Tag: Gandalf

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Date
June 26, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, atheists, birth canal, brain-stem aneurysm, carbon-dioxide spikes, Carl Sagan, Carol Zaleski, clinical death, Denyse O'Leary, endorphins, Gandalf, Howard Storm, hypoxia, jesus, ketamine, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, My Descent into Death, near-death experiences, neurosurgery, Pam Reynolds, podcast, psychedelic chemistry, Robert J. Marks II, Robert Spetzler, skull, Stony Brook University, temporal-lobe seizures, The Immortal Mind, The Lord of the Rings, veridical}

Near-Death Experiences Give Scientific Evidence of the Soul

_{Science and Culture
June 26, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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As Dr. Egnor contends, near-death experiences offer modern, experiential evidence that the human mind is not confined to the skull. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
August 23, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, autopoiesis, bacteria, biologists, Charles Darwin, diversification, emergence, Forensics, Gandalf, Harry Potter, intelligence, intelligent design, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mendelian genetics, Michael Behe, microscopes, molecular structures, Mount Doom, Neo-Darwinism, panpsychism, random variation, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientists, self-organization, Stephen Meyer, teleonomy, universe}

Will Evolution’s New Synthesis Be Hard or Soft Magic?

_{Daniel Witt
August 23, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

8}

Let's try holding some new scientific theories to the standards of the fantasy genre. Read More ›

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post

Author
Daniel Witt

Date
March 18, 2024

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, biologists, C.S. Lewis, Foresight (book), Gandalf, intelligent design, Marcos Eberlin, materialism, Michael Behe, National Institutes of Health, physicalism, Reductionism, star, sun, systems biologists, Systems Biology, The Lord of the Rings, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader}

Understanding “Reductionism” and Intelligent Design

_{Daniel Witt
March 18, 2024

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

7}

The word “reductionism” is thrown around a lot, but it can mean several different things. Read More ›

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post

Author
John Mark Reynolds

Date
November 9, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __edited, C.S. Lewis, Commentary, Darwinism, Gandalf, Genesis, Hamlet, Harvard University, logic, logos, Merlin, naturalism, Pajaro Dunes, Phillip E. Johnson, Socrates, Supreme Court, That Hideous Strength, The Lord of the Rings, U.C. Berkeley, William Shakespeare}

Phillip E. Johnson: A Reading List from Gandalf

_{John Mark Reynolds
November 9, 2019

Bioethics, Faith & Science

5}

Watch an interview when he was healthy and you will see a man who swam in English like a dolphin loved water. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
November 8, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Biola University, Brazil, Calvin College, Darwin on Trial, Darwin's Doubt, Darwin's Nemesis, Darwinism, David Gelernter, Field Museum, Francis Schaeffer, Gandalf, Howard Van Till, intelligent design, Isaiah, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jay Richards, Judge John E. Jones, Kathie Johnson, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Leslie Zeigler, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Michael Behe, Michael Ruse, Michael Shermer, Old Testament, Pajaro Dunes, Phillip E. Johnson, Skeptic Magazine, Stephen Meyer, stroke, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Yale University}

Phillip E. Johnson (1940-2019), Some Reflections

_{William A. Dembski
November 8, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

31}

I want to underscore Phil’s pivotal role in organizing disparate voices critical of Darwinism and convinced of design in nature into a cohesive community. Read More ›

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Author
John Mark Reynolds

Date
November 5, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, __edited, Biola University, C.S. Lewis, email, Gandalf, Houston, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mongolia, Mount Doom, orthodoxy, Phillip E. Johnson, Plato, religion, The Lord of the Rings, University of Chicago, University of Rochester}

Phillip E. Johnson: Gandalf Has Gone to the West

_{John Mark Reynolds
November 5, 2019

Faith & Science, Philosophy

6}

Phillip E. put it this way: “Take the ring to Mount Doom where only a miracle will save you and see.” This is one of the key lessons he taught me: dare to win. Read More ›

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Date
March 19, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, Ann Gauger, biotechnology, chance, chemical evolution, David Coppedge, Discovery Institute, enzymes, error catastrophe, evolution, Freeman Dyson, Gandalf, hydrothermal vents, John Maynard Smith, JPL, Leslie Orgel, Manfred Eigen, Mars, Michael Russell, NASA, natural selection, Nature (journal), Nobel laureates, nucleic acid, prebiotic Earth, RNA, Robert Shapiro, Signature in the Cell, Stanley Miller, Stephen Meyer, Susan Mazur, William A. Dembski}

Error Catastrophe: Manfred Eigen’s Show-Stopper Is Still Stopping the Origin-of-Life Show

_{Science and Culture
March 19, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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We are nearing a half-century since Eigen wrote about this paradox, and it “still challenges theoretical biologists.” Read More ›