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Can Evolution Create Mind? Can We?

The arrival of humans on the scene of life is impossible to explain through unguided evolution alone, says Dr. Geoffrey Simmons. Read More ›
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Dr. Geoffrey Simmons on Human Design — and Re-Creating It in Robots

Will robots ever experience empathy or other feelings, or develop a genuine sense of humor? Read More ›
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Photo: CSC Fellow Geoffrey Simmons in Jerusalem.

An “Enthralling” New Book from Discovery Fellow Geoffrey Simmons

Here it is in Kirkus Reviews, not previously known to me for showing sympathy toward the theory of intelligent design. Read More ›
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What’s Up with the Science Uprising Mask?

Scanning down through the comments section under his post, I noticed a puzzled remark from one reader. Read More ›
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Science Uprising Challenges Atheism as the “Smart” Option

I was part of the creative team behind the project. So what is the idea behind that masked hacker, anyhow? Read More ›
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Photo: Professor Michael Egnor, Stony Brook University, in a scene from Science Uprising.

Egnor: Why Neuroscience Points to a Soul

This is fascinating stuff that flies in the face of the viewpoint treasured and defended by prestige academia and the mainstream media. Read More ›
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Robert Marks: Materialism and the AI Delusion

Since humans are only the “result of purposeless, as-yet-unidentified physical phenomena,” machine are not in any way blocked from becoming what we are and much, much more. Read More ›
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Progress in Defining “Being Alive”

I have long believed that “being alive” is the fundamental predicate to possessing even rudimentary intrinsic moral value. Read More ›
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Richards: False Prophecies of a Robotic Future Are Based on a False Darwinian Premise

The rejoinder to this way of thinking, which Jay Richards expresses with wonderful concision, is that humans possess a unique capacity forever setting us apart from machines. Read More ›
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Small Wonders: Scientists Reveal the Secrets of Amazing Little Insects and Crustaceans

It often seems that the closer you need to look, the greater the wonder. It’s as if someone set it there to hide, waiting for us. Read More ›

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