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On Intelligent Design, Is AI Teachable?

Can large language models rise above the biases of sources like Wikipedia to help level the playing field for intelligent design? Read More ›
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Before Darwin — How Evolution Evolved

The soil was prepared — soon, seeds were sprouting. In roughly the third quarter of the 18th century, evolutionary theories of biology proliferated.  Read More ›
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Plato’s Revenge: An Interview with David Klinghoffer

We are now overdue for a profound revolution in science, one you’ve probably heard very little about. Read More ›
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Phot credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Michael Ressler (NASA-JPL), Dave Jones (IAC).

Is the Multiverse Real?

Despite its various iterations, few philosophers or scientists had taken the multiverse seriously — until 1998. Read More ›
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Depraved: New York Times Pushes Assisted Suicide for the Elderly

The victims of such a nihilistic mindset will be the elderly, people with disabilities, the mentally ill, and the seriously sick in an ever-widening swath. Read More ›
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Summer Seminar on ID Is a Glorious (and Cost-Free) Opportunity

The setting, once again in Colorado, is idyllic — towers of red rock and ponderous pines against the bluest of skies. Read More ›
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Microbes as “Moral Agents”? Bioethicist Says Yes

Only a philosopher could claim seriously that humans owe significant moral duties to microbes. Read More ›
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Revenge of the Turtle Lady 

You’ve probably heard the story about the old lady who tells a Famous Professor that the world is actually sitting on the back of giant turtle.  Read More ›
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Re-Examining the Arguments for the Existence of God

I was impressed by a lecture by philosopher of science and well-known apologist Stephen Meyer. Read More ›
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Daniel Dennett: The Final Prophet?

Dennett’s approach to human consciousness has not only borne no fruit but it is hard to see how it ever could. Read More ›

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