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Author
Mike Keas

Date
March 20, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Albert Einstein, aliens, ancient Greeks, Aristotle, Baruch Spinoza, Bible, Christianity, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, Evolution News, extraterrestrial life, Galileo Galilei, geometry, Giordano Bruno, Johannes Kepler, Judaism, National Geographic Channel, nature, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Plato, René Descartes, Saint Augustine, Unbelievable}

The Biggest Myth So Far in Cosmos 3.0 — Baruch Spinoza as Science Hero

_{Mike Keas
March 20, 2020

Physical Sciences

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Scholarship on Spinoza in the last decade has increasingly recognized that he opposed the observational (empirical) and mathematical analyses of nature. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 12, 2019

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, __edited, a posteriori argument, a priori, Alvin Plantinga, dog, essence, existence, Five Ways, geometry, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, logic, Ontological Argument, planets, Plato, Platonic forms, René Descartes, science, stars, Thomas Aquinas, unicorns}

Essence and Existence in Modern Science

_{Michael Egnor
October 12, 2019

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Philosophy

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St. Thomas laid the intellectual groundwork for modern natural science — the absolute distinction between existence and essence. Read More ›

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Author
Walter Myers III

Date
June 26, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, __edited, atheism, geometry, imagination, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, supernatural, theism}

Stranger on a Plane: Lessons from Flatland

_{Walter Myers III
June 26, 2019

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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In 1884, English clergyman Edwin A. Abbott published a work of scientific and mathematical fantasy. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 3, 2018

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, architecture, cells, Daniel Reeves, Darwinists, Discovery Institute, geometry, intelligent design, Jay Richards, Lehigh University, multicellular life, Popular Mechanics, Seattle, shape, The New Yorker, USA Today}

Previously Unknown “Scutoid” Shape, Critical to Biology, Calls Architecture and Design to Mind

_{David Klinghoffer
August 3, 2018

Biology, Intelligent Design

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These sources should be more careful with their word choice. Someone could get the wrong idea. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 31, 2018

Categories
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, brain, Brandeis University, geometry, incompleteness theorem, intentionality, Kurt Gödel, law of non-contradiction, logic, mind, naturalism, propositions, Pythagorean Theorem, qualia}

Naturalism and Self-Refutation

_{Michael Egnor
January 31, 2018

Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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How much does Gödel’s incompleteness theorem weigh? What is the physics of non-contradiction? How many millimeters long is Tom Clark’s argument for naturalism? Read More ›

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Date
September 29, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, complex specified information, design filter, extraterrestrials, geometry, math, Saturn, SETI, thought experiment, Titan, volcano, Voyager spacecraft, William A. Dembski}

The Search for Terrestrial Intelligence – An Exercise in Intelligent Design

_{Science & Culture
September 29, 2017

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Let’s turn the SETI telescope around. Would extraterrestrials be justified in inferring ID from patterns on the earth? Read More ›

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Date
September 20, 2017

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, cell division, Current Biology, embryo, epidermis, Fibonacci sequence, flowers, geometry, Golden Ratio, intelligent design, stem cells}

Plant Spiral Designs Still Unexplained

_{Science & Culture
September 20, 2017

Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Even down to the level of molecules and genes, there doesn’t seem to be any physical reason for plants to grow “Golden Ratio” patterns. Read More ›