technology Type post Author Peter Biles Date June 19, 2023 CategoriesBioethicsNeuroscience & MindTechnology Tagged , Altos Labs, artificial intelligence, Boy Scouts, C.S. Lewis, ChatGPT, consciousness, disinformation, Jane Studdock, John Donne, Mark Studdock, Marshall McLuhan, memories, nuclear war, OpenAI, Out of the Silent Planet, Paul Kingsnorth, Perelandra, Peter Kreeft, science fiction, That Hideous Strength, transhumanism At the Altar of that Hideous Strength Peter Biles June 19, 2023 Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology 7 C. S. Lewis's classic science fiction tale is about the temptation to reject being human. Read More ›
Lyell_1840 Type post Author Neil Thomas Date January 8, 2022 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionGeologyLife Sciences Tagged , biblical flood, catastrophism, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Erasmus Darwin, evolution, HMS Beagle, Homo sapiens, John Donne, Natural Selection: Discovery or Invention? (series), naturalists, Noah’s Ark, Principles of Geology, Samuel Johnson, South Sea Islands, speciation, species, tortoise, transmutation, uniformitarianism Darwin’s John the Baptist Neil Thomas January 8, 2022 Biology, Evolution, Geology, Life Sciences 5 Catastrophism viewed the planet as having been molded by forces far more powerful than any observable at the present day. Read More ›
The_Teacup_Galaxy_SDSS_1430 Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date July 1, 2019 CategoriesAstronomyOrigin of LifePhysical Sciences Tagged , __edited, Big Bang, Bijan Nemati, Blaise Pascal, cosmic fine-tuning, earth, heavens, humans, intelligent design, John Donne, Milky Way, Moon, planets, religion, Science Uprising, stars, Wall Street Journal The Empty Heavens — Two Ways to Look at It David Klinghoffer July 1, 2019 Astronomy, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences 4 Adam Kirsch over the weekend had a thoughtful essay in the Wall Street Journal, meditating on the coming 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Read More ›
