Tag: Noam Chomsky | Page 2 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 5, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Tagged
, Alvin Plantinga, apes, Charles Darwin, chimpanzees, Declaration of Independence, gorilla, human origins, humans, intelligent design, J.B.S. Haldane, John Keats, Judeo-Christian tradition, Justin Brierley, materialism, Miracles (book), neo-Darwinian theory, Noam Chomsky, Patricia Churchland, religion, Sapiens (book), Sapiens review, Unbelievable, William Graham, Yuval Noah Harari}

Reviewing Sapiens — Back to the Guy Who Lost His Faith Over Harari

_{Casey Luskin
August 5, 2021

Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics

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Podcaster Sam Davis told Justin Brierley that what did it for him was reading Yuval Noah Harari’s idea that “humanity is a weaver of stories.” Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 24, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abduction, babies, computers, Erik Larson, Go (game), Harvard University, humans, inference to the best explanation, Noam Chomsky, philosophers, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence}

Why Computers Will Likely Never Perform Abductive Inferences

_{William A. Dembski
April 24, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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If you are going to get a computer to achieve anything like understanding in some subject area, it needs a lot of knowledge. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
March 5, 2021

Categories
Arts
Evolution
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Mathematics
Tagged
, abstract thought, C.S. Lewis, Darwinian theory, Darwinism as religion, Michael Ruse, music, Noam Chomsky, Richard Dawkins, scientific reductionism, South America, The Selfish Gene, Thomas Henry Huxley}

Michael Ruse on Purpose: The Flies in the Ointment

_{Michael Flannery
March 5, 2021

Arts, Evolution, Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism, Mathematics

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Ruse’s chronological snobbery might be forgiven if the claims he makes for Darwinism can be unequivocally substantiated. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
January 24, 2019

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, "survival of the fittest", Ajit Varki, Albert Einstein, animals, bread, chimpanzees, creativity, Darwinian evolution, David Premack, fire, human origins, humans, intelligence, Internet, iPhone, John West, Neanderthals, Noam Chomsky, Peaceful Science, S. Joshua Swamidass, Thomas Nagel, tools, University of Pennsylvania}

A Positive, Useful Discussion of Human Exceptionalism … On the Internet? Yes!

_{Ann Gauger
January 24, 2019

Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Not all humans can be concert pianists. Some humans can’t speak or get out of a wheelchair or remember their daughter’s name anymore. Here we enter into moral and ethical issues. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 1, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, "poor design", Ann Gauger, corpses, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinism, Douglas Axe, evolution, Human Errors, Human Zoos, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, Nathan Lents, neurosurgeon, Noam Chomsky, Of Pandas and People, pseudoscience, Roman Catholic, speech, Stephen Meyer, straw man, Wall Street Journal, William A. Dembski, Zombie Science (book)}

As a Critic of Intelligent Design, Nathan Lents Fails to Connect

_{David Klinghoffer
June 1, 2018

Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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Initially, I was pleased to find someone who might be an interesting new participant in the evolution debate. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 15, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, evolution, New York Times, Noam Chomsky, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe}

Evolution and the Insensitive Sandwich

_{David Klinghoffer
July 15, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution, Science Reporting

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David Brooks of the New York Times has taken a lot razzing for a column about social class signifiers and how they serve to insulate the upper middle class. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 15, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Linguistics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __tedited, “consensus science”, language, Noam Chomsky, politicization, popular opinion, The Kingdom of Speech}

An Evolutionary View on Speech Isn’t “Settled Science”

_{David Klinghoffer
November 15, 2016

Evolution, Linguistics, Science Reporting

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And in large part it isn't even about science. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 31, 2016

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __tedited, abstract thought, behaviorism, communication, designators, grammar, human exceptionalism, human language, immaterial mind, language, language organ, Noam Chomsky, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe, universals, words}

Tom Wolfe on Language and Evolution

_{Michael Egnor
August 31, 2016

Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind

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I think that Noam Chomsky is fundamentally right, and I am skeptical of Daniel Everett's claim. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 30, 2016

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __tedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, human exceptionalism, human intelligence, human language, linguists, Noam Chomsky, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe}

In The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe Tells the Story of Evolution’s Epic Tumble

_{David Klinghoffer
August 30, 2016

Human Origins and Anthropology

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Darwinian evolution explains biological trivia but stumbles when it comes to the major innovations in the long history of life. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
April 4, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, __nedited, Homo sapiens, homologies, human uniqueness, language, math, Noam Chomsky, saltationism}

Human Language: The Homo Homolog

_{Michael Denton
April 4, 2016

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Because of the lack of homology and the lack of plausible adaptive evolutionary steps, the origin of language remains an abiding mystery. Read More ›