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Science, Purpose, and Michael Levin: The Discussion Evolves

A leading spiritually agnostic (at least, that is my impression) biology researcher, Michael Levin at Tufts, is himself a proponent of teleology in nature. Read More ›
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According to New Physics Model, Consciousness Underlies the Universe

We live in a universe closer to the vision of Plato (c. 427 – 348 BC) than of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895). Read More ›
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For Good or Evil: The Contradictory Legacy of James D. Watson

Let’s hope that whoever writes the future history of science will, like the bidder for that Nobel medal, be merciful to him. Read More ›
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New Audiobooks by John West, David Klinghoffer Available Now

Speaking of Amazon, we follow the reviews there, and it’s always welcome to see what readers have to say. I’ll share the top review of each book respectively. Read More ›
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Conceptual art journey to dream. Step into another world, Inside of brain, fantasy, escape from life concept. Made with Generative AI
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From Charles Murray to Dan Brown, the Culture Is Maturing Toward the Immortal Mind

The existence of an immaterial reality, a soul, or a genome, is a concept that has been bubbling up, independently, across a range of minds. Read More ›
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Great Science Cancellation Continues: Here’s the Latest Victim

In the domination of science by ideology, by the myth of “settled science,” the stakes couldn’t be more profound.  Read More ›
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Has Michael Denton “Recanted” His Critiques of Darwinian Evolution?

Obviously, in asking about someone’s view on “evolution,” the answer depends very much on how you define that notoriously multivalent word. Read More ›
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Biology, Like Technology, Requires “Something More”

Even when formed to perfection, a violin will not “hale souls out of men’s bodies” unless a master musician draws the bow across the strings. Read More ›
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The Genome and the Bible — An Analogy

Richard Sternberg recounts his high hopes, shared with others at the NIH, that the Human Genome Project would reveal the hidden secrets of the human body. Read More ›
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Introducing a New Design, and a New Name

Conjoining science with culture, while it is the CSC’s calling card, is not our invention. Read More ›

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