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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 5, 2025

Categories
Anatomy
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anatomy, animals, auditory nerve, blood pressure, brain, cells, communication, comprehension, expression, insects, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, pharynx, procreation, reception, singing, sounds, speech, squirrels, teeth, tissues, tongue, trees, vibrations}

Communication, in Human Life and Beyond: An Irreducibly Complex Design

_{Eric Hedin
May 5, 2025

Anatomy, Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Communication saturates the animal kingdom in many forms. At the cellular level, communication forms an integral part of sustaining physical being. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 21, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, animals, anthropocentrism, disabilities, embryo, environment, Evolution News, human development, human exceptionalism, humankind, humans, nature, nature rights, Pope Francis, Roman Catholic, sanctity of life}

Pope Francis Embraced Human Exceptionalism

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 21, 2025

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism

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The idea of unique human value and concomitant duties are the core of human exceptionalism. Read More ›

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Date
April 20, 2025

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Angus Menuge, animals, artificial intelligence, Benjamin Libet, brain, C. elegans, ChatGPT, computer, Denyse O'Leary, determinism, Dogs, free will, human exceptionalism, Humanize, large language models, machines, Michael Egnor, mind, Minding the Brain, neuroscience, podcast, The Immortal Mind, totalitarianism, Wesley J. Smith}

Are “Mind” and “Brain” the Same Thing?

_{Science & Culture
April 20, 2025

Human Exceptionalism, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor passionately argues that denying free will undermines moral responsibility and paves the way for totalitarian ideologies. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 11, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, abortion, animals, brain, brain size, cerebral cortex, chimpanzees, conjoined twins, genes, Human, human brain, human mind, intelligence, mice, Michael Egnor, neocortex, Research, split brain, The Immortal Mind}

Big Human Brain from…Just Two Genes?

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 11, 2025

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

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The genes, unique to humans, spurred brain growth when introduced in mice and chimpanzee stem cells. Read More ›

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Author
Rt. Revd. Samuel Wilberforce

Date
April 7, 2025

Categories
Botany
Evolution
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algae, animals, cats, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, descendants, Dogs, elephants, England, flies, grasses, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Joseph Hooker, Lucretius, mites, mosses, mushrooms, natural history, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, propositions, Quarterly Review, reasoning, Thomas Henry Huxley, variations, whales, worms}

“Into the Jungle of Fanciful Assumption”: Excerpts from Samuel Wilberforce on Darwin

_{Rt. Revd. Samuel Wilberforce
April 7, 2025

Botany, Evolution, History of Science, Intelligent Design

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"We have objected to the views with which we have been dealing solely on scientific grounds." Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 13, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, animals, arXiv, astrobiology, biosphere, earth, elephants, floods, habitability, ice, intelligent design, livestock, Mars, materialists, Michael Denton, Michael Marshall, natural selection, New Scientist, PNAS, sauropods, vitalism, W. Ford Doolittle, water}

Life as a Habitability Requirement

_{David Coppedge
March 13, 2025

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Astrobiologists often speak of a planet’s requirements for life, but can we turn that around? Is life a requirement for a planet’s habitability? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 13, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, animal experiments, animals, chimpanzees, Edward Taub, elephants, First Amendment, illnesses, Ingrid Newkirk, journalists, National Institutes of Health, Nonhuman Rights Project, persons, PETA, Silver Spring Monkey Case, writ of habeas corpus}

PETA Sues NIH for Violating Its “First Amendment Right” to Talk to Monkeys

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 13, 2025

Bioethics, Science Reporting

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There is not one modern medical treatment or intervention that does not involve animal research at some point in the process. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
March 4, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, animals, Aristotle, behavior, Dogs, emotions, evolutionary biologists, feelings, humans, Marc Bekoff, Michael Egnor, moral choice, prejudice, Psychology Today, Racism, sensations, sexism, speciesism, The Immortal Mind, Thomas Aquinas, Wesley J. Smith}

Clinical Psychologist Supports Human Exceptionalism

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 4, 2025

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology, Scientific Reasoning

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Gregg Henriques, a secular humanist, has developed an approach that accepts human exceptionalism without denying that animals have mental abilities. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 9, 2025

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, animal intelligence, animals, babies, Big Bang, bonobos, cats, children, counting, Dogs, intelligence, kittens, Live Science, neuroscience, numbers, pets, puppies, Stanley Coren, Stonehenge, University of British Columbia}

Dog Versus Baby Intelligence: A Comparison

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 9, 2025

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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It’s an odd question because what we should be asking is, “Are kittens and puppies smarter than babies?” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 31, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animals, baboons, mirror, Namibia, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, self-awareness, University College London}

Wild Baboons Fail the Mirror Self-Awareness Test

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 31, 2025

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

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In a video, it seems clear that not one of the animals recognizes that the figure in the mirror is a reflection of itself. Read More ›