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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 5, 2024

Categories
Evolutionary Psychology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
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, abstract thinking, anthropology, Aristotle, behavior, Big Think, consciousness, evolution, human mind, human origins, neuroscientists, panpsychism, Roger Penrose, Stone Age}

Getting Stoned: Did It Shape Human Origins?

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 5, 2024

Evolutionary Psychology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind

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For a really wild excursion, nothing beats efforts to explain the evolution of the human mind. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 30, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, artificial life, cells, Daniel Witt, Denis Noble, genome, ID the Future, information, Justin Brierley, life, logos, matter, mind, Neo-Darwinism, Paul Davies, podcast, Richard Dawkins, Richard Sternberg, Roger Penrose, Stephen Meyer, The Selfish Gene, William Lane Craig}

Listen: Justin Brierley and a “Mind Behind Matter”

_{David Klinghoffer
May 30, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Brierley talks with thinkers whom you don’t regularly see in direct dialogue, from Stephen Meyer to Denis Noble to Roger Penrose to Paul Davies. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 26, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, alien life, astrobiologists, extra-terrestrial intelligence, faith, galaxy, intelligent design, Occam's Razor, Paul Davies, Roger Penrose, stars}

The Conviction that ET Is Out There Survives Every Setback

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 26, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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The usual practice in science would rule out mundane explanations first. But clearly, that is a road not taken. Read More ›

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Date
May 25, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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, artificial intelligence, Bill Gates, Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Elon Musk, ID the Future, Nobel laureates, Robert J. Marks II, robots, Roger Penrose, Stephen Hawking, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith}

Why AI Won’t Destroy the World, or Save It

_{Science & Culture
May 25, 2024

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Will robots or other computers ever become so fast and powerful that they become conscious, creative, and free? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 14, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Alexander Oparin, asteroids, brains, consciousness, evolution, genes, mind, Murchison meteorite, philosophers, Roger Penrose, scientists, solar system}

Consciousness BEFORE Life? These Scientists Say Yes

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 14, 2024

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

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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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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
April 1, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
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, abiogenesis, amino acids, biomolecules, Brian Keating, Closer to Truth, dark energy, dark matter, Discovery Institute, disinformation, evidence, homochirality, intelligent design, James Tour, Justin Brierley, living cells, natural processes, particle physics, RNA, Roger Penrose, Sabine Hossenfelder, Science Daily, stars, Stephen Meyer, universe}

From Scientists and Science Media, a Flood of Disinformation

_{Eric Hedin
April 1, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Spending time perusing popular science media outlets can give one the impression that much of science is on the verge of being overturned. Read More ›

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Date
March 24, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atheism, augustine, black holes, consciousness, cosmos, evidence, fine structure constant, intelligent design, Mind Matters, multiverse, parallel universes, physical constants, Rob Sheldon, Robert J. Marks II, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Roger Penrose, stars, theism, universe}

Is the Multiverse Scientific Fact or Mere Fancy?

_{Science & Culture
March 24, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Host Robert Lawrence Kuhn asked Professor of Christian Philosophy Nancey Murphy if, in her view, the universe is fine-tuned for consciousness. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 23, 2024

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, behavior, Bill Clinton, birds, consciousness, Francis Crick, George Musser, human mind, materialism, neurons, New Scientist, organoids, proteins, Roger Penrose, Trinity College Dublin}

Brain as a Quantum System: Theory Gets New Traction

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 23, 2024

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Hameroff and Penrose’s Orch Or Theory sees consciousness as the outcome of a quantum collapse of a wave function. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 18, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abortion, Christof Koch, consciousness, David Chalmers, dualism, infants, LinkedIn, panpsychism, pantheism, philosophers, physicalism, pseudoscience, Roger Penrose}

Cancelling the Human Mind: Experts Weigh In

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 18, 2023

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Dualism — human consciousness is real, immaterial, and special — is the only approach that accords with the evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
December 15, 2023

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, Fire-Maker, gravitational constant, Guillermo Gonzalez, initial entropy, Jay Richards, multiverse, multiverse theory, Nobel Prize, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Roger Penrose, The Edge of Evolution, The Privileged Planet, William Lane Craig, YouTube videos}

More on Roger Penrose and Fine-Tuning

_{Granville Sewell
December 15, 2023

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Penrose offers as an alternative to design only that maybe some very different kind of life might be possible without the fine-tunings we see in our universe. Read More ›