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Soul Survives Death? ER Doc Faces Skepticism

In discussion with Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Dr. Sam Parnia stuck to his clearly defined evidence, avoiding religious digressions. Read More ›
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Engineering Language Enters Biology — The Case of the Endosome

An automated engineering system presupposes a designer with foresight and a mind that understands how to make things work. Read More ›
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Darwin and the Victorian Crisis of Faith 

Fleeming Jenkin (the distinguished Scottish scientist who with Lord Kelvin spearheaded the laying of the transatlantic cable) was particularly scathing. Read More ›
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Is Science Objective? Steven Pinker’s Counterattack Against the “War on Science”

Unfortunately, Pinker’s overweening faith in science as a reliable path to the truth has its own problems. Read More ›

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