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Michael Denton
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materialism

free will
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post
Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
October 21, 2020
Categories
Fine-tuning
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Fine-Tuning, Free Will — Now We’ve Got Two Challenges for Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder

David Klinghoffer
October 21, 2020
Fine-tuning, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Physical Sciences, Physics
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She acknowledges that she is speaking from outside one relevant field. Can you really use physics to deny free will while ignoring neuroscience? Read More ›
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
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Date
October 15, 2020
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Evolution
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How Darwin’s Worldview Shaped Darwin’s Theory

Science & Culture
October 15, 2020
Evolution
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It was at Edinburgh University that he first encountered radical philosophical materialism, which laid the philosophical foundation for his work in evolution. Read More ›
Miracle of the Cell
Miracle of the Cell
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post
Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
September 28, 2020
Categories
Biochemistry
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Denton “Takes the Fine-Tuning Argument to a Whole New Level”

David Klinghoffer
September 28, 2020
Biochemistry, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
2
Given a "primal blueprint" that preceded the first life, the solution can only be intelligent design. Read More ›
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Image: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, by Jakob Schlesinger / Public domain.
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post
Author
Michael Egnor
Date
September 22, 2020
Categories
Biology
Evolution
Metaphysics
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Darwinism as Hegelian Dialectics Applied to Biology

Michael Egnor
September 22, 2020
Biology, Evolution, Metaphysics
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Nineteenth-century Darwinism was much more than a revolutionary scientific theory. Read More ›
Wallace notebooks
Wallace notebooks
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post
Date
September 2, 2020
Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
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Dembski: “Recent Studies Have Vindicated Wallace” Over Darwin

Science & Culture
September 2, 2020
Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design
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“Scholars have wasted their time trying to exonerate Darwin of responsibility for Social Darwinism, for he was a Social Darwinist.” Read More ›
HBC 672 star
HBC 672 star
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post
Date
August 4, 2020
Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Fine-Tuning in a Nutshell: No Problem

Science & Culture
August 4, 2020
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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Though cosmic fine-tuning is often referred to as “the fine-tuning problem,” Robert Alston says it’s really no problem at all. Read More ›
chimps
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post
Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
July 26, 2020
Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
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A College Student Gets Educated on Darwinian “Morality”

David Klinghoffer
July 26, 2020
Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution
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The student, who attends a public university, is worried about how this kind of indoctrination bodes for the future. I am too. Read More ›
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Author
John G. West
Date
June 16, 2020
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Intelligent Design
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Be a Movie Producer!

John G. West
June 16, 2020
Intelligent Design
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In just the last 90 days, 1.3 million unique viewers have watched our videos on YouTube. Read More ›
Darwin-statue
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post
Author
Jonathan Witt
Date
June 10, 2020
Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Darwin’s Silver Chair

Jonathan Witt
June 10, 2020
Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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C. S. Lewis was an agnostic before he became a Christian, so he understood the spell of unbelief. Read More ›
coronavirus
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post
Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
June 4, 2020
Categories
Medicine
Origin of Life
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Lancet Hydroxychloroquine Paper Scandal Illustrates Scientific Bias, Not Only in Medicine

David Klinghoffer
June 4, 2020
Medicine, Origin of Life
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It’s a particularly crude example of how confirmation bias works — how else would you explain this story? — not only among lay people but among top researchers. Read More ›

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