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Person is looking for way out of psychedelic maze. A surreal labyrinth in magical forest. Human consciousness is at dead end, searching for solutions. Created with Generative AI

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 29, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, Bayesian reasoning, Carl Sagan, Christopher Hitchens, consciousness, COSM 2025, George Gilder, immaterial reality, information, Jay W. Richards, life after death, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, neurosurgeons, quantum mechanics, Roger Penrose, technology, The Human Advantage}

Does Quantum Mechanics Help Make Sense of the Soul?

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 29, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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Quantum mechanics seems to be the game-changer that Albert Einstein (1879–1955) feared it would be. It is certain to liven up discussions about the soul. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 20, 2025

Categories
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, ambition, artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, computer, COSM 2025, Discovery Institute, hallucinations, Microsoft, numbers, OpenAI, pixels, Star Trek, technology, Terminator, words}

Tech Exec Speaks Truth About AI at COSM

_{Casey Luskin
November 20, 2025

Computational Sciences, Technology

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When AI assistants were first released, AI companies faced a problem: people were hesitant. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 20, 2025

Categories
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, academic freedom, Arizona, artificial inteligence, China, computer, COSM 2025, information, intelligent design, James Tour, memory, Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence, SETI, Soviet Union, technology, voltage}

At COSM, Sharing Information Is Key to Solving Tech Problems

_{Casey Luskin
November 20, 2025

Computational Sciences, Technology

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Information is key to innovation, and a familiar question intelligent design asks is “Where does information come from?” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 13, 2025

Categories
Astronomy
Planetology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, arXiv, astrobiology, astronomers, Avi Loeb, Big Think, Columbia University, David Kipping, extraterrestrial life, George Gaylord Simpson, Medium, technology, UFOs, Voyager spacecraft}

Astrobiology as a Secular Quest for Meaning

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 13, 2025

Astronomy, Planetology

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I don’t think this stuff does any harm — as long as it is understood as drama and not given undue importance in science or philosophy. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 8, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Baylor University, Charles Thaxton, chemical evolution, coconuts, Colorado School of Mines, Dignity Coconuts, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, engineering, intelligent design, Jay Richards, materials, mosquitoes, origin of life, Philippines, Robert J. Marks II, Roger Olsen, Stephen Meyer, technology, Texas A&M University, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley, weapons, William Dembski}

Robert Marks Remembers ID and Tech Pioneer Walter Bradley

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 8, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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In 1984, three scientists dared to probe the mystery of life’s origin by putting the prevailing theories of prebiotic and chemical evolution to the test. Read More ›

black swiss army knife on wood color toned

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 7, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, biology, culture, Euripides, evolution, George Washington University, Homer, hominins, human beings, human origins, Kenya, Nature Communications, Pliocene, Science Daily, technology, tools}

“First Multi-Purpose ‘Swiss Army Knives’ Made by Hominins”

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 7, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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The tools date from about 2.75 through 2.44 million years ago (Pliocene). They underwent little change over the years, despite the changing environment. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
October 31, 2025

Categories
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, artificial inteligence, baseball, Ben Carson, books, ChatGPT, chess, Conservation of Information, education, Jaime Escalante, learning, literacy, LLMs, parents, reading, teachers, technology, transhumanism, Wall Street Journal, Zoom}

Edification vs. Enhancement — The Non-Transhumanist Vision of AI in Education

_{William A. Dembski
October 31, 2025

Computational Sciences, Technology

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Edify your kids, don’t enhance them. We are organic beings, not gadgets to be improved with newer and better modules. Read More ›

aliens in the desert take a selfie. Generative AI

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 15, 2025

Categories
Planetology
Scientific Reasoning
Technology
Tagged
, astrobiologists, Avi Loeb, BBC, Carl Sagan, David Kipping, extraterrestrials, Gizmodo, Jonathan O’Callaghan, NASA, OSIRIS-REx, Principle of Mediocrity, Science Alert, Science Focus, SETI, solar system, technology, technosignatures, The Privileged Planet}

The Search for Extraterrestrials: Keeping Hope Alive

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 15, 2025

Planetology, Scientific Reasoning, Technology

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The question looms: How much can science avoid facts while retaining the character of science? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 4, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Technology
Tagged
, biotechnology, China, Communists, death, despair, Falun Gong, hope, immortality, life-extension, organs, Orthodox Christians, political prisoners, Russia, technology, transhumanism, transhumanists, tyranny, Vladimir Putin}

Xi and Putin: Tyranny and Transhumanism

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 4, 2025

Bioethics, Technology

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Transhumanism is mostly a materialistic wail of despair in the night, a desperate quest for hope for those who are terrified that death leads to obliteration. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
September 4, 2025

Categories
Arts
Biology
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, biochemists, cell phones, computers, David Klinghoffer, DNA, electrical engineering, engineering, genome, intelligence, intelligent design, Internet, life, organisms, Plato's Revenge, programming, radios, Richard Sternberg, smart phones, Stephen Iacoboni, technology, violin, Wendell Berry, William Shakespeare}

Biology, Like Technology, Requires “Something More”

_{Eric Hedin
September 4, 2025

Arts, Biology, Intelligent Design, Technology

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Even when formed to perfection, a violin will not “hale souls out of men’s bodies” unless a master musician draws the bow across the strings. Read More ›