Tag: philosophers | Page 13 | Science and Culture Today

^{Type
post

Author
Bethel McGrew

Date
August 2, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Philosophy
Tagged
, abduction, Bayesian reasoning, computer code, David Berlinski, God Hypothesis, inference to the best explanation, intelligent agency, intelligent design, James Croft, likelihood ratio, philosophers, probability, Return of the God Hypothesis, St. Louis, Stephen Meyer, Substack, syllogism, Unbelievable, universal probability bound, William A. Dembski}

Stephen Meyer, James Croft: Philosophers Battle Over the God Hypothesis

_{Bethel McGrew
August 2, 2021

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy

7}

Croft ultimately had the worse of the argument on substance, as I intend to show over several forthcoming posts. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Date
August 1, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", academic freedom, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Pat Flynn, philosophers, Thomists}

Michael Behe: What About “Bad” Designs in Biology? And Other Questions

_{Science & Culture
August 1, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

1}

Also in the mix, the issue of academic pressure to distance oneself from ID, even before those involved understand what the theory actually is. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Date
July 31, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, Aristotle, biological machines, co-option, epigenetics, intelligent design, Kenneth Miller, meaning, Michael Behe, Pat Flynn, philosophers, Systems Biology, Thomas Aquinas}

Michael Behe on Meaning Detection in Language, and More

_{Science & Culture
July 31, 2021

Intelligent Design, Linguistics

1}

Intelligent design pioneer Michael Behe continues his conversation with philosophers Pat Flynn and Jim Madden. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Date
July 27, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, Aquinas’ Fifth Way, Darwin Devolves, ID the Future, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, Pat Flynn, philosophers, podcast, Science, Thomas Aquinas}

Biologist Michael Behe Tangles with Two Philosophers

_{Science & Culture
July 27, 2021

Intelligent Design, Philosophy

1}

Pat Flynn and Jim Madden press Behe with objections — some philosophic, others scientific — to see how well his position stands up to scrutiny. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Date
July 26, 2021

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, atheism, brain, consciousness, materialism, medical school, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, philosophers, Roman Catholic, Stony Brook University, Theology Unleashed}

Why Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor Stopped Being a Materialist Atheist

_{Science & Culture
July 26, 2021

Biochemistry, Biology, Neuroscience & Mind

5}

"It seemed to me that there had to be a conductor to this orchestra. But being an atheist, I didn’t think that was possible." Read More ›

^{Type
post

Date
June 17, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, cosmic fine-tuning, Discovery Institute, ID the Future, Pat Flynn, philosophers, podcast, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roman Catholic, Stephen Meyer, Thomas Aquinas, Thomism, universe}

Meyer: Is Intelligent Design Incompatible with Thomism?

_{Science & Culture
June 17, 2021

Faith & Science, Philosophy, Physical Sciences

1}

Pat Flynn and Stephen Meyer also discuss the beginning of the universe and the fine-tuning of the cosmos for life. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Michael Behe

Date
June 10, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Alvin Plantinga, complex specified information, computer program, Darwinian evolution, eyes, information, intelligent agents, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Lydia McGrew, mind, minds, philosophers, purpose, specified complexity, Stephen Meyer}

Recognizing Design by a “Purposeful Arrangement of Parts”

_{Michael Behe
June 10, 2021

Intelligent Design

4}

A correspondent asked about “specified complexity” and the intelligent design of the eye. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 28, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstract thought, Aristotle, body, brain, breathing, DNA, free will, intellect, intelligence, memory, mind, nervous system, philosophers, soul, Thomas Aquinas, vision}

If IQ Is Inherited, Is the Intellect Simply Material?

_{Michael Egnor
April 28, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

3}

The widely accepted heritability of IQ — between 57 percent and 80 percent in twin studies — is strong evidence for the materiality of the intellect. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 25, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, ELIZA program, Erik Larson, Joseph Weizenbaum, philosophers, programmers, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence}

Terrific Video Interview with Erik Larson

_{William A. Dembski
April 25, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

2}

It was done before his book was released and gives a succinct summary of the book. It’s short. Read More ›

^{Type
post

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

4}

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 ›