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Burgess: Design of Human Body Greatly Surpasses Human Engineering

Embracing the evolutionary narrative requires one to abandon one’s belief in mathematics. Read More ›
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When the Mind is Freed from the Brain

The strong dependency of mind on brain that gets us through everyday life no longer seems to apply when we come to death and dying.  Read More ›
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Terminal Lucidity Points to Indestructible Personhood

Why would the human mind sometimes appear strongest when the brain is weakest? We begin a two-part conversation discussing the phenomenon of terminal lucidity. Read More ›
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The Source of Human Creativity Is Intelligent Design

Within the field of music, Beethoven’s compositions stand out not least because of his progressive loss of hearing. Read More ›
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For MAHA’s Sake, Don’t Eliminate Animal Experimentation

Years ago, Dr. Edward Taub hypothesized that brain function could exhibit greater plasticity than it was believed at the time. Read More ›
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Year in Review: Demonstrating the Power of the Intelligent Design Framework in Biology

Our scientists and engineers have further laid the foundation for a comprehensive and actionable theory of biological design. Read More ›
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Interoception: An Emerging Design Concept in Biology

We’ve heard of proprioception, the awareness of our limbs in space and time, but interoception is a companion sense. Read More ›
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Skeptic Michael Shermer’s Non-Vision of the Soul

Responding to Michael Egnor at COSM 2025, he said that the soul is an explanation but not a good explanation for our relationship to our bodies. Read More ›
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A Close Look at Free Will: What Should Our Default Position Be? 

The hypothesis that we have an immaterial mind capable of making free, meaningful decisions, continues to be verified. Read More ›
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COSM Debate: “Are Human Beings Machines?”

The debate centered on the mind and brain and whether the mind is distinct from the brain or whether we’re nothing more than chemicals and firing neurons. Read More ›

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