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oak tree
matter
Photo: An oak tree, by Abrget47j (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

What Is Matter? The Aristotelian Perspective

Writing here yesterday, I pointed out the problems with materialist metaphysics. Read More ›
René Descartes

What Is Matter? The Materialist Perspective

Materialism isn’t really a metaphysical theory. It’s just a mistake. It’s a woefully inadequate understanding of nature. Read More ›
Karl-Brandt
Jerry Coyne
Photo: Nazi Doctors Trial, sentencing of Karl Brandt, via Wikicommons.

Darwinian Biologist Endorses Killing Handicapped Babies Who “Suffer”

This odious stuff never ends. Read More ›
soul
soul
Image credit: geralt, via Pixabay.

Neuroscientist Michael Egnor on Thomas Aquinas and “A Map of the Soul”

Patients missing large parts of their brain tissue can lead normal lives because the material, the tissue, is not all there is to us. Read More ›
Blue Ice, South Greenland
thermodynamics
Photo credit: Visit Greenland from Nuuk, Greenland (Blue ice in South Greenland) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Tornadoes, Ice, and Cells: The Challenge from Thermodynamics to Origin-of-Life Scenarios

This is a subject on which materialists are largely silent, and with good reason. Read More ›
cold spot
multiverse
Galaxy UGC 12591, by ESA/Hubble & NASA.

A Cold Spot In Space — “Evidence” of a Multiverse?

It’s the single dreamiest, most unsupported idea in all of science, making Darwinian evolution look like a really solid bet by comparison. Read More ›
Hercules beetle
materialism
Photo: Hercules beetle, by Richie Diesterheft via Flickr.

Leading Biomimetic Scientist: Don’t Let Materialism Trump Evidence

Dr. Seung-Yop Lee's reading of Jonathan Wells’s new book, Zombie Science: More Icons of Evolution, precipitated the comments. Read More ›

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