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November 10, 2022

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Bioethics
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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, artistry, Cambridge University, Center for Science and Culture, Cicero, Darwin Day in America, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, DNA, eugenics, evolution, George Gaylord Simpson, Giuseppe Sermonti, intelligent design, Islam, jesus, John West, Judeo-Christian tradition, Marco Respinti, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Nobel Prize, Plato, Pope Benedict XVI, Psalms, Racism, software, St. Paul, Stephen Meyer, The Magician's Twin}

The Relevance of Intelligent Design to Science and Society: A Primer

_{Science & Culture
November 10, 2022

Bioethics, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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"ID is one of the foundational ideas in the history of civilization. It has deep roots in the Jewish and Christian traditions and among non-Christian thinkers." Read More ›

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Author
Amanda Witt

Date
July 13, 2022

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Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
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, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Baylor University, brain, computers, creativity, divine image, Elon Musk, emotion, heart, hormones, humans, humor, machines, mercy, neurons, Non-Computable You, programmers, qualia, religion, Robert J. Marks II, software, soul, Stephen Hawking, understanding}

The Difference Between Humans and Machines

_{Amanda Witt
July 13, 2022

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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Why do news headlines continually suggest that AI is practically human already, and soon will become fully human? Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
July 5, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Ada Lovelace, artificial intelligence, bullies, chess, computer code, computer programs, creativity, games, Go (game), Lovelace test, Penn State, programmer, software, Turing test}

For AI to Be Creative, Here’s What It Would Take

_{Robert J. Marks II
July 5, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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AI can appear smart when it generates a surprising result. But surprise does not equate to creativity. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
June 28, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, chatbot, computer science, computers, creativity, English, Eugene Goostman, Go (game), Lord Byron, machines, Non-Computable You, programmers, Selmer Bringsjord, software, The Imitation Game, Turing test}

Can Artificial Intelligence Be Creative?

_{Robert J. Marks II
June 28, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Lady Ada Lovelace (1815–1852), daughter of the poet George Gordon, Lord Byron, was the first computer programmer. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 26, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
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, adrenaline, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Blake Lemoine, computer science, DNA, emotions, engineers, feelings, free will, Google, human cells, imagination, LaMDA, life, love, machines, materialists, René Descartes, self-awareness, sentience, software, soul, Stanford University, toaster, Washington Post, William Hurlbut}

Five Reasons Why AI Programs Are Not “Human”

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 26, 2022

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind

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A Google engineer, Blake Lemoine, mistakenly designated one AI program "sentient." Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 5, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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, BIO-Complexity, CSI, dependency graph, DNA, evolution, explanatory power, Forrest Mims, genomes, Human Genome Project, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, junk DNA, Kenneth Miller, medicine, Michael Behe, mutations, Nature Reviews Genetics, nested hierarchy, predictions, Richard Dawkins, RNA, Science (journal), Scientific American, selection, software, Susumu Ohno, systematics, The Positive Case for Intelligent Design (series), The Selfish Gene, Winston Ewert}

Does Darwinian Theory Make the Same Predictions as Intelligent Design?

_{Casey Luskin
May 5, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Richard Dawkins predicted that “a large fraction” of our genomes has no function, because, “The true ‘purpose’ of DNA is to survive, no more and no less." Read More ›

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Date
January 27, 2022

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Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, ants, calculus, Darwinian theory, Eric Cassell, hardware, Irreducible Complexity, mammals, Nature (journal), navigation, neurons, olfaction, phyla, PNAS, sea turtles, software, University of Toronto}

Navigation Ability Crosses Phylum Lines — And That’s a Problem for Evolution

_{Science & Culture
January 27, 2022

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Yes, that is kind of adorable. It took only a few days for the fish to learn to drive. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 18, 2022

Categories
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
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, algorithms, artificial intelligence, creativity, deification, dog, free will, God, gods, human responsibilities, human rights, humans, metaethics, morality, murder, reality, software, The Matrix, transhumanism}

Professor Explains “How to Be a God”

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 18, 2022

Ethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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Transhumanists and futurists worry about guaranteeing rights for AI technologies when they attain “consciousness.” Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
September 3, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, automobiles, bats, BIO-Complexity, cars, classes, convergence, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, dependency graph, dolphins, echolocation, English, evolution, genes, George Gaylord Simpson, Harvard University, intelligent design, phyla, Polish, science fiction, software, Spanish, Tree of Life, Why Evolution Is Different, Winston Ewert}

“Do You Believe in Evolution?” A Short Answer

_{Granville Sewell
September 3, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology

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You don't have time to give a 30-minute answer outlining the different meanings of the word "evolution" and the evidence pro and con for each. Read More ›

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Author
Roman V. Yampolskiy

Date
July 18, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, artificial general intelligence, computer science, computer simulations, deep learning, evolution, evolutionary algorithms, genetic algorithms, genetic programming, Neural Networks, software}

Neuroevolution Methods Show Significant Success

_{Roman V. Yampolskiy
July 18, 2020

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

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The Darwinian algorithm works in theory, but does not work in practice, when applied in the domain of software production. Read More ›