Tag: 2001: A Space Odyssey

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
January 22, 2025

Categories
Archaeology
Astronomy
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Planetology
Tagged
, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Adam, aliens, Apollo 11, Arthur C. Clarke, artifacts, brains, curiosity, Curiosity rover, dirt, Elon Musk, intelligent design, Intelligent Design in Action, Mars, Mars rovers, Saturn, SETI, solar system, Titan, wheels}

Intelligent Design in Action: Mars Archaeology

_{David Coppedge
January 22, 2025

Archaeology, Astronomy, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Planetology

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A new scientific research field began when intelligently designed artifacts started appearing on a lifeless planet. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
January 28, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, 2001: A Space Odyssey, An Idol for Destruction (series), Arthur C. Clarke, artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, Back to the Future, Blaise Pascal, Book of Job, Cambridge University, Darwinian evolution, Dune, Erika DeBenedictis, Ezekiel, Frank Herbert, Garden of Eden, gravity, H.G. Wells, Isaac Barrow, Isaac Newton, Isaiah, large language models, Lucifer, Old Testament, Reformation, Satan, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Time Machine, wormholes, Yuval Harari}

Artificial General Intelligence: The Creation Exceeding the Creator

_{William A. Dembski
January 28, 2024

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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Is artificial intelligence at a tipping point, with AGI ready to appear in real time? Or is AGI more like many other themes of science fiction? Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
January 25, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, 2001: A Space Odyssey, An Idol for Destruction (series), artificial general intelligence, ChatGPT, cyborgs, Elon Musk, Genesis, Greek, HAL 9000, Heaven, Hebrew, humans, idols, Isaiah, Leslie Zeigler, Neuralink, New Testament, Old Testament, OpenAI, Ray Kurzweil, Sam Altman, Skynet, Ten Commandments, The Matrix, The Singularity is Near, The Singularity is Nearer, Tower of Babel, zealotry}

Artificial General Intelligence: An Idol for Destruction

_{William A. Dembski
January 25, 2024

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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Idols are always frauds because they substitute a lesser for a greater, demanding reverence for the lesser at the expense of the greater. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
July 5, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Brian Miller, Christianity, Contact, DNA, ET enlightenment, extraterrestrials, Fermi’s Paradox, geochemical anomalies, James Webb Space Telescope, media, Mediocrity Principle, Michael Keas, Michigan, physicists, SETI, UFOs, Unbelievable}

The Search for ET Artifacts Misses the Elephant

_{Jonathan Witt
July 5, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Now that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is fully operational, there is renewed chatter about the possibility of discovering extra-terrestrial life. Read More ›

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Author
Elizabeth Whately

Date
August 16, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, 2001: A Space Odyssey, aliens, background knowledge, Bayesian reasoning, Brian Miller, evolution, God Hypothesis, inference to the best explanation, intelligent design, James Croft, James Tour, knowledge, Mars, monolith, Moon, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer}

Croft, Continued: I’m Not Saying It’s Aliens

_{Elizabeth Whately
August 16, 2021

Faith & Science, Philosophy

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Philosopher James Croft happens to think that absent background knowledge, “Aliens!” would be a weakly justified hypothesis. Read More ›

African savanna with mountain in national wild park

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
December 13, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Africa, Bible, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Darwinian materialism, English literature, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, H.G. Wells, human brain, human origins, Jacques Derrida, John Milton, John Updike, Michael Keas, monolith, Robert Ardrey, science fiction, Stanley Kubrick, Texas, The Time Machine, Unbelievable, weapons}

Darwinism, Storytelling, and the Futurist ET Myth

_{Jonathan Witt
December 13, 2020

Bioethics

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The implication is clear: the alien monolith has somehow bequeathed to him and his little tribe a sudden quantum leap in brain power. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
December 12, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", 2001: A Space Odyssey, civilization, Darwinian materialism, Darwinian theory, Émile Zola, evolution, extinction, George Eliot, H.G. Wells, humans, Jack London, literature, mutations, natural science, natural selection, naturalism, Robert Ardrey, science fiction, sheep, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen Crane, The Time Machine, Theodore Dreiser, Thomas Hardy, violence}

Literary Naturalism and a Time Machine

_{Jonathan Witt
December 12, 2020

Bioethics

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The sun is burning out, and life on Earth is heading for extinction. This aptly conveys Darwinian materialism’s vision of a meaningless universe. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
February 19, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alvin Plantinga, biologists, Boston Review, Charles Darwin, cheese, chloroquine, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian processes, Darwinists, designer, Florida International University, function, genes, H. Allen Orr, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, John McDonald, lungs, Michael Behe, molecular level of life, Mount Rushmore, mouse, mousetrap, philosophers, Purdue University, The Design Inference, The Edge of Evolution, Where the Conflict Really Lies, William A. Dembski}

Philosophical-ish Objections to Intelligent Design: A Response to Paul Draper

_{Michael Behe
February 19, 2020

Intelligent Design

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Recently I was asked by several people whether I had ever responded to an old review of my book Darwin’s Black Box. Read More ›

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Date
February 26, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Andrew McDiarmid, C.S. Lewis, Coast to Coast AM, George Noory, god's, H.G. Wells, ID the Future, Michael Keas, occult, podcast, science fiction, Space Trilogy, The War of the Worlds, Unbelievable}

Mike Keas: Modern-Day Atheism Meets the Occult

_{Science and Culture
February 26, 2019

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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Keas describes the surprisingly religious role played by much atheistic science fiction. The discussion includes 2001: A Space Odyssey and H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds. Read More ›

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Author
Mike Keas

Date
December 18, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, 1984 (novel), 2001: A Space Odyssey, Amazon, artificial intelligence, Big Brother, China, Christmas gifts, drone, extraterrestrials, George Orwell, GPS, H.G. Wells, Johannes Kepler, Michael Keas, myths, pilots, religion, science, science fiction, smartphone, Stanley Kubrick, textbooks, Unbelievable}

Unbelievable: Science Fiction, Science Fact, and How to Tell the Difference

_{Mike Keas
December 18, 2018

Faith & Science

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My box of books just arrived. Now you know what all of my family and best local friends are getting for Christmas this year. Read More ›