Tag: technology

Robotic hand pressing a keyboard on a laptop 3D rendering

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 26, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, artificial inteligence, brains, common sense, computational functionalism, computations, consciousness, human beings, intelligence, living tissue, machines, Nature (journal), persons, philosophers, rights, silicon, technology}

Common Sense from a Prestige Science Journal? Yes, Believe It

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 26, 2026

Computational Sciences, Technology

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Good on the editors for pushing back against the subversive notion that a machine can be the moral equivalent of a human being. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 23, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, appetite, bat guano, BBC, Chris Packham, cockroaches, designers, digestive system, Discovering Intelligent Design, documentary, Ediacaran biota, engineering, enteric nervous system, Eric Cassell, Eric Hedin, evolution, Evolution (TV series), evolutionary faith, gill arches, gill filaments, good, hunger, imagineering, intelligent design, magic, Metaspriggina, NOVA PBS, Richard Buggs, Steve Brusatte, technology, through-gut, Ultimate Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Venus flytrap, waste, workspace}

NOVA on Evolution of Eating: Here’s the “Science,” Trust Me, Bro!

_{David Klinghoffer
October 23, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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There is only a compelling story, beautifully illustrated with plenty of AI imagineering and more scientists testifying to their evolutionary faith. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 21, 2026

Categories
Arts
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, AI slop, Amazon, artificial inteligence, authenticity, Britain, data, formula fiction, George Orwell, Jason Arday, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Overreach, Owen Matthews, Rie Kudan, technology, The Spectator, Thélyson Orélien, totalitarianism, writers}

Could Orwell’s Novel-Writing Machine Actually Write a Good Novel?

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 21, 2026

Arts, Computational Sciences, Technology

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If masses of data could be collected and organized according to rules, formula fiction could be automated. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
October 20, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Faith & Science
Technology
Tagged
, Amazon, chatbot, Christians, computer chips, Cornerstone University, Discovery Institute, Douglas Groothuis, endorsements, foreword, Gerson Moreno-Riaño, graven images, Hugh of St. Victor, idols, immortality, Inkwell Press, jesus, machines, Maximus the Confessor, Os Guinness, resurrection, Silicon Valley, technology, Ten Commandments, The Soul in Cyberspace, The Soul in Digital Space, Thomas V. Morris, Trinity Forum, utilitarianism}

Technology Won’t and Can’t Save Us — Not Even Close

_{William A. Dembski
October 20, 2026

Computational Sciences, Faith & Science, Technology

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It is perhaps not coincidental that computer chip manufacturing depends on micro-scale engraving. Read More ›

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Date
October 18, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Geology
Tagged
, Annihilation, Antarctica, apocalypses, artificial intelligence, Big Tech, cloning, computer simulations, COSM 2026, Daily Mail, doomsday, Elon Musk, humans, Kevin Hunt, longtermism, Michael Marshall, minds, Mouth of Hell, Nicaragua, Nick Bostrom, Nottingham Trent University, planets, Skeptic Magazine, space, sun, technology, The Conversation, The Shimmer, thought experiment, Volcán Masaya, Wiliam Hunter}

Choose Your Own Doomsday: Select from These Alarming Options, Scientists Say

_{Science & Culture
October 18, 2026

Computational Sciences, Geology

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In one scenario based on a sci-fi movie, something called "The Shimmer is interfering with the fundamental patterns of life, redefining evolutionary code." Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 12, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Technology
Tagged
, effective altruism, Elon Musk, Émile P. Torres, Epsilon Centauri, ethics, future, Future of Humanity Institute, human race, longtermism, Nick Bostrom, philosophy, posthumans, prophecy, religion, Sam Bankman-Fried, science fiction, technology, The Precipice, Toby Ord, Utopia, What We Owe the Future, William MacAskill}

As an Approach to Ethics, Longtermerism Makes No Sense

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 12, 2026

Ethics, Technology

5}

Elon Musk, whose ambition for space colonies is legendary, has said, “This is a close match for my philosophy.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 1, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, books, certainty, chatbots, Christianity, courage, creativity, Creativity and Its Cultivation, curiosity, Erich Fromm, faith, Germans, Google, Harold H. Anderson, Hebrew Scriptures, Henri Poincaré, Martin Buber, Nicolai Berdyaev, Old Testament, philosophers, psychology, Russians, surprise, technology, wonder}

Cultivating Creativity in the Chatbot Age

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 1, 2026

Computational Sciences, Technology

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if we reach for the Google search or the AI chatbot too quickly, we cede our superpower to a machine. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
September 27, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, A. E. Wilder-Smith, Biochemical Predestination, biochemistry, cassette tapes, Charles Thaxton, chemistry, Dean Kenyon, Energy, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, Gary Steinman, information, intelligent design, Jon Buell, Lake Thun, Man’s Origin — Man’s Destiny, mathematics, My Personal History with Information (series), Of Pandas and People, origin of life, Philosophical Library, Roger Olsen, San Francisco State University, Switzerland, technology, The Creation of Life, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, University of Chicago, University of Helsinki, Walter Bradley}

Discovering a Design Argument Based on Biological Information

_{William A. Dembski
September 27, 2026

Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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Charles Thaxton, along with Walter Bradley and Roger Olsen, wrote what arguably was the first official book of the intelligent design movement. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
September 21, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, anthropic fine-tuning, atheism, biochemical complexity, black holes, Brian Miller, cosmological Darwinism, cosmological natural selection, cosmology, Darwinism, energy sources, fine-tuning, humanity, humans, IAI News, Jeff Shainline, Lee Smolin, Louis Crane, materialism, Michael Behe, near-death experiences, physicists, physics, science fiction, technology, The Privileged Planet, The Story of Everything, universe}

Fine-Tuning — for the Universe or for Life? A Physicist Exercises His Imagination

_{Eric Hedin
September 21, 2026

Cosmology, Physics

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Teetering on the brink of science fiction is the supposition that advanced civilizations would utilize black holes for energy sources. Read More ›

Close Up Vintage Royal Standard Typewriter with Paper and Books Still Life

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 20, 2026

Categories
Arts
Ethics
Technology
Tagged
, artificial inteligence, books, chatbots, Claude, community, computers, Counterpoint Press, dependence, ecological health, economic justice, electricity, Energy, energy consumption, environment, family, Harper’s Magazine, land, machines, natural resources, nature, peace, political honesty, pollution, prosocial intentions, relationships, Tanya Berry, technology, thinking, typewriter, water usage, Wendell Berry, work}

Learning about Technology, and Relationships, from Wendell Berry

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 20, 2026

Arts, Ethics, Technology

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Berry describes the beautiful working relationship he had with his wife, Tanya. She typed his work on a Royal standard typewriter. Read More ›