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Author
James A. Herrick

Date
August 23, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Technology
Tagged
, Arthur C. Clarke, C.H. Waddington, C.S. Lewis, Darwinism, eugenics, evolution, Francis Galton, George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells, J.B.S. Haldane, science fiction, scientism, Tao, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man}

C. S. Lewis, Science, and Science Fiction

_{James A. Herrick
August 23, 2020

Bioethics, Technology

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Was C. S. Lewis an enemy of science? The apparent answer to this question is no. Read More ›

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Date
July 31, 2020

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, C.S. Lewis, Dan Brown, future, history, ID the Future, john lennox, Max Tegmark, MIT, mythology, Oxford University, podcast, Robert J. Marks II, science fiction, theology, transhumanism}

Oxford Mathematician John Lennox Reviews AI Predictions Through the Ages

_{Science & Culture
July 31, 2020

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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With Robert J. Marks, Dr. Lennox discusses AI’s cousin, transhumanism, its surprising history, and its potentially very dark future. Read More ›

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Date
July 1, 2020

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), artificial intelligence, C.S. Lewis, cats, China, Christians, consciousness, George Orwell, humans, john lennox, kittens, Mind Matters, Oxford University, science fiction, Yale University}

Interview: John Lennox Answers Questions about Artificial Intelligence in 2084

_{Science & Culture
July 1, 2020

Neuroscience & Mind

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Lennox, the beloved Oxford mathematician, asks, “What will the year 2084 hold for you — for your friends, for your family, and for our society?" Read More ›

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Date
March 12, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __edited, Andrew McDiarmid, experimental science, faith, fantasy science, ID the Future, inferential science, Kirk Durston, science fiction, scientists}

Listen: Biophysicist and Philosopher Kirk Durston on Experimental Science

_{Science & Culture
March 12, 2020

Evolution, Faith & Science

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Durston says he has yet to find a true conflict between experimental, reproducible scientific observations and his religious faith. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 9, 2020

Categories
Astronomy
Biology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, “consensus science”, abiogenesis, astrobiology, brain, carbon, consciousness, Darwinism, earth, extraterrestrial life, faith, Jeffrey Epstein, Macquarie University, Mars, materialism, neuroscience, nitrogen, oxygen, science fiction, SETI, universe}

The “Surprisingly Consistent” Answer to the Question: Are We Alone in the Universe?

_{Michael Egnor
March 9, 2020

Astronomy, Biology, Physical Sciences

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The firm belief in extraterrestrial life — a belief nearly universal in the scientific community — is an act of faith. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
April 29, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, 3D printing, Alexander Tsiaras, birth, clocks, computer programs, conception, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, duplication errors, engineers, humans, Irreducible Complexity, machines, Michael Behe, natural selection, René Descartes, science fiction, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Wikipedia}

In Search of Self-Replicating Clocks

_{Granville Sewell
April 29, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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That Darwinism seems even superficially plausible depends completely on the ability of living things to reproduce themselves without significant degradation. Read More ›

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Author
Kirk Durston

Date
April 25, 2019

Categories
Cosmology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Bernard Carr, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Craig Venter, Darwinism, DNA, Eugene Koonin, experimental science, fantasy, fantasy science, George Ellis, inferential science, molecular machines, multiverse, nature, North America, Ockham’s razor, proteins, Roger Penrose, Sabine Hossenfelder, science, science fiction, scientism}

On Fantasy in Modern Science

_{Kirk Durston
April 25, 2019

Cosmology, Evolution, Faith & Science

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An attribute of a good sci-fi story is that it should open new vistas for the imagination while, at the same time, not requiring the reader to put up with the preposterous. Read More ›

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Author
Kirk Durston

Date
March 31, 2019

Categories
Engineering
Faith & Science
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, accountability, aircraft, Bible, biophysics, cancer, climate change, experimental science, faith, inferential science, International Space Station, Nature (journal), Psalms, science, science fiction, smart phones, Vaccines, Winnipeg}

Experimental Science and Its Implications for Faith

_{Kirk Durston
March 31, 2019

Engineering, Faith & Science, Technology

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A nice thing about being young is that you have no idea how much you do not know. Read More ›

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Date
February 26, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Andrew McDiarmid, C. S. Lewis, Coast to Coast AM, George Noory, god's, H.G. Wells, ID the Future, Michael Keas, occult, podcast, science fiction, Space Trilogy, Unbelievable}

Mike Keas: Modern-Day Atheism Meets the Occult

_{Science & Culture
February 26, 2019

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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Keas describes the surprisingly religious role played by much atheistic science fiction. The discussion includes 2001: A Space Odyssey and H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds. Read More ›

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Author
Mike Keas

Date
December 18, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, 1984 (novel), 2001: A Space Odyssey, Amazon, artificial intelligence, China, Christmas gifts, extraterrestrials, George Orwell, GPS, H.G. Wells, Johannes Kepler, Michael Keas, myths, religion, science, science fiction, smartphone, Stanley Kubrick, textbooks, Unbelievable}

Unbelievable: Science Fiction, Science Fact, and How to Tell the Difference

_{Mike Keas
December 18, 2018

Faith & Science

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My box of books just arrived. Now you know what all of my family and best local friends are getting for Christmas this year. Read More ›