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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
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 28, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __edited, Alan Turing, Alfred Russel Wallace, artificial intelligence, Charles Darwin, Chinese Room, Christians, computational biology, evolution, intelligent design, John Searle, Jonathan Witt, Michael Behe, natural selection, S. Joshua Swamidass, Texas A&M, University of Washington, Veritas Forum, Washington University}

Josh Swamidass on Artificial Intelligence at the University of Washington

_{David Klinghoffer
February 28, 2020

Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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I have to admit the event was kind of dull compared with the Behe debate. But Josh gave a nice presentation with AI/consciousness basics. Read More ›

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Date
November 3, 2019

Categories
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __edited, Andrew McDiarmid, artificial intelligence, computers, dystopia, George Gilder, human intelligence, ID the Future, Jay Richards, John Searle, machine learning, qualia, Ray Kurzweil, Seattle, Skynet}

Jay Richards at COSM Talks Ray Kurzweil and Strong AI

_{Science & Culture
November 3, 2019

Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Is the “singularity” coming, as Kurzweil argues there and elsewhere, when machines equal and then quickly surpass human intelligence? Read More ›

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Author
Tom Gilson

Date
March 8, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, common ancestor, common descent, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian theory, Darwinists, DNA, evolution, genes, ID the Future, intelligent design, John Searle, Lehigh University, materialists, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, mind, podcast, random variations}

Darwin Devolves: Another Huge Advance Against Darwinism and for Intelligent Design

_{Tom Gilson
March 8, 2019

Biochemistry, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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This book is built on solid science. It’s going to be harder than ever for critics to spit it out just because they don’t like its taste. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 20, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, __k-review, anti-science, Cinderella, consciousness, GUT, Homo sapiens, intelligent design, J. Scott Turner, James Tour, Jerry Fodor, John Searle, Karl Popper, modernity, NASA, naturalism, Plato, post-modernism, Sabine Hossenfelder, trolls, UFOs, Wikipedia}

Can the Rot of Naturalism Be Stopped? Relating Information to Matter and Energy Might Help

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 20, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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A New Yorker obit for naturalist atheist philosopher Jerry Fodor noted Fodor’s dismissal of the “natural selection” cult but, surprisingly, did not offer polite contempt. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 3, 2017

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, __edited, Alan Turing, artificial intelligence, Chinese Room argument, computer, Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics, John Searle, Robert J. Marks II, Roger Penrose, self-driving cars, Singularity, Turing Machine, Wired}

Hype and Fearmongering About Artificial Intelligence Passes Its Sell-By Date

_{David Klinghoffer
October 3, 2017

Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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The attribution of superpowers to coming generations of AI machines has entered self-parody territory. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 28, 2017

Categories
Cosmology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __edited, Daniel Dennett, Donald Hoffman, evidence, Francis Crick, Hedda Hassel Mørch, John Searle, Max Tegmark, mind, neuroscience, panpsychism, Patricia Churchland, Roger Penrose, science, Sean Carroll, Steven Novella}

Post-Modern Science: The Illusion of Consciousness Sees Through Itself

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 28, 2017

Cosmology, Neuroscience & Mind

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“It’s quite plausible” is treated as equivalent to evidence, eliding the question of how exactly we come to “consciously believe” anything. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 27, 2016

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __tedited, abstract thought, determinism, free will, immaterial mind, immaterial powers, intellect, John Searle, naturalism}

More on John Searle and Free Will

_{Michael Egnor
July 27, 2016

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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A reader cites Searle's books Rationality in Action and Freedom and Neurobiology, contending that he is in fact a defender of free will. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 21, 2016

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __tedited, abstract concepts, computational reductionism, determinism, empiricism, free will, human mind, immaterial reality, John Searle, metaphysics, mind-brain problem, suppressed evidence}

John Searle on Free Will

_{Michael Egnor
July 21, 2016

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Modern philosophy of mind is a focused effort to deny human exceptionalism. Read More ›