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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
June 11, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptation, atheism, Charles Darwin, chimpanzees, common descent, Darwin Day, eugenics, evolution, free will, genes, Germany, humanzee, J.B.S. Haldane, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, love, meaning, natural selection, purpose, rape, Richard Dawkins, United States, value}

Darwin Devotion Detector: Take the Test Now

_{William A. Dembski
June 11, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A tongue-in-cheek questionnaire that nonetheless provides real insight into the extent to which Darwinian ideas have captured our thinking. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
April 29, 2024

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, agency, complexity, consciousness, evidence, evolution, free will, human behavior, imago Dei, intelligence, intelligent design, Internet, Judeo-Christian tradition, learning, materialism, memory, mind, Ohio, randomness, science writers, scientists, sensitivity}

Do Fungi Have Free-Will?

_{Daniel Witt
April 29, 2024

Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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Whenever a new hypothesis like this is published and calmly debated in scientific journals without arousing any furor, your first instinct may be to scoff. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
February 25, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, Apostle Paul, belief, evidence, Five Ways, free will, history, intellectuals, intelligent design, materialism, philosophers, Pinocchio, Plato, Richard Dawkins, science, Stephen Hawking, theology, Thomas Aquinas, universe, worldview}

A New Look at Three Deep Questions

_{Eric Hedin
February 25, 2024

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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Delving into the implications of materialistic determinism, and even quantum uncertainty, Coody provides a fresh look at the subject. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 22, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Chemistry
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, behavior, belief, brains, choice, Clarence Darrow, Darwinian evolution, faith, free will, human beings, Jerry Coyne, Ludwig Wittgenstein, materialists, meaning, philosophers, physiology, Politics, rain, Robert Sapolsky, Sam Harris}

Reply to Free Will Deniers: Show Me

_{Michael Egnor
February 22, 2024

Bioethics, Chemistry, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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If you carelessly dent a genuine free will denier’s car in a parking lot, he wouldn’t hold you responsible any more than he’d hold your car responsible. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
January 16, 2024

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), Bertrand Russell, bias, C.S. Lewis, causation, Darwinian evolution, determinism, Enlightenment, evolution, free will, George Orwell, J.P. Moreland, libertarian free will, logic, Miracles (book), North Korea, rigor, The Conversation, The Design Inference, theists, thought police, Trinity College Dublin, United Nations, William A. Dembski, William Provine, Winston Ewert, Woodrow Wilson}

Freethinking Cannot Be Darwinized

_{David Coppedge
January 16, 2024

Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Freedom

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An otherwise good essay on the human right to freedom of thought falls into a Darwinian trap of illogical causation. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 1, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, aliens, Bible, Brian Greene, Bryan Callen, determinism, faith and science, free will, intelligent design, interviews, James Webb Space Telescope, Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience, Michio Kaku, miracles, multiverse, Neil deGrasse Tyson, podcasts, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, Sean Carroll, Spotify, Stephen Meyer, Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design, Time Magazine, transcendence}

Happy New Year! No. 1 Story of 2023: Joe Rogan and Stephen Meyer Talk Science and Faith

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 1, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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For more than three hours, Rogan asked questions about the scientific argument for the reality of God, as well as Meyer’s reasons for believing the Bible. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
December 27, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, atheism, Being as Communion, belief, brain, ChatGPT4, consciousness, decision-making, determinism, free choice, free will, illusion, irony, mind, neuroscience, persuasion, reality, Sam Harris, The Design Inference, Winston Ewert, YouTube videos}

No. 6 Story of 2023: On Free Will, ChatGPT4 Blows Away Atheist Sam Harris

_{William A. Dembski
December 27, 2023

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

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Yes, the irony here is palpable, and I’ve long been critical of Harris’s view of free will as an illusion. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
November 20, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, atheism, Being as Communion, belief, brain, ChatGPT4, consciousness, decision-making, determinism, free choice, free will, illusion, irony, mind, neuroscience, persuasion, reality, Sam Harris, The Design Inference, Winston Ewert, YouTube videos}

On Free Will, ChatGPT4 Blows Away Atheist Sam Harris

_{William A. Dembski
November 20, 2023

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

5}

Rather than refute Harris by pointing out why his statement scores high on the irony meter, I thought I’d ask ChatGPT to do it for me. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
November 14, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, action potentials, Anton Zeilinger, atheism, brain states, cellular metabolism, chance, determinism, evidence, free will, government, Jerry Coyne, justice, logic, love, marriage, molecules, morality, neuroscience, relationships, truth}

Why Free Will Denial Is Self-Refuting

_{Michael Egnor
November 14, 2023

Bioethics, Chemistry, Physical Sciences, Physics

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The only "scientific" basis for the denial of free will is determinism, the theory that every change in nature is determined prior to its occurrence. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 6, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, Ball State University, determinism, experience, free will, good, humans, ID the Future, infancy, intelligent design, laws of nature, morality, suffering, universe}

Eric Hedin on Free Will and Morality in an Intelligently Designed World

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 6, 2023

Bioethics, Intelligent Design, Physics

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As Hedin puts it, “The universe reveals who we are by allowing us to make free choices.” In other words, the ball is in our court. Read More ›