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March 31, 2020

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Physical Sciences
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, __k-review, bees, Charles Darwin, China, consciousness, cosmos, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, Darwinism, empirical science, extraterrestrial intelligence, Fox Broadcasting Company, Maimonides, National Geographic Channel, natural selection, religion, Smithsonian Magazine, vitalism}

Another Cosmos Episode, Another Sermon from Pastor Tyson

_{Science & Culture
March 31, 2020

Physical Sciences

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Eventually, Dr. Tyson gets to Saint Charles. No, we mean that literally. Tyson calls Darwin “the greatest spiritual teacher of the last 1000 years.” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 9, 2020

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Astronomy
Biology
Physical Sciences
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, __edited, “consensus science”, abiogenesis, astrobiology, brain, carbon, consciousness, Darwinism, earth, extraterrestrial life, faith, Jeffrey Epstein, Macquarie University, Mars, materialism, neuroscience, nitrogen, oxygen, science fiction, SETI, universe}

The “Surprisingly Consistent” Answer to the Question: Are We Alone in the Universe?

_{Michael Egnor
March 9, 2020

Astronomy, Biology, Physical Sciences

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The firm belief in extraterrestrial life — a belief nearly universal in the scientific community — is an act of faith. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
February 13, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
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, __edited, Christianity, consciousness, Daniel Dennett, Darwinists, evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary theory, genetic engineering, intelligent design, Internet, Jesuits, noosphere, North American Teilhard Society, paleontology, Peter Medawar, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Piltdown Man, The Phenomenon of Man, theistic evolution, Theodosius Dobzhansky, Thomas Nagel}

Teilhard de Chardin and the Incomplete Nature of Evolutionary Theory

_{Robert Shedinger
February 13, 2020

Evolution, Faith & Science

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As Thomas Nagel would argue today, any theory of evolution that excludes the origin of mind and consciousness from consideration is at best half a theory. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 11, 2020

Categories
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Scientific Reasoning
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, __edited, Bernardo Kastrup, Big Bang, black holes, Cartesian dualism, consciousness, Darwinists, Jerry Coyne, love, materialism, mercy, philosophers, physical science, physicalism, res cogitans, supernatural, truth}

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 ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 29, 2020

Categories
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
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, __edited, Big Think, biological information, category error, consciousness, cosmos, Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, dark matter, Denyse O'Leary, Evolution News, gas, information, intelligent design, John Archibald Wheeler, Mass, mass-energy, materialism, Mind Matters, natural world, Robert J. Marks II, University of Portsmouth, William A. Dembski}

Information as Matter’s “Fifth State” — A Physicist’s Contortion

_{David Klinghoffer
January 29, 2020

Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Dark matter is the unknown substance thought to make up some 27 percent of the universe. It can’t be observed but only theorized. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 19, 2020

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __edited, brain, chemicals, consciousness, David Berlinski, dualism, electrical signals, faith, Islam, life after death, London, materialism, meat, psychiatry, Roman Catholic, soul, spirit}

Watch: Londoners Ponder the Existence of a Soul

_{David Klinghoffer
January 19, 2020

Neuroscience & Mind

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As a young Muslim physician suggests, materialism asks us to deny the evidence of our near-universal, dualist experience. Read More ›

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Date
January 14, 2020

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
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, __edited, Andrew McDiarmid, complexity, consciousness, evolution, Geoffrey Simmons, humans, ID the Future, intelligent design, life, podcast, robots, thinking, unguided evolution}

Can Evolution Create Mind? Can We?

_{Science & Culture
January 14, 2020

Human Origins and Anthropology

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The arrival of humans on the scene of life is impossible to explain through unguided evolution alone, says Dr. Geoffrey Simmons. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 8, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, __edited, C.S. Lewis, civilization, complex life, consciousness, Darwin Devolves, Darwinists, David Berlinski, David Chalmers, David Gelernter, evolution, Greek, Human Nature (book), intelligent design, Islam, Italy, Jerry Coyne, Long Term Evolution Experiment, LTEE, materialism, Michael Behe, Paris, Peter Robinson, Ray Kurzweil, Richard Lenski, saltation, Singularity, Stephen Meyer, The Greatest Show on Earth, theistic evolution, Uncommon Knowledge}

Berlinski Banters Entertainingly with ID-Friendly Muslims

_{David Klinghoffer
October 8, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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Dr. Berlinski questions evolutionary understandings of language and expresses doubt as to what reproductive benefit could have accrued to “the first guy to master the Greek subjunctive.” Read More ›

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Date
September 13, 2019

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __edited, artificial intelligence, automation, Baylor University, Beatris Rusu, chess, computer programming, consciousness, creativity, deep learning, Go (game), ID the Future, podcast, programmer, Robert J. Marks II, Summer Seminars}

Computer Engineer Robert J. Marks Discusses the Perils and Promise of AI

_{Science & Culture
September 13, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind

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Marks concedes that a computer code can surprise us — as, for example, when playing the game Go. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
August 13, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __edited, blasphemy, Charles Darwin, consciousness, Daniel Dennett, Darwin on Trial, Darwin's Doubt, dogmatism, evolution, heresy, Icons of Evolution, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Luther College, materialism, mental illness, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, mind, On the Origin of Species, orthodoxy, Phillip E. Johnson, religion, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, The Edge of Evolution, The Mystery of Evolutionary Mechanisms}

How Does a Religious Studies Professor Become a Darwinian Skeptic?

_{Robert Shedinger
August 13, 2019

Faith & Science

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The perpetuation of Darwinian ideology comes at the cost of truly grappling with the profound nature of the question of biological origins. Read More ›