Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Cartesian dualism

Descartes
René Descartes
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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
December 4, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Philosophy
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How to Overcome Scientism

Stephen J. Iacoboni
December 4, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics, Philosophy
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Descartes is one of the founding fathers of Western science. And the conversion from medieval scholasticism to Cartesian dualism propelled science dramatically.  Read More ›
brain
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Michael Egnor
Date
March 8, 2023
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Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
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Kenneth Miller on Consciousness and Evolution

Michael Egnor
March 8, 2023
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics
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Despite Miller's claims, neither human reason nor free will evolved because neither is generated by material processes. Read More ›
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Michael Egnor
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February 11, 2020
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Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Scientific Reasoning
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Do Physicalists Believe in Black Holes?

Michael Egnor
February 11, 2020
Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Scientific Reasoning
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A materialist view of reality leaves out much of reality (love, reason, mercy, truth, etc.) so skittish materialists often call themselves “physicalists.” Read More ›
emergence
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Michael Egnor
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January 22, 2018
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Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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“Emergence” and the Soul

Michael Egnor
January 22, 2018
Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Emergence, as a perceptual surprise, can’t explain the mind because emergence presupposes the mind. Read More ›
Hogans
craniopagus
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
December 10, 2017
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Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
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The Craniopagus Twins and Thomistic Dualism

Michael Egnor
December 10, 2017
Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning
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Krista and Tatiana Hogan provide a remarkable opportunity to deepen our understanding of the human mind. Read More ›
René Descartes
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Michael Egnor
Date
July 20, 2017
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Biology
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
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Physics
Science
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What Is Matter? The Materialist Perspective

Michael Egnor
July 20, 2017
Biology, Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics, Science
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Materialism isn’t really a metaphysical theory. It’s just a mistake. It’s a woefully inadequate understanding of nature. Read More ›
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Aristotle: greek philosopher, polymath of classical period, ancient greece's profound thinker and influential figure in fields spanning philosophy, science, ethics, politics
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Michael Egnor
Date
August 16, 2016
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Metaphysics
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Teleology and the Mind

Michael Egnor
August 16, 2016
Metaphysics
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Perhaps the turning point in modern philosophy of science was the abandonment of teleology by Francis Bacon. Read More ›
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Inexperienced painter painted having problems, The concept of working problems.
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
July 14, 2016
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Metaphysics
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What Is Consciousness?

Michael Egnor
July 14, 2016
Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind
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René Descartes in the 17th century created the Hard Problem of consciousness, out of whole cloth. Read More ›

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