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Being a Bat: Some Scientists Push Animal Consciousness

A group of scientists and philosophers have published a declaration that there is evidence that a wide range of animals exhibit signs of consciousness. Read More ›
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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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Bioethicists Want to Rule the World!

It seems to me that the best approach to the policy opinions of mainstream bioethicists is to consider the source, shrug, and carry on. Read More ›
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The Panda’s Thumb: An Extraordinary Instance of Design?

Optimizing a structure can sometimes come at the cost of certain design constraints. Read More ›
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The War on 2 + 2 = 4

The people weighing in against 2 + 2 = 4 are not mathematicians but in education departments where they teach the teaching of mathematics. Read More ›
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Is Evolution’s “Third Way” Natural? (And Are We Allowed to Reference It?) 

As the body of evidence against the Darwinian model has grown ever larger, many scientists have started peeling off to look for other options. Read More ›
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A Philosopher Investigates Near-Death Experiences

Monika Mandoki did not experience efforts to get her canceled. That may be for several reasons. Read More ›
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Cosmic Fine-Tuning as Evidence for the Reality of Consciousness

Many neuroscientists hold the materialist view that the mind is a user illusion generated by the brain. Read More ›
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The Incompatibility of Evolution and Design

Though Dr. Rope Kojonen acknowledges the design of the flagellum, he credits a rigged evolutionary process with its creation. Read More ›
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Summer Seminar on ID Is a Glorious (and Cost-Free) Opportunity

The setting is idyllic — towers of red rock and ponderous pines, and numberless critters, from deer to bobcats to garter snakes (I caught a cute one). Read More ›

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