Tag: magic

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Author
John G. West

Date
July 14, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Faith & Science
Tagged
, A. N. Wilson, artificial intelligence, biography, C. S. Lewis, chatbots, Discovery Institute Press, editing, English authors, literature, magic, science, scientism, The Abolition of Man, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Magician’s Twin}

Who Coined the Phrase “the Magician’s Twin”? The Pitfalls of Relying on AI for Your Facts

_{John G. West
July 14, 2026

Computational Sciences, Faith & Science

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Many of the chatbots have told me that C. S. Lewis coined the phrase. (Wrong.) When pressed, at least one chatbot insisted it was English author A. N. Wilson. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 9, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, algorithm, Ariel Chipman, Artificial Selection, balancing selection, BioEssays, Cambrian Explosion, co-option, conservation, Darwin Devolves, Dyna Rochmyaningsih, evolution, Galápagos Islands, gene duplication, genetic drift, genetic mutations, Hugo de Vries, hybridization, introgression, John Sanford, John Templeton Foundation, magic, Matti Leisola, Michael Behe, mount improbable, Mutant Ninja Turtles, natural selection, negative selection, Owen D. Jones, personification, Phillip E. Johnson, polyploidy, process, programming, pterosaur, purifying selection, Richard Lewontin, Robert Hazen, Spiderman, stabilizing selection, Stuff Happens Law, subfunctionalization, survival of the fittest, The Design Inference, Tom Bethell, tuatara, William Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Evolutionists Need a Refresher Course in Natural Selection

_{David Coppedge
June 9, 2026

Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

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Abuses of the concept of natural selection abound not only in science news but in scientific papers in major journals as well. It’s time for a remedial course. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
January 28, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, bats, BBC News, birds, Boeing 747, Current Biology, fossils, gigantism, Günter Bechly, magic, mutations, Neil Thomas, Origin, paleontologists, pterosaurs, Scleromochlus, selection, The Conversation, University of Edinburgh, University of Leicester, University of Portsmouth}

Magical Thinking: Can Pterosaurs Be Darwinized?

_{David Coppedge
January 28, 2025

Evolution, Paleontology

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Neil Thomas has written about “Evolutionary Theory as Magical Thinking” and there is no shortage of examples in the literature on fossils. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 24, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, astrology, Christianity, Christians, Claudine Gay, Davos, feminists, Harvard University, magic, plagiarism, private truth, public truth, spirituality, Switzerland, University of Exeter, Wall Street Journal}

Will Scientists Now Consider Occult as Science?

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 24, 2024

Bioethics, Faith & Science

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“My truth” or (for grammatical convenience) “private truth” is making serious headway against public truth. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
July 23, 2023

Categories
Applied Sciences
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, beauty, C.S. Lewis, computation, computers, economy, insight, John Horgan, magic, mathematician, nature, science, The Abolition of Man}

Science for Insight or Science for Power?

_{Peter Biles
July 23, 2023

Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

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What are the core purposes of science and math? Evaluating the idea of "knowledge as power" in the computer age. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
February 15, 2023

Categories
Applied Sciences
Bioethics
Evolution
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, Big Data, C.S. Lewis, education, elitism, faith, government, knowledge, magic, media, milk, morality, Neo-Darwinism, reality, soul, The Abolition of Man, transhumanism}

Humans Have Limits. Transhumanists Want to Overcome Them

_{Peter Biles
February 15, 2023

Applied Sciences, Bioethics, Evolution, Technology

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Transhumanism, arguably an offshoot of neo-Darwinism, is set on envisioning the next grand step of human evolution. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 20, 2021

Categories
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, aliens, Aristotle, Arthur C. Clarke, atheism, extraterrestrials, Lawrence Krauss, magic, New York Post, nuclear fusion, panspermia, Paul Nelson, Quillette, spacecraft, Stephen Meyer, UFOs, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}

Meyer, Krauss, Nelson: UAPs, UFOs, and Panspermia

_{David Klinghoffer
July 20, 2021

Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics

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The fact that we can't identify the UAPs, in light of our own "limited scientific imagination," should not be permitted to manipulate us into a false dilemma. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 2, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Aristotelianism, authority, Big Bang, consciousness, David Papineau, Hinduism, King’s College London, magic, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, Theology Unleashed, Thomas Aquinas, Thomistic dualism, Thomistic philosophy}

Egnor Debates Materialism with Philosopher of Science David Papineau

_{David Klinghoffer
July 2, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

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Egnor: “Do you want me to explain Thomistic dualism to you?...David, do you not know how St. Thomas explained intentionality?” Papineau: “Uh, no.” Read More ›

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Date
August 29, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Angus Menuge, C.S. Lewis, Jay Richards, John West, magic, Michael Aeschliman, science fiction, scientism, That Hideous Strength, The Magician's Twin, Victor Reppert}

C. S. Lewis Criticized Scientism, Not Science

_{Science & Culture
August 29, 2020

Faith & Science

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Scientism is the idea that science is the ultimate path to knowledge and wisdom — the only sure path — and that the spiritual realm is a mirage. Read More ›

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Author
James A. Herrick

Date
August 26, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Tagged
, biotechnology, C.S. Lewis, Judeo-Christian tradition, magic, morality, prophecy, Science, scientists, Tao, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Conditioners, theism, twins}

Science and Scientism: The Prophetic Vision of C. S. Lewis

_{James A. Herrick
August 26, 2020

Bioethics, Ethics

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This essay has argued that Lewis was prophetic as regards the advent of techniques powerful enough to bring about the effects he feared. Read More ›