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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
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David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
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Stephen J. Iacoboni
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
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Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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William A. Dembski
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January 8, 2026
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Against Anti-LLM and Anti-AI Absolutism

William A. Dembski
January 8, 2026
Computational Sciences, Science Education, Technology
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Doug Smith has been a software developer for three decades. He writes extensively about the impact of technology on culture. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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August 1, 2025
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Bill Dembski: Pursuing Truth and Trust in AI and LLMs

Andrew McDiarmid
August 1, 2025
Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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Dembski and I also explore the potential for AI to enhance human capabilities and education if used judiciously. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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July 31, 2025
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Computational Sciences
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On Intelligent Design, Is AI Teachable?

Andrew McDiarmid
July 31, 2025
Computational Sciences, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Can large language models rise above the biases of sources like Wikipedia to help level the playing field for intelligent design? Read More ›
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July 18, 2025
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AI Corruption of Science Papers Becomes Evident

Science & Culture
July 18, 2025
Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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Reliance on machine-written material may signal a long and continuing decline in the quality of research in many fields. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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July 13, 2025
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Computational Sciences
Evolution
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Grok as Hitler 2.0 Reveals Hard Limits to AI

Denyse O’Leary
July 13, 2025
Computational Sciences, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind
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We mustn’t attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity, incompetence, corruption, or blind ambition. Read More ›
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May 2, 2025
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Evolution
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Can We Credit Human Creativity to Blind Evolution?

Science & Culture
May 2, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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The genius of the human mind requires an external, intelligent source beyond the material world. Read More ›
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April 20, 2025
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Human Exceptionalism
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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Are “Mind” and “Brain” the Same Thing?

Science & Culture
April 20, 2025
Human Exceptionalism, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor passionately argues that denying free will undermines moral responsibility and paves the way for totalitarian ideologies. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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April 9, 2025
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Arts
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Human Exceptionalism
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A Needed Protest Against “AI Slop” and AI “Word Vomit”

David Klinghoffer
April 9, 2025
Arts, Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind
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It’s all another lesson in human exceptionalism. I believe we will wake up from the AI delusion someday. Read More ›
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February 27, 2025
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China Leads the World in Retracted Science Papers

Science & Culture
February 27, 2025
Bioethics, Medicine, Metascience
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Seven of the Top Ten retraction hotspots are in China but India, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia also make an appearance. Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
Date
January 20, 2025
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History of Science
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Conservation of Information: The History of an Idea

William A. Dembski
January 20, 2025
History of Science, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Conservation of information” is a term that appears in both the physics and the computer science literature. Read More ›

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