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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
November 14, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, action potentials, Anton Zeilinger, atheism, brain states, cellular metabolism, chance, determinism, evidence, free will, government, Jerry Coyne, justice, logic, love, marriage, molecules, morality, neuroscience, relationships, truth}

Why Free Will Denial Is Self-Refuting

_{Michael Egnor
November 14, 2023

Bioethics, Chemistry, Physical Sciences, Physics

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The only "scientific" basis for the denial of free will is determinism, the theory that every change in nature is determined prior to its occurrence. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Sandico

Date
November 8, 2023

Categories
Ethics
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Brandon McGuire, consciousness, cosmic origins, Daily Dose of Wisdom, evolution, evolutionary ethics, intelligent design, life, logic, materialism, morality, podcast, Stephen Meyer, universe}

Wisdom Wednesday: NOT a “God of the Gaps” Argument

_{Emily Sandico
November 8, 2023

Ethics, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Brandon McGuire (of the Daily Dose of Wisdom podcast) and Stephen Meyer offer a wide-ranging discussion about Dr. Meyer's work. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Sandico

Date
November 3, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", argument from ignorance, cause, cells, intelligent cause, intelligent design, Kindle, libraries, logic, logical fallacy, Return of the God Hypothesis, specified information, Stephen Meyer}

Fundamentals Friday: The Logic of Intelligent Design

_{Emily Sandico
November 3, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Stephen Meyer and other proponents of intelligent design theory are often accused of committing the "God of the gaps” fallacy. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 20, 2023

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Mathematics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, brain, consciousness, Darwinian mechanisms, Darwinian processes, Denyse O'Leary, evolution, free will, information, Justine Sergent, logic, McGill University, mind, neuroscience, patients, PZ Myers, Roger Sperry, split brain, Yair Pinto}

My Question for P. Z. Myers: How Did Human Consciousness “Evolve”?

_{Michael Egnor
October 20, 2023

Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

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Human consciousness entails a unique ability to think abstractly — to reason, to think logically, to use language, to do mathematics, to exercise free will. Read More ›

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Author
Tova Levengood

Date
October 19, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, ad hominem, amino acids, Assembly Theory, biologists, Brian Miller, chess, David Klinghoffer, DNA, James Tour, Lee Cronin, logic, Nature (journal), nucleotides, Philip Ball, RNA, Sara Walker, Twitter}

I’m Baffled by Lee Cronin, and I’m Not Alone

_{Tova Levengood
October 19, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Do you know those prank mirror illusions where an object seems to be sitting in a dish ready to be picked up, but you reach for it and there’s nothing there? Read More ›

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Author
Angus Menuge

Date
September 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Psychology
Tagged
, brain, computer science, information theory, logic, mind, mind-body problem, mind-brain problem, Minding the Brain, neurology, neurosurgery, philosophers, quantum theory}

Minding the Brain — An Introduction

_{Angus Menuge, Brian Krouse, and Robert J. Marks II
September 24, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Psychology

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In our modern age, full of science and technology, physical existence often appears to be the most substantial and “real” aspect of the world. Read More ›

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Date
September 19, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Psychology
Technology
Tagged
, computer science, Discovery Institute Press, Gregory Chaitin, information, logic, materialistic philosophy, mind, mind-body problem, mind-brain debate, mind-brain problem, Minding the Brain, neurology, neurons, neurosurgery, physical existence, Robert J. Marks II}

New Book: Mind Is More than the Brain

_{Science & Culture
September 19, 2023

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Psychology, Technology

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Says Gregory Chaitin, algorithmic information theory pioneer: "The mind-body problem lives! A stimulating collection of contemporary perspectives." Read More ›

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Date
June 18, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, children, computer science, Gödel's incompleteness theorems, Gregory Chaitin, ID the Future, Kurt Gödel, logic, mathematician, Mind Matters, philosophers, podcast, Robert J. Marks II}

Gregory Chaitin on Gödel, Computer Science, and the Blessing of Children

_{Science & Culture
June 18, 2023

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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Robert J. Marks talks with the trailblazing mathematician about Kurt Gödel’s ontological proof for the existence of God, and more. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 15, 2023

Categories
Cosmology
Philosophy of Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Amazon, Christianity, Dave Farina, defining science, empiricism, Energy, faith and science, history, humility, ID the Future, intellectual humility, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, logic, matter, methodological naturalism, realism, Return of the God Hypothesis, Robert Boyle, Stephen Meyer, theists, Twitter, William A. Dembski}

Defining Science, and Discussing Stephen Meyer’s God Hypothesis, on Twitter

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 15, 2023

Cosmology, Philosophy of Science, Scientific Reasoning

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"God is a hypothesis. What Dr. Meyer does is evaluate that hypothesis against the latest scientific evidence of the last century." Read More ›

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Date
April 29, 2023

Categories
Cosmology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atheism, Canceled Science, Eric Anderson, Eric Hedin, ID the Future, intelligent design, logic, physicists, podcast, scientists, theology, Theory of Everything, universe}

Physicist Eric Hedin: Cosmology Points to Cosmic Design

_{Science & Culture
April 29, 2023

Cosmology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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Hedin argues that the dogmatic rule that natural science should only invoke natural causes has at its heart a logical problem. Read More ›