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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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No. 3 Story of 2024: Richard Dawkins the New Cultural Christian

What Richard Dawkins seems not to have realized — or perhaps now is realizing too late — is that scientific materialism is the suicide of reason. Read More ›
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We Can’t Let “Experts” Decide the Morality of Making “Humanized Animals”

Bioethics is a utilitarianish social-political movement whose primary advocates are usually philosophers, lawyers, and/or doctors. Read More ›
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Free Webinar: The “Privileged Planet” Hypothesis — 20th Anniversary Edition

Astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez and philosopher of science Jay Richards will discuss groundbreaking scientific advances since their book's 2004 publication. Read More ›
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New Evidence that Supports the Privileged Planet Thesis

A newly revised, rewritten, and updated book refutes the materialistic assumptions of the Copernican principle. Read More ›
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Can a Chemical Preparation Display Cognition? This Chemist Says Yes

Addy Pross, associated with the evolutionary "Third Way" community, states his guiding principles up front. Read More ›
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Three Types of Science: Inferential Science

Kirk Durston explains how such reasoning can be used effectively as we consider the best explanation for the origin of biological information. Read More ›
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Three Types of Science: Experimental Science

Kirk Durston says he has yet to find a true conflict between experimental, reproducible scientific observations and his religious faith. Read More ›
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What Is Pseudoscience? A Philosopher Tries to Figure It Out

One is tempted to wonder whether “room for disagreement” is a polite term for Not Yet Cancelled. Read More ›
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Consciousness BEFORE Life? These Scientists Say Yes

One key way life differs from non-life is that life forms have goals. For example, the amoeba seeks to protect itself. Read More ›

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