The Thinker Type post Author David Coppedge Date January 16, 2024 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindScientific Freedom Tagged , 1984 (novel), Bertrand Russell, bias, Big Brother, C.S. Lewis, causation, clinical psychology, Darwinian evolution, determinism, Enlightenment, epistemic virtues, evolution, free will, George Orwell, J.P. Moreland, libertarian free will, logic, Miracles (book), Nicholas Caputo, North Korea, rigor, The Conversation, The Design Inference, theists, thought police, Trinity College Dublin, United Nations, William A. Dembski, William Provine, Winston Ewert, Woodrow Wilson Freethinking Cannot Be Darwinized David Coppedge January 16, 2024 Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Freedom 8 An otherwise good essay on the human right to freedom of thought falls into a Darwinian trap of illogical causation. Read More ›
THS 11 Type post Author James A. Herrick Date August 25, 2020 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , artificial intelligence, Big Brother, biotechnology, C.S. Lewis, genetic engineering, George Bernard Shaw, history, J. D. Bernal, J.B.S. Haldane, Olaf Stapledon, regenerative medicine, Silicon Valley, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, transhumanism C. S. Lewis and Critical Reactions to Transhumanism James A. Herrick August 25, 2020 Bioethics 6 I will briefly review two prominent voices in the opposition camp who reflect concerns at the heart of C. S. Lewis’s own case. Read More ›
books-in-box Type post Author Mike Keas Date December 18, 2018 CategoriesFaith & 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 4 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 ›