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Materialism, Morality, and the Erosion of Objective Rights

How is the job of a scientist similar to the job of an attorney? And how do you define evidence? Read More ›
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In Connecticut, Horrors of AI Finally Come into View

A 56-year-old man, living with his mother in a wealthy New York suburb, developed a “friendship” with ChatGPT. Read More ›
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World’s “Best-Known Journalist” Meets Michael Egnor

Piers Morgan, who is Catholic, says he already believed in life after death from faith and Scripture. What he wanted, he said, was scientific evidence for it. Read More ›
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Why Materialism Can’t Explain the Mind

Is the soul a myth? Does your mind really just boil down to brain function? I spoke with Denyse O’Leary about surprising findings out of neuroscience. Read More ›
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PETA Sues NIH for Violating Its “First Amendment Right” to Talk to Monkeys

There is not one modern medical treatment or intervention that does not involve animal research at some point in the process. Read More ›
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Francis Collins and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

Collins has been celebrated by many of his fellow evangelicals because of his acceptance by the secular establishment. Read More ›
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What Turned an Esteemed Doctor into a Scheming Authoritarian?

Fauci damaged his own reputation by trashing sound scientists, denouncing inconvenient evidence, and even going so far as to say “I represent science.” Read More ›
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Science Needs a Scout Mindset; Here’s Why

One advantage of the scout mindset is that it makes adjusting the confidence we have in our opinions more of a low-stakes enterprise. Read More ›
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Life with Screens: A Novelist’s Prophetic Warning

David Foster Wallace foresaw the rise of the Internet and its pantheon of seductions. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: Piltdown Lizard Was Too Good to Check

It was considered to be “one of the oldest fossil reptiles and one of the very few skeletal specimens with evidence of soft tissue preservation.” Read More ›

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