Tag: Carl Sagan | Page 2 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Terrell Clemmons

Date
April 14, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Big Bang, Carl Sagan, consensus, cosmology, Cosmos (series), documentary, Neil deGrasse Tyson, origins, PBS, Science and Culture Today, scientists, Standard Model, The Story of Everything, theaters, tickets, universe, worldview}

The Story of the Discovery of the Beginning of All Things

_{Terrell Clemmons
April 14, 2026

Cosmology, Intelligent Design

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When I talk about worldview, one point I try to hammer on is that “Everything starts with origins.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 13, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
History of Science
Tagged
, aneurysm, Artemis II, astronauts, astronomers, Bethel McGrew, Book of Nature, Carl Sagan, cosmos, earth, history of science, Johannes Kepler, nihilism, paywall, planetary motion, planets, Psalms, Richard Dawkins, scientific evidence, space, stars, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, theologians, universe, Victor Glover, Voyager 1, Wall Street Journal}

Contest of Cosmic Stories “Isn’t a Fair Fight”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 13, 2026

Cosmology, Faith & Science, History of Science

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As Bethel McGrew notes, the tradition of seeing the stars, planets, and the rest of space as pointing to a creator has a distinguished scientific history. Read More ›

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Date
December 1, 2025

Categories
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, Carl Sagan, consciousness, Daily Mail, David Klinghoffer, life after death, near-death experiences, panpsychism, physicists, Plato, Plato's Revenge, quantum mechanics, Richard Sternberg, Stephen Hawking, telepathy, terminal lucidity, Thomas Henry Huxley, universe, Uppsala University}

According to New Physics Model, Consciousness Underlies the Universe

_{Science & Culture
December 1, 2025

Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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We live in a universe closer to the vision of Plato (c. 427 – 348 BC) than of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895). Read More ›

Person is looking for way out of psychedelic maze. A surreal labyrinth in magical forest. Human consciousness is at dead end, searching for solutions. Created with Generative AI

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 29, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, Bayesian reasoning, Carl Sagan, Christopher Hitchens, consciousness, COSM 2025, George Gilder, immaterial reality, information, Jay W. Richards, life after death, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, neurosurgeons, quantum mechanics, Roger Penrose, technology, The Human Advantage}

Does Quantum Mechanics Help Make Sense of the Soul?

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 29, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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Quantum mechanics seems to be the game-changer that Albert Einstein (1879–1955) feared it would be. It is certain to liven up discussions about the soul. Read More ›

aliens in the desert take a selfie. Generative AI

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 15, 2025

Categories
Planetology
Scientific Reasoning
Technology
Tagged
, astrobiologists, Avi Loeb, BBC, Carl Sagan, David Kipping, extraterrestrials, Gizmodo, Jonathan O’Callaghan, NASA, OSIRIS-REx, Principle of Mediocrity, Science Alert, Science Focus, SETI, solar system, technology, technosignatures, The Privileged Planet}

The Search for Extraterrestrials: Keeping Hope Alive

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 15, 2025

Planetology, Scientific Reasoning, Technology

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The question looms: How much can science avoid facts while retaining the character of science? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 19, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Carl Sagan, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Francis Crick, groupthink, Imperial College London, Leslie Orgel, Live Science, Lynn Margulis, Medium, National Geographic, Occam’s razor, origin of life, protocell, Star Trek, Star Wars, terraforming, Universe Today}

At Present, the Origin of Life Isn’t a Scientific Question; It’s a Political One

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 19, 2025

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Some answers are Correct Groupthink but others will get you Canceled. It’s not clear that the current approach will enable many more insights. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 12, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Carl Sagan, common sense, consciousness, demons, Divine Foot, eliminative materialism, immaterial reality, material world, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, Richard C. Lewontin, split-brain patients, superstition, The Immortal Mind, The New York Review of Books, universe}

Taking the Side of Science — But Which Side?

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 12, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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In writing that science’s materialism is absolute, Richard Lewontin wrote as one who did not grasp the fatal flaw in his absolutism. Read More ›

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Date
June 26, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, atheists, birth canal, Carl Sagan, clinical death, Denyse O'Leary, endorphins, Gandalf, hypoxia, jesus, ketamine, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, near-death experiences, neurosurgery, Pam Reynolds, podcast, Robert J. Marks II, skull, Stony Brook University, The Immortal Mind, The Lord of the Rings, veridical}

Near-Death Experiences Give Scientific Evidence of the Soul

_{Science & Culture
June 26, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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As Dr. Egnor contends, near-death experiences offer modern, experiential evidence that the human mind is not confined to the skull. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 11, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, Aeon, Carl Sagan, Earthrise, evidence, King Tut, Library of Congress, materialist atheism, Monash University, nature, philosophy of mind, planets}

Carl Sagan Aside, Earth Is Significant

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 11, 2025

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Planetology

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Does the view from a vast distance have any relationship to the significance of a human cultural achievement? Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Reeves

Date
September 26, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, assisted suicide, Carl Sagan, Cosmos (series), Darwin Day in America, Ernst Haeckel, Greek, John West, materialists, New York Times, nitrogen, oxygen, Sarco, universe, Wesley J. Smith}

Sagan’s “Star Stuff” and the Suicide Pod

_{Daniel Reeves
September 26, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine

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If life is nothing more than material or “stuff,” why not allow people to recycle themselves when they feel their useful lifespan has come to an end? Read More ›