Selection

_{Neil Thomas
October 30, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It does not seem reasonable to accept the veridical status of evolution on the basis of what an increasing number of scientists perceive as a “dodgy dossier.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 29, 2024

Categories
Cosmology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Donald Trump, evolution, intelligent design, Joe Rogan, podcast, Politics, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, The Joe Rogan Experience, YouTube videos}

Watch: Steve Meyer and Joe Rogan, Full Podcast Episode Now on YouTube

_{David Klinghoffer
October 29, 2024

Cosmology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Whatever your political leanings, I think you’ll get a kick out of seeing philosopher of science Stephen Meyer in the same seat where Donald Trump sat recently. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
October 29, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, An Introduction to Systems Biology, cancer, ecosystem, evolution, glycolysis, intelligent design, living systems, methodology, radio, reverse-engineering, Richard Dawkins, scientific progress, Systems Biology, systems engineering, The God Delusion, topology, Uri Alon}

Studying Biology with System Engineering Principles

_{Emily Reeves
October 29, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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As a biologist, I’ve often wondered what the best way is to integrate engineering ideas in biology research. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 28, 2024

Categories
Arts
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, artists, biological information, Conservation of Information, creativity, intelligence, intelligent design, Return of the God Hypothesis, specified complexity, Stephen Meyer, The Design Inference, theism, William A. Dembski, YouTube channels}

An Artist Talks with Dembski about Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
October 28, 2024

Arts, Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Karen Wong began thinking about the “specified qualities that show up in art” and how “those qualities also show up everywhere else in the universe.” Read More ›

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Date
October 28, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physics
Tagged
, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, beliefs, creator, Discovery Institute Press, Douglas Ell, faith and science, graphic novel, math, MIT, mystery, science, The God Proofs, universe}

New Graphic Novel Asks: Does God Exist?

_{Science and Culture
October 28, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physics

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Join two friends on an epic journey to tackle the ultimate mystery. Follow our dynamic duo as they explore the wonders of science. Read More ›