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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
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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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Jonathan Witt

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April 20, 2025
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Human Exceptionalism
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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Are “Mind” and “Brain” the Same Thing?

Science & Culture
April 20, 2025
Human Exceptionalism, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor passionately argues that denying free will undermines moral responsibility and paves the way for totalitarian ideologies. Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
Date
April 16, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
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Biologist Michael Levin Is at It Again, Now Pushing at the Mind-Brain Equation

Daniel Witt
April 16, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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When caterpillars are in their chrysalises, their brains physically dissolve (along with the rest of their bodies) and are rebuilt as butterfly brains. Read More ›
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Michael Egnor
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April 2, 2025
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Medicine
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Debating the Legacy of Neuroscientist Wilder Penfield

Michael Egnor
April 2, 2025
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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How much more evidence is necessary to draw the scientific inference that activation of brain networks is insufficient to generate abstract thought? Read More ›
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
April 1, 2025
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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We Can Learn About the Mind from Damaged Brains

Michael Egnor
April 1, 2025
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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Now we have solid neuroscience to show that the theologians and philosophers were and are right. Read More ›
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
April 1, 2025
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Life Is the Most Unnatural Thing in the Universe

Eric Hedin
April 1, 2025
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Matter is moved by matter, and to a lesser extent, by light. Let’s look into that assertion from the point of view of physics. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
March 31, 2025
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Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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A Neurosurgeon’s Intimate Account: How Science Gives Evidence of an Immortal Soul

David Klinghoffer
March 31, 2025
Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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You can pre-order the book now, by May 31, and get a number of free items along with it. Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
Date
March 4, 2025
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Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
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Did Evolution Give Us Free Will?

Daniel Witt
March 4, 2025
Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind
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If you pick up a book up about free will by a materialist, you are generally safe to assume that the point will be to explain that free will is an illusion. Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
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February 21, 2025
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Bioethics
Faith & Science
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Dawkins and Picard Win This Year’s Trotter Prize

William A. Dembski
February 21, 2025
Bioethics, Faith & Science
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A reflection on the 2025 Trotter Prize Lecture delivered by Oxford's Richard Dawkins and MIT's Rosalind Picard. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
January 28, 2025
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Biology
Faith & Science
Linguistics
Physical Sciences
Physics
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What Lies Beyond Death? A Physicist’s Take

Eric Hedin
January 28, 2025
Biology, Faith & Science, Linguistics, Physical Sciences, Physics
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The very existence of life — the fact that we are here at all to the pose the question — calls for something more than physical nature. Read More ›
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
December 17, 2024
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Mathematics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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What Does Your Brain Do? And What Can It Not Do?

Michael Egnor
December 17, 2024
Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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A surprising result of pioneering neurosurgery was the discovery that some mental processes could be stimulated in the brain but others could not be. Read More ›

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