Tag: fiction

Conceptual art journey to dream. Step into another world, Inside of brain, fantasy, escape from life concept. Made with Generative AI

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 20, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Barton Swaim, Big Bang, books, brain, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Murray, classical music, consciousness, Dan Brown, Darwin on Trial, Darwin’s Black Box, death, Defeating Darwinism, Denyse O’Leary, dreams, fiction, genome, golem, Gospels, immaterial genome, immaterial reality, Jeremy England, Larry Sanger, Martin Rees, materialism, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, Michael Levin, near-death experiences, neuroscience, neurosurgeons, New Testament, Phillip Johnson, Plato, Plato’s Revenge, Prague, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Sternberg, Robert Langdon, Roman Catholics, soul, Stephen Meyer, Taking Religion Seriously, terminal lucidity, The Da Vinci Code, The Immortal Mind, The Secret of Secrets, universe, Wall Street Journal, Wikipedia}

From Charles Murray to Dan Brown, the Culture Is Maturing Toward the Immortal Mind

_{David Klinghoffer
October 20, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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The existence of an immaterial reality, a soul, or a genome, is a concept that has been bubbling up, independently, across a range of minds. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
August 21, 2025

Categories
Cultural Anthropology
Evolution
Tagged
, adventure, art, beauty, betrayal, Beyond the Story, Christina Bieber Lake, death, duty, Englishmen, evolution, fiction, honor, human life, human nature, James Matthew Wilson, Kenneth Grahame, literature, love, machines, meaning, movies, philosophers, pornography, Roger Scruton, romance, scientism, social media, The Wind in the Willows, TV shows, universe, Wheaton College}

In a Materialistic Universe, Literature Doesn’t Make Sense

_{Peter Biles
August 21, 2025

Cultural Anthropology, Evolution

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Some assume humanity’s longstanding appreciation for art, be it literary, visual, or musical, has evolutionary groundings. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
January 13, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", animals, bears, books, Casey Luskin, chihuahua, DNA, evolution, fiction, Foresight (book), foxes, genes, How Life Works, intelligent design, machines, Marcos Eberlin, meaning, Oskar Schindler, otters, Philip Ball, purpose, relationships, religion, Science and Faith in Dialogue, self-sacrifice, work, writing}

The End of the Machine Metaphor?

_{Emily Reeves
January 13, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science

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Rather than purpose deriving from a purposeless process like natural selection, natural selection can only occur when life itself is the result of purpose. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
October 22, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, ChatGPT4o, Dublin, English, fiction, healthy lifestyles, James Joyce, kitsch, large language models, literature, Ludwig van Beethoven, Michelangelo, Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity is Nearer, William Shakespeare}

Arguing About Taste with Large Language Models

_{William A. Dembski
October 22, 2024

Bioethics, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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When Large Language Models aspire to the literary genius of James Joyce, what could go wrong? Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
June 4, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adoption, atheism, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, Christopher Hitchens, Darwinism, fiction, Guillermo Gonzalez, Howard Glicksman, intelligent design, Intelligent Design Uncensored, Iowa, literature, Michael Behe, novels, Richard Dawkins, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Privileged Planet, young adults}

The Farm at the Center of the Universe: Q&A with the Authors

_{Guillermo Gonzalez and Jonathan Witt
June 4, 2024

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The granddad is the novel’s primary defender of intelligent design and belief in God. He’s a bright, curious retired chemistry professor. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 23, 2024

Categories
Cosmology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute Press, fiction, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, novels, podcast, Steven Spielberg, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Privileged Planet, young adults}

New Novel Invites Teens to Ponder our Privileged Planet

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 23, 2024

Cosmology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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There’s a wealth of books covering the arguments for intelligent design, and yet one type of book has so far been missing — a young adult novel. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
May 22, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, cancer, Discovery Institute Press, evolution, fiction, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Minneapolis, novels, science class, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, young adults}

Eat or Be Eaten: Excerpt from New DI Press Novel for Young Adults

_{Guillermo Gonzalez and Jonathan Witt
May 22, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

10}

In science class, Mr. Charlie (as Isaac had to call him at school) preached Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection — survival of the fittest. Read More ›

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Date
May 21, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Amazon, Book of Nature, cosmos, Discovery Institute Press, fiction, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Kindle, life, nature, novels, Richard Dawkins, teenagers, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, young adults}

Intelligent Design Made Relatable: New Young Adult Novel from Discovery Institute Press

_{Science and Culture
May 21, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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The novel tells the story of Isaac, whose father died young. Why did he die? Isaac’s older cousin Charlie — a science teacher — says he knows why. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 14, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Tagged
, chimpanzees, culture, David Barash, Denyse O'Leary, Disney, fiction, fungi, horror, human beings, humans, humanzee, lyrics, materialism, movies, Museum of Natural History, mushrooms, music, nihilism, Periodic Table, Pinocchio, Seattle, soul, stardust, stars, supernova, University of Washington, Victor Davis Hanson, young people}

Humans and Fungi: In Wish, Disney Goes to War on Human Exceptionalism

_{David Klinghoffer
December 14, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences

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Dismantling the discontinuity of humans with nature is the goal of a cheery, innocent-sounding Disney song. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 27, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, divine image, evolution, fiction, human beings, males, masculinity, men, Nancy Pearcey, Sean McDowell, Tarzan, The Toxic War on Masculinity, women}

“What Is a Man?” — New Book Out Today from Nancy Pearcey

_{David Klinghoffer
June 27, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology

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Set aside one question of the moment — “What is a woman?” — and turn to another no less important problem that troubles our culture. Read More ›