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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
May 13, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Adrian Desmond, cancel culture, Charles Darwin, history, intelligence, James Moore, morality, natural selection, Racism, Richard Owen, The College Fix, The Descent of Man, University of Sheffield, women}

Charles Darwin: Racist Spokesman for Anglo-Male Superiority?

_{Michael Flannery
May 13, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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The University of Sheffield’s teaching and research handbook has declared Charles Darwin a “racist.” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 28, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstract thought, Aristotle, body, brain, breathing, DNA, free will, intellect, intelligence, memory, mind, nervous system, philosophers, soul, Thomas Aquinas, vision}

If IQ Is Inherited, Is the Intellect Simply Material?

_{Michael Egnor
April 28, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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The widely accepted heritability of IQ — between 57 percent and 80 percent in twin studies — is strong evidence for the materiality of the intellect. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 19, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, abduction, artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, chatbot, Chinese Room, computers, Elon Musk, Erik Larson, Eugene Goostman, Google, intelligence, John Searle, machine learning, machines, Michael Denton, Microsoft, Nick Bostrom, Ray Kurzweil, Seattle, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, The Singularity is Near, Thomas Ray}

Artificial Intelligence: Unseating the Inevitability Narrative

_{William A. Dembski
April 19, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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World-class chess, Go, and Jeopardy-playing programs are impressive, but they prove nothing about whether computers can be made to achieve AGI. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 5, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apes, Casey Luskin, evolution, Evolution: Education and Outreach, Homo (genus), human origins, information, intelligence, intelligent design, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Neo-Darwinism, paleoanthropologists, religion, Stephen Meyer}

Misconceptions about Misconceptions: Examining a Citation of My Work

_{Casey Luskin
February 5, 2021

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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The citation is to one of my earliest writings on the topic of human origins, an article I published in an old ID journal. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 22, 2021

Categories
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, accident, anti-science, cells, consciousness, Darwinists, evolution, games, Indiana Jones, intelligence, intelligent design, John West, Michael Flannery, natural selection, The Miracle of the Cell}

Fun Game: Ask Your Darwinist Friends, “Guess Who Said This?”

_{David Klinghoffer
January 22, 2021

History of Science, Intelligent Design

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Earlier this month, Michael Flannery and John West discussed the legacy of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) on the occasion of his birthday. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 10, 2020

Categories
Evolutionary Psychology
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, adults, Aeon, animals, children, chimpanzees, Darwinian evolution, Denyse O'Leary, emotions, empathy, feelings, human beings, infants, intelligence, intelligent design, just-so stories, Mind Matters, rationality}

Empathy — The Foundation of Human Exceptionalism?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 10, 2020

Evolutionary Psychology, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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If I gave you 15 seconds you could come up with a pat evolutionary just-so story to account for this, speculating on what reproductive advantage it serves. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
October 1, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, airplanes, Arthur Eddington, closed system, computer simulations, computers, electromagnetic force, encyclopedias, intelligence, Internet, Mathematical Intelligencer, natural selection, novels, PDE2D, planets, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Why Evolution Is Different}

My Failed Computer Simulation

_{Granville Sewell
October 1, 2020

Intelligent Design, Physics

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I said, “You mean there is a fifth force — why didn't you say so? Just give me the equations for this force and I will add it to my model.” Read More ›

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Author
Geoffrey Simmons

Date
September 15, 2020

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, anthropology, apes, basketball, bipedalism, chimpanzees, Doctor's Diary (series), evolution, fossils, humans, intelligence, intelligent agents, intelligent design, Lucy, pelvis, Rutgers University}

Doctor’s Diary: No “Butts” About It

_{Geoffrey Simmons
September 15, 2020

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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An anthropologist writes that the evolution of bipedal-walking primates was primarily caused by the shifting of select bones and muscles in the pelvis. Read More ›

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Date
September 10, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cancer, cells, chemotherapy, Darwinians, DNA, enzymes, evolutionists, foresight, intelligence, intelligent design, Marcos Eberlin, mind, molecular machines, North Carolina State University, PNAS, proofreading, proteins, repair, RNA polymerase, Washington University}

In Cells, Proofreading and Repair Testify to Intelligent Design and Foresight

_{Science & Culture
September 10, 2020

Intelligent Design

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Like a skilled workman, the cell maintains “An array of tools, each one finely tuned.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 1, 2020

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, cancel culture, censorship, evolution, free speech, human dignity, intelligence, intelligent design, Michael Egnor, race, Richard Sternberg, Rod Dreher, scientists, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, The New Republic}

Andrew Sullivan, Meet Richard Sternberg

_{David Klinghoffer
September 1, 2020

Human Exceptionalism, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

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This is another illustration of what Michael Egnor and others have said: intelligent design was the “canary in the coal mine” when it comes to cancel culture. Read More ›