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At Present, the Origin of Life Isn’t a Scientific Question; It’s a Political One

Some answers are Correct Groupthink but others will get you Canceled. It’s not clear that the current approach will enable many more insights. Read More ›
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Artificial General Intelligence: The Creation Exceeding the Creator

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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Intelligent Design in Human-Animal Friendships

A man and his emotional support alligator, Wally, made headlines last week when they tried to attend a baseball game together in Philadelphia. Read More ›
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Now, with Starships, Evolutionary Origins Become Still More Difficult

So it appears that self-contained gene transposon "packages" permit transfer of genes from one species to another Read More ›
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Starship Enterprise: Fungal Transposons Boldly Go

Newly recognized large transposable elements in fungi dubbed Starships may not be selfish after all. Read More ›
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Robot Evolution? How the Trick Is Done

Some evolutionists still don’t get it. You can’t design something for a purpose and call it Darwinism. Read More ›
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Beneficial Borgs Have Landed

Borg theory represents a major paradigm shift about how genetic information is stored and shared. Read More ›
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“Simulation Hypothesis” and Star Trek — Intelligent Design by Another Name

The universe may be intelligently designed and yet not be a simulation. The theory of intelligent design does not rise or fall with the simulation hypothesis. Read More ›
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Behe’s New “Mousetrap” Book — The Fragility of Darwinism

The idea of the book is not merely to dunk on the critics. Michael Behe, to be frank, doesn’t find of any their criticisms very meaningful. Read More ›
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Remember This: Memory Requires Intelligent Design

The brain assists the organization and recall of thoughts by segmenting them and associating them with stimuli. But who is doing the thinking? Read More ›

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