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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 28, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, black hole, Children of Light, earth, Energy, extraterrestrial life, Mass, Milky Way, science fiction, spacecraft, stars, United States, universe}

Interstellar Travel: Fantasy or Destiny?

_{Eric Hedin
May 28, 2024

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Borrowing from science fiction, one of the more intriguing possibilities for interstellar travel involves nullifying the inertia of the entire spaceship. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 6, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, "Science Says", C.S. Lewis, COVID-19, dialogue, elitism, Eric Metaxas, Francis Collins, free speech, intelligent design, lockdowns, propaganda, science fiction, scientism, Seattle, Sigmund Freud, Socrates in the City, That Hideous Strength, The Magician's Twin, totalitarianism}

C. S. Lewis on the Unique Gullibility of the Elites, and More: John West in Conversation with Eric Metaxas

_{David Klinghoffer
May 6, 2024

Bioethics, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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A theme in the interview is the dubious role of elites, who stand out for their readiness to surrender their critical faculties when Science Says to do so. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
January 28, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, 2001: A Space Odyssey, An Idol for Destruction (series), Arthur C. Clarke, artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, Blaise Pascal, Book of Job, Cambridge University, Darwinian evolution, Erika DeBenedictis, Garden of Eden, gravity, H.G. Wells, Isaac Newton, Isaiah, large language models, Old Testament, Reformation, Satan, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Time Machine, Yuval Harari}

Artificial General Intelligence: The Creation Exceeding the Creator

_{William A. Dembski
January 28, 2024

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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Is artificial intelligence at a tipping point, with AGI ready to appear in real time? Or is AGI more like many other themes of science fiction? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 25, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, archeology, Casey Luskin, documentaries, Homo naledi, human origins, ID the Future, Lee Berger, Nature (journal), Neanderthals, Netflix, paleontology, Rising Star Cave, science fiction, Scientific American, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal}

Science or Science Fiction? Scientists Debate

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 25, 2024

Bioethics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Reporting

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Should some Netflix documentaries be labeled science fiction? Two are currently targeted by researchers in paleontology and archeology respectively. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
December 5, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atoms, carbon, initial entropy, intelligent design, irreducibly complex systems, Justin Brierley, life, Michael Behe, Nobel Prize, observer, planets, Return of the God Hypothesis, science fiction, stars, Stephen Meyer, The Edge of Evolution, universe, William Lane Craig}

Despite Fine-Tuning, Roger Penrose Is “Agnostic” About Intelligent Design

_{Granville Sewell
December 5, 2023

Chemistry, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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The slightest changes in almost any of the basic parameters of nature would have led to a universe without stable stars or without stars at all. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
June 19, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, Boy Scouts, C.S. Lewis, ChatGPT, consciousness, disinformation, Mark Studdock, Marshall McLuhan, memories, OpenAI, Paul Kingsnorth, Peter Kreeft, science fiction, That Hideous Strength, transhumanism}

At the Altar of that Hideous Strength

_{Peter Biles
June 19, 2023

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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C. S. Lewis's classic science fiction tale is about the temptation to reject being human. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
March 22, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Culture
Evolution
Tagged
, abolitionist movement, Adrian Desmond, American Revolution, American South, anti-racism, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Darwin’s Sacred Cause, Darwinian evolution, Harriet Martineau, historiography, James Moore, Journal of Researches, racists, Sacred Cause (series), scholarship, science fiction, slavery, University of Chicago Press}

A Failed Attempt to Turn Darwin into Wilberforce

_{Robert Shedinger
March 22, 2023

Bioethics, Culture, Evolution

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Nice try, Desmond and Moore. But criticizing Darwinian evolution does not make one a racist. The real Darwin is a far more ambiguous and conflicted figure. Read More ›

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Date
August 7, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, aliens, embryos, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, movies, octopuses, panspermia, podcast, Sarah Chaffee, science fiction}

Octopuses from the Sky: Scientists Propose “Aliens Seeded Life on Earth”

_{Science & Culture
August 7, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Host Sarah Chaffee and biologist Ann Gauger discuss panspermia, the topic of a peer-reviewed paper by several quite serious scientists. Read More ›

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Date
July 12, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, agnosticism, atheism, Carl Sagan, Contact (novel), Design Inference, DNA, extra-terrestrial intelligence, Gifford lectures, ID the Future, intelligent design, Paul Nelson, podcast, radio signals, science fiction, theism}

Carl Sagan’s Love/Hate Relationship with Intelligent Design

_{Science & Culture
July 12, 2022

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Philosopher of science Paul Nelson explores an intriguing tension in the thinking of the famous scientist and science popularizer. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 4, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Psychology
Tagged
, americans, apologetics, Charles Darwin, Darwinian theory, evolution, fantasy, John West, Medieval Europe, morality, nature, policy, science fiction, scientism, The Magician's Twin, totalitarianism}

John West: C. S. Lewis and the “Human Fallibility of Science”

_{David Klinghoffer
May 4, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Psychology

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The spirt or psychology of the day gives us the science we wished for. This makes it highly fallible, and potentially dangerous. Read More ›