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free will

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
January 1, 2024
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
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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 ›
Sam Harris
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William A. Dembski
Date
December 27, 2023
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Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
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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 ›
Sam Harris
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William A. Dembski
Date
November 20, 2023
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Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
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On Free Will, ChatGPT4 Blows Away Atheist Sam Harris

William A. Dembski
November 20, 2023
Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning
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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 ›
free will
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Michael Egnor
Date
November 14, 2023
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Bioethics
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Physics
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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 ›
tennis
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
November 6, 2023
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Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Physics
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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 ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
October 24, 2023
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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A Scholarly Riposte to Pop Free Will Denialism

Denyse O’Leary
October 24, 2023
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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Denial of free will is a quick route to totalitarianism. If you can’t be guilty because you can’t choose, you can’t be innocent either. Read More ›
Hamas
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Michael Egnor
Date
October 23, 2023
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Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
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Evolutionist Jerry Coyne Has a Puzzling View on Hamas

Michael Egnor
October 23, 2023
Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution, Faith & Science
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The moral atrocity committed by Hamas seems not to have diminished Professor Coyne’s passion for atheism, determinism, and free will denial. Read More ›
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
October 20, 2023
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Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Mathematics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
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My Question for P. Z. Myers: How Did Human Consciousness “Evolve”?

Michael Egnor
October 20, 2023
Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning
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Human consciousness entails a unique ability to think abstractly — to reason, to think logically, to use language, to do mathematics, to exercise free will. Read More ›
The Miracle of Man
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August 3, 2023
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Neuroscience & Mind
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Mind, Brain, Soul: What’s the Difference? Find Out at the 2023 Westminster Conference

Science & Culture
August 3, 2023
Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind
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Sam Harris has said that “You can do what you decide to do — but you cannot decide what you will decide to do.” Read More ›
Meyer-Rogan
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
July 13, 2023
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
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Joe Rogan and Stephen Meyer Talk Science and Faith in New Interview

Andrew McDiarmid
July 13, 2023
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Linguistics
3
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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