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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 6, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, animal rights, animals, bears, cannibalism, consciousness, crime, free will, humans, moral agency, morality, Nonhuman Rights Project, plaintiffs, Psyche, responsibility}

Can Animals Be Held Criminally Responsible?

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 6, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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While the idea is handled provocatively in philosophy literature, in practice, animals are envisioned as plaintiffs, not defendants, in animal rights cases. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
November 23, 2022

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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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, C.S. Lewis, corruption, crime, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, drug addiction, drunk driving, free will, Inquisition, jesus, Mere Christianity, Nazi Germany, parents, problem of pain, Racism, war}

Intelligent Design and Man’s Free Will

_{Granville Sewell
November 23, 2022

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Why do a husband and wife decide to have a child? A toy doll requires much less work. Read More ›

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Date
September 20, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Science
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, Big Bang, culture, David Papineau, free will, galaxies, James Webb Space Telescope, Jonathan O’Callaghan, Michael Egnor, Milky Way, Robert J. Marks II, Scientific American}

Is Webb Breaking the Big Bang Paradigm?

_{Science & Culture
September 20, 2022

Astronomy, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Science

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There is a lot of culture and philosophy built into the Big Bang theory as we understand it. Read More ›

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Date
July 10, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
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, Casey Luskin, criminals, evil, evolution, free will, good, Holocaust, humans, ID the Future, Jerry Coyne, materialism, Michael Egnor, morality, Nazis, neurosurgery, podcast}

Evolution and the Disturbing Consequences of Denying Free Will

_{Science & Culture
July 10, 2022

Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution

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How can an evolutionist such as Jerry Coyne condemn even something as manifestly heinous as the Nazi Holocaust? Read More ›

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Date
July 5, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, debate, determinism, evolution, evolutionary biologists, free choice, free will, ID the Future, Jerry Coyne, podcast}

Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor: Humans Have Free Will

_{Science & Culture
July 5, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Dr. Egnor explains why the argument against free will is self-refuting and why he’s concluded that determinism as a theory in physics is dead. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 26, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, adrenaline, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Blake Lemoine, computer science, DNA, emotions, engineers, feelings, free will, Google, human cells, imagination, LaMDA, life, love, machines, materialists, René Descartes, self-awareness, sentience, software, soul, Stanford University, toaster, Washington Post, William Hurlbut}

Five Reasons Why AI Programs Are Not “Human”

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 26, 2022

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind

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A Google engineer, Blake Lemoine, mistakenly designated one AI program "sentient." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 21, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Bill Gates, computers, computing, consciousness, cosmos, creativity, culture, Elon Musk, evolution, free will, Homo Deus, humans, intelligence, intelligent design, materialism, Neural Networks, New York Times, Non-Computable You, Psalms, qualia, Stephen Hawking, The Economist, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Yuval Noah Harari}

New Book from Computer Engineer Robert J. Marks: You Are NOT Computable

_{David Klinghoffer
June 21, 2022

Bioethics, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Just a few days ago a Google engineer revealed that an AI chatbot disclosed to him that it had “come to life” and has a “soul.” Read More ›

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Date
May 15, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, Benjamin Libet, brain waves, cause, David Hume, free will, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, quantum mechanics, quantum physics, Robert J. Marks II}

Philosopher Looks for a Way to Redefine Free Will

_{Science & Culture
May 15, 2022

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics

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Julian Baggini’s proposed new approach assumes the existence of the very qualities that only a traditional view of the mind offers. Read More ›

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Date
April 26, 2022

Categories
Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, Connecticut, consciousness, free will, mind, MIT, neuroscience, plasticity, Russian, Wired}

Can a Human Be Gifted Despite Missing Lots of Brain?

_{Science & Culture
April 26, 2022

Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Most of what is going on in the human mind is not as dependent on the brain as some approaches to neuroscience would require. Read More ›

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Date
January 20, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Bill Gates, Casey Luskin, celebrities, computer engineering, computers, consciousness, creativity, Elon Musk, entrepreneurs, evolutionary mechanisms, free will, Harvest House, ID the Future, Nobel laureates, podcast, Robert J. Marks II, robots, Roger Penrose, Stephen Hawking, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Robert J. Marks on Why AI Won’t Destroy the World, or Save It

_{Science & Culture
January 20, 2022

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

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Will robots or other computers ever become so fast and powerful that they become conscious, creative, and free? Read More ›