Tag: materialistic philosophy

Charles Robert Darwin bust sculpture, English naturalist, geologist, and biologist. Generative AI

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 29, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, anti-theism, atomism, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, deification, Enlightenment, Erasmus Darwin, evolution, faith and science, False Messiah, ID the Future, Lucritianism, materialistic philosophy, natural selection, Neil Thomas, podcast, scientific materialism, Sir Charles Lyell, uniformitarianism}

Neil Thomas on the Internal Flaws and Historical Roots of Darwinism

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 29, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science

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It might surprise you to learn that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection did not triumph on scientific grounds alone. Read More ›

woman vaccinated and with a band-aid on her arm, giving a sign that all is well.

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 25, 2025

Categories
Epistemology
Evolution
Tagged
, buzzwords, causation, complexity, cosmos, emergence, escape hatch, ignorance, John Heil, materialistic philosophy, philosophers, promissory materialism, scientists, Washington University}

Materialism’s Band-Aid, “Emergence” Is Bad Science

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 25, 2025

Epistemology, Evolution

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The idea is that some properties of systems emerge only after a certain level of complexity is reached. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 18, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, beginning, Big Bang, Brian Miller, cosmology, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Webb Space Telescope, Joe Rogan, Lawrence Krauss, materialistic philosophy, physicists, physics, podcast, Return of the God Hypothesis, Science Uprising, South Australia, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Meyer, universe}

Why the “Universe from Nothing” Model Points to Intelligent Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 18, 2025

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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Did our universe come from nothing, as some physicists have proposed? This episode is built around a suggestion I recently received from a listener. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
October 8, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, abortion, Alberto Giubilini, babies, Caenorhabditis elegans, Danio rerio, Darwin Day in America, developmental biology, Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila simulans, embryonic age, empirical science, fallopian tube, fertilization, fetus, Francesca Minerva, gastrulation, Haeckel’s embryos, Homo sapiens, human being, humans, identical twins, John West, last menstrual period, Lewis Wolpert, materialistic philosophy, materialistic science, monozygotic twins, mother, ovulation, pain, phylotypic stage, Roman Catholic, zygote}

Why Should a Baby Live?

_{Jonathan Wells
October 8, 2024

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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My title is adapted from a 2012 article by two philosophers, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva. Read More ›

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Date
September 19, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Psychology
Technology
Tagged
, Brian R. Krouse, 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, University of Wisconsin}

New Book: Mind Is More than the Brain

_{Science and 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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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 10, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, beauty, Darwinism, design paradigm, God's Grandeur, humans, ID the Future, intelligent design, intelligibility, Jay Richards, materialistic philosophy, nature, podcast, Roman Catholic, science and faith, universe}

God’s Grandeur: Ann Gauger on Beauty, Intelligibility, and Human Uniqueness

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 10, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Gauger holds that Darwinism has no adequate explanation for natural beauty or the ability of human beings to appreciate beauty for its own sake. Read More ›

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Author
Melissa Cain Travis

Date
May 9, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, antiquity, Christianity, Darwinism, DiscoveryU, evolution, Galileo Affair, human origins, intelligent design, materialistic philosophy, progressive creationism, Science and Faith in Dialogue, Scopes Monkey Trial, theistic evolution, theology, Warfare Thesis, Young Earth Creationism, Zoom}

Coming Soon to DiscoveryU: Live Courses on Science and Christianity

_{Melissa Cain Travis
May 9, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The pilot course, Science and Christianity I: A Historical Exploration, begins on July 10 and will be the first in a three-part module taught by yours truly. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 28, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, agnostics, Ann Gauger, atheism, CELS 2021, Center for Science and Culture, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, junk DNA, materialistic philosophy, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Nobel Prize, Ola Hössjer, physicists, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, William A. Dembski}

The Year in Review: Three Major Advances for Intelligent Design

_{Brian Miller
December 28, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The situation resembles a poorly constructed dam holding back water that is continuously rising. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 14, 2020

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Political Science
Tagged
, abortion, Bill Nye, cult, dogmatism, Douglas Axe, embryology, empirical science, environmentalism, experimentation, falsification, human rights, humanities, ideology, John Zmirak, Jonathan Wells, Marquis de Sade, materialistic philosophy, materialistic science, Moses, Nature (journal), nature rights, New Atheism, Politics, religion, sex, Simone de Beauvoir, The Stream, trust, Twitter, Wesley Smith}

When “Science” Becomes a Cult

_{David Klinghoffer
October 14, 2020

Biology, Faith & Science, Political Science

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The problem comes when, in order to win our acceptance, double-talk is used to pretend that a cult is something other than what it is. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
September 14, 2020

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, Alberto Giubilini, babies, Caenorhabditis elegans, Danio rerio, Darwin Day in America, developmental biology, Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila simulans, embryonic age, empirical science, fallopian tube, fertilization, fetus, Francesca Minerva, gastrulation, Haeckel’s embryos, Homo sapiens, human being, humans, identical twins, John West, last menstrual period, Lewis Wolpert, materialistic philosophy, materialistic science, monozygotic twins, mother, ovulation, pain, phylotypic stage, Roman Catholic, zygote}

Why Should a Baby Live?

_{Jonathan Wells
September 14, 2020

Medicine

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My title is adapted from a 2012 article by two philosophers, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva. Read More ›