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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
November 2, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, Darwinian theory, Great Britain, HMS Beagle, natural theology, Natural Theology (book), nature, spirituality, William Paley, William Wordsworth, Wordsworth versus Darwin (series)}

Natural Revelation and Natural Selection: Wordsworth versus Darwin

_{Neil Thomas
November 2, 2022

Bioethics, Faith & Science

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It has long been recognized that the many hymns to Nature in the poetic works of William Wordsworth (1770-1850) convey an implicit belief in natural theology. Read More ›

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Author
Amanda Witt

Date
July 22, 2022

Categories
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Blake Lemoine, chatbot, common sense, companionship, consciousness, conversation, emotions, fear, Google, humans, LaMDA, meditation, Non-Computable You, psychologists, reading, Robert J. Marks II, sentience, spirituality, Washington Post, Wesley J. Smith}

Chatbots Might Chat, But They’re Not People

_{Amanda Witt
July 22, 2022

Faith & Science, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind

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A Google engineer claims a chatbot meditates, believes itself to have a soul, has emotions like fear, and enjoys reading. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 6, 2022

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Alan Turing, algorithms, Baylor University, computation, computer science, computers, consciousness, creativity, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, emotion, faith, future, humans, immortality, intelligent design, machines, mathematician, Non-Computable You, qualia, Ray Kurzweil, Robert J. Marks II, sentience, Singularity, speed, spirituality, Turing Machine, understanding, William A. Dembski}

Marks: Non-Computable You Won’t Achieve Immortality Through an AI Machine

_{David Klinghoffer
July 6, 2022

Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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Dreams of achieving immortality by having your consciousness uploaded, merging man and computer in the predicted 2045 “Singularity,” are just that — dreams. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
April 6, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Psychology
Science Education
Tagged
, atheism, Carl Jung, Charles Darwin, churches, Darwinism, Human Zoos, intelligent design, Luther College, materialism, Mother Teresa, religion, spirituality, young people}

Intelligent Design May Speak to Young People’s Spiritual Interests

_{Robert Shedinger
April 6, 2021

Intelligent Design, Psychology, Science Education

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The rapidly changing religious demographics of American society constitutes an undoubtedly complex sociological issue that will resist easy explanation. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 25, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, David Attenborough, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, evolutionists, John West, morality, natural selection, plague, Sir David Attenborough, spirituality}

Are Humans “A Plague on the Earth”?

_{David Klinghoffer
March 25, 2020

Bioethics, Evolution

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Back in January in Dallas, Discovery Institute organized its major conference on science and faith, before a huge and appreciative audience. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 24, 2019

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, abstract thought, abstraction, animals, apes, emotion, humans, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, neuroscience, perception, reality, spirituality}

Egnor: A Couple of Problems with Ape “Spirituality”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 24, 2019

Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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The wish to demote, punish, and degrade ourselves this way, a neurosis special to our modern culture, is itself, ironically, a tribute to human exceptionalism. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 17, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, computation, consciousness, meaning, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, neuroscience, neurosurgery, spirituality, thought}

Egnor: Why Machines Will Never Think

_{David Klinghoffer
July 17, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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This doesn’t mean that people will not abuse the power of AI to hurt each other, and hurt themselves. Read More ›

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Author
Nancy Pearcey

Date
May 8, 2015

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Tagged
, __nedited, Alexis de Tocqueville, atheism, Darwinism, Darwinism as religion, endowed by our creator, endowed by their creator, evolutionary ethics, God, human rights, humanism, materialism, metaethics, Michael Ruse, presuppositions, Richard Rorty, scientism, skepticism, spirituality, theism}

For Its Moral Ideals, Evolutionary Materialism “Freeloads” from Christianity

_{Nancy Pearcey
May 8, 2015

Evolution, Faith & Science, Philosophy, Psychology

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A few years ago, a Mass was composed titled "Missa Charles Darwin" (Missa means Mass), with the texts from Scripture having been replaced by excerpts from Darwin's writings. Read More ›