Tag: J.P. Moreland

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
August 8, 2025

Categories
Epistemology
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, C. S. Lewis, deductive reasoning, Denyse O'Leary, free will, Gödel's incompleteness theorems, human beings, immaterial soul, insight, Intellectus, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, Kurt Gödel, Medieval Model, Michael Egnor, Ratio, rational soul, reasoned thought, Sensitive Soul, sentience, souls, The Immortal Mind, Thomas Aquinas, Vegetable Soul}

C. S. Lewis and the Rational Soul

_{Eric Hedin
August 8, 2025

Epistemology, Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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Classical and medieval scholars would not be surprised at the mounting scientific evidence for the immaterial soul. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 12, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, C.S. Lewis, capitalists, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Darwinism, David Berlinski, eugenics, Evolution News, evolutionary biology, Francis Galton, Freudianism, J.P. Moreland, Marxism, Marxists, Nancy Pearcey, Nazism, Neil Thomas, Quarterly Review of Biology}

Only Thick Darwinism Served Here

_{David Coppedge
June 12, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Want your Darwinism thick or thin? Sorry; if these four scientists argue correctly, you only get the thick slice with some rather unsavory seasonings mixed in. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
February 20, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Alpha Centauri, argument from ignorance, atheism, biological information, complex life, consciousness, David Klinghoffer, Frank Turek, honesty, human consciousness, intelligent causes, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, moral choice, natural laws, natural theology, naturalism, philosophers, Richard Swinburne, Secular Outpost, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, theism, Twitter, Victor Reppert, Volkswagen Beetle, William Laine Craig}

Atheist Philosopher Explains Why Intelligent Design Is Not a “God of the Gaps” Argument

_{Jonathan McLatchie
February 20, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Despite our many disagreements, I sincerely appreciate Lowder’s spirit and intellectual honesty. I hope the next generation of secular thinkers follow his lead. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
January 16, 2024

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), Bertrand Russell, bias, Big Brother, C.S. Lewis, causation, clinical psychology, Darwinian evolution, determinism, Enlightenment, epistemic virtues, evolution, free will, George Orwell, J.P. Moreland, libertarian free will, logic, Miracles (book), Nicholas Caputo, North Korea, rigor, The Conversation, The Design Inference, theists, thought police, Trinity College Dublin, United Nations, William A. Dembski, William Provine, Winston Ewert, Woodrow Wilson}

Freethinking Cannot Be Darwinized

_{David Coppedge
January 16, 2024

Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Freedom

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An otherwise good essay on the human right to freedom of thought falls into a Darwinian trap of illogical causation. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
December 20, 2023

Categories
Astronomy
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Biola University, comet, Israel, J.P. Moreland, Jerusalem, jesus, john lennox, Jupiter, Matthew Matlock, Messiah, New Testament, Old Testament, Oxford University, Revelation (book of), Saturn, University of Cambridge}

The Christmas Star — A Sign of Design

_{Eric Hedin
December 20, 2023

Astronomy, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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Part of the difficulty with arriving at a satisfactory theory for the Star stems from a compartmentalized approach. Read More ›

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Date
August 26, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, ID the Future, J.P. Moreland, knowledge, Michael Keas, podcast, reality, science, scientism, The Substance of Consciousness, truth, Unbelievable}

J. P. Moreland on the Contradictions of Scientism

_{Science and Culture
August 26, 2023

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Scientism is the belief that only the hard sciences can provide any reliably true knowledge. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
August 1, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, aliens, artificial intelligence, Biola University, consciousness, culture, dating, extraterrestrial life, friendship, Internet, J.P. Moreland, marriage, philosophy of mind, Sean McDowell, sexuality, William Lane Craig, worship}

Craig, Moreland: Two Philosophers Discuss Aliens and Artificial Intelligence

_{Peter Biles
August 1, 2023

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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As an old professor of mine told me in an email recently: “Long live visceral proximity!” Read More ›

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Author
Stephen Dilley

Date
July 28, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Taliaferro, conferences, cosmic history, Discovery Institute, events, faith and science, human soul, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, Joshua Farris, Michael Egnor, soul, Stephen Meyer, The Creation of Self, theology}

Watch: “Cosmic Mind, Divine Action, and Design-Engaged Theology”

_{Stephen Dilley
July 28, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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“The event examined intelligent design and its implications for science-engaged theology. Collectively, it made the case for a God who cares." Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
May 19, 2023

Categories
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Biola University, body, Center for Science and Culture, consciousness, Discovery Institute, dualism, hylomorphism, J.P. Moreland, materialism, Mereology, panpsychism, philosophy of mind, soul, substance dualism, The Substance of Consciousness, Thomism, University of Texas}

Coming Soon: The Ultimate Defense of Substance Dualism

_{Peter Biles
May 19, 2023

Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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J. P. Moreland has written prolifically on the soul and the mind/body issue in the past. In this great volume, his views are cogently articulated and defended. Read More ›

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Date
February 24, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, Biola University, Bradley Center, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Taliaferro, cosmic history, Discovery Institute, faith, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, Joshua Farris, Michael Egnor, soul, Stephen Meyer, Stony Brook University, theology}

Conference to Explore Cosmic Mind and Divine Action

_{Science and Culture
February 24, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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In the first plenary, Stephen Meyer will argue for the existence of an intelligent and transcendent God who has also acted in the course of cosmic history. Read More ›