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French Authors Say Science Points to God; Scientists Listen

Computer engineer Michel-Yves Bolloré, a lifelong Catholic, and Olivier Bonnassies, who came late to faith, argue that the universe must have had a creator. Read More ›
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New Book: God Hypothesis, European Style; Events at Princeton, Berkeley

In the faith context, the popular picture in America of what Europe is like — the land that God forgot — may need to be revised. Read More ›
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Postcard from Warsaw: Debating Teleology in Science

An English version of the debate, with Professor Sady's words translated into English, is now available on YouTube. Read More ›
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A Device to Read Minds? Not What Researchers Intended, But…

"There’s a voice inside most people’s minds that comes alive when they listen, read, or prepare to speak." Read More ›
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AI Corruption of Science Papers Becomes Evident

Reliance on machine-written material may signal a long and continuing decline in the quality of research in many fields. Read More ›
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Let’s Not Forget About That Covid Commission

When speaking of the disaster that began to unfold in 2020, do you refer to it as the Covid “pandemic” or the Covid “lockdowns and vaccine mandates”? Read More ›
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Babies and Language: A Surprise Finding?

Brain and language specialist Eylem Altuntas told us last week that “Babies Learn Language Much Earlier Than We Thought.” Read More ›
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Arguing About Taste with Large Language Models

When Large Language Models aspire to the literary genius of James Joyce, what could go wrong? Read More ›
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Why Specified Complexity Is Key to Detecting Design

In plain English here is what specified complexity is and why it is able to detect design. Read More ›
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“Irreducible Complexity” in the News

In a loose sense, America may be “irreducibly complex” but NPR sure is not. And “diverse”? America is, but NPR certainly isn’t.  Read More ›

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