fire Type post Author Michael Denton Date August 15, 2020 CategoriesChemistryIntelligent DesignPhysics Tagged , advanced technology, atmosphere, breathing, carbon, electromagnetic spectrum, embryos, fire, Fire-Maker series, fitness of nature, Lawrence Henderson, metabolic energy, oxidation, oxygen, respiration, The Fitness of the Environment, X-ray Fire and Fitness: A Summary of the Evidence Michael Denton August 15, 2020 Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics 3 Surely there could not be an equivalent ensemble of fitness in nature for some other type of life. Read More ›
glass-making Type post Author Michael Denton Date August 6, 2020 CategoriesChemistryIntelligent Design Tagged , advanced technology, charcoal, fire, Fire-Maker series, fire-making, humans, intelligence, intelligent design, kilns, metallurgy, metals, Stone Age, terrestrial organisms How Man Became the Fire-Maker Michael Denton August 6, 2020 Chemistry, Intelligent Design 3 Being terrestrial is one obvious requirement. No fully aquatic species could master fire and thus develop metallurgy. Read More ›
Penn and Teller 2 Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date April 30, 2019 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindPhilosophy Tagged , __k-review, advanced technology, Arthur C. Clarke, artificial intelligence, computers, consciousness, Ed Feser, foresight, genius, intelligence, machines, magic, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, natural selection, neuroscience Artificial Intelligence as a “Magic Act” David Klinghoffer April 30, 2019 Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy 2 The error is not completely different from imagining that natural selection really can do what creative intelligence — foresight! — can do. Read More ›