Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 19, 2016 CategoriesLinguisticsNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __tedited, abstract concepts, abstract thought, animal intelligence, grammar, human intelligence, language, learning, signals Here’s How We Could Know if Animals Use Language Michael Egnor July 19, 2016 Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind 4 Perhaps, some critics will argue, animals have language that we haven't detected. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date July 18, 2016 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __tedited, appeal to authority, design intuition, scientific credibility, scientists, trust in scientists, Undeniable (book) More Scientists Praise Douglas Axe’s Undeniable David Klinghoffer July 18, 2016 Intelligent Design 3 One of the refreshing things about Dr. Axe's new book is his confession that you don't have to take his word for any of it. Read More ›
Type post Date July 18, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignLife SciencesPhysical Sciences Tagged , __k-review, Science Once Again, Astrobiologists Put a Veneer of Sophistication on Ignorance Science and Culture July 18, 2016 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences 1 The Drake equation quantified ignorance about SETI. A new equation does the same for the origin of life. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 18, 2016 CategoriesLinguisticsNeuroscience & MindZoology Tagged , __tedited, abstract concepts, animal communication, animal languages, bird song, bird vocalizations, complex structures, complexity, designators, finches, functional complexity, functional specificity, grammar, human language, language, metaphysical, Nature, signal Are Birdsongs Language? Michael Egnor July 18, 2016 Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology 7 Atheist mathematician Jeff Shallit insists that animals have language. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 17, 2016 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , __k-review, Nature, Research How Could We Know if Animals Can Think Abstractly? Michael Egnor July 17, 2016 Evolution 1 I have laid out in previous posts the evidence that animals are not capable of abstract thought. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date July 16, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __tedited, bioethics, consent, futile care, Health & Wellness, medical ethics, medical futility, medical interventions, patients American Medical Association Playing “Hide the Ball” with Futile Care Rule? Wesley J. Smith July 16, 2016 Bioethics, Medicine 3 "Futile care" is ad hoc health care rationing. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date July 15, 2016 CategoriesFaith & Science Tagged , __tedited, Answers in Genesis, creationism, Noah’s Ark, Undeniable (book), viewpoint diversity Helpful Survey of the Best ID Literature Illuminates Distortions of the Evolution Debate David Klinghoffer July 15, 2016 Faith & Science 4 The American Association for the Advancement of Science evidently thinks religious scholars can be bought off with luxuries. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 15, 2016 CategoriesLinguisticsNeuroscience & MindZoology Tagged , __tedited, abstract thought, animal intelligence, animal personhood, common sense, David Hume, human intelligence, Jeffrey Shallit, language, Nature David Hume Notwithstanding, Abstract Thought in Animals Is a Myth Michael Egnor July 15, 2016 Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology 6 Abstract thought in animals is a cultural myth at the heart of the Darwinian understanding of man. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date July 15, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, events, science, Undeniable (book) Celebrating the Release of Undeniable, Doug Axe Offers an Excellent Summary of the Argument; Watch It Now David Klinghoffer July 15, 2016 Evolution, Intelligent Design 1 Wednesday night at McCaw Hall in Seattle was more than just a "book party," which is what we've called it, somewhat inaccurately. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date July 14, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignTechnology Tagged , __k-review, science, Undeniable (book) When a Light Bulb Went On for Doug Axe David Klinghoffer July 14, 2016 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology 1 He describes it here, in the first of a series of "Conversations with Douglas Axe." Read More ›
