alien life Type post Author Elizabeth Whately Date August 16, 2021 CategoriesFaith & SciencePhilosophy Tagged , 2001: A Space Odyssey, aliens, background knowledge, Bayesian reasoning, Brian Miller, evolution, God Hypothesis, inference to the best explanation, intelligent design, James Croft, James Tour, knowledge, Mars, monolith, Moon, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer Croft, Continued: I’m Not Saying It’s Aliens Elizabeth Whately August 16, 2021 Faith & Science, Philosophy 6 Philosopher James Croft happens to think that absent background knowledge, “Aliens!” would be a weakly justified hypothesis. Read More ›
african-savanna-with-mountain-in-national-wild-park-stockpack-adobe-stock Type post Author Jonathan Witt Date December 13, 2020 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , 2001: A Space Odyssey, Africa, Bible, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Darwinian materialism, English literature, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, H.G. Wells, human brain, human origins, Jacques Derrida, John Milton, John Updike, Michael Keas, monolith, Robert Ardrey, science fiction, Stanley Kubrick, Texas, The Time Machine, Unbelievable, weapons Darwinism, Storytelling, and the Futurist ET Myth Jonathan Witt December 13, 2020 Bioethics 5 The implication is clear: the alien monolith has somehow bequeathed to him and his little tribe a sudden quantum leap in brain power. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date June 18, 2018 CategoriesHuman ExceptionalismIntelligent DesignPhysical Sciences Tagged , __k-review, 2001: A Space Odyssey, aliens, Arthur C. Clarke, artificial intelligence, book, debate, Denis Lamoureux, DNA, earth, Eric Anderson, evolution, humans, ID the Future, information, intelligent design, Lawrence Krauss, Mike Keas, monolith, Moon, movie, newspaper, podcast, rock, Saturn, snowflakes, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen Meyer, Toronto Is There Information in Saturn’s Rings? David Klinghoffer June 18, 2018 Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences 4 Or in a rock? Or a snowflake? This is a common contention from ID critics. Read More ›