Tag: The Abolition of Man

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Author
John G. West

Date
July 14, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Faith & Science
Tagged
, A. N. Wilson, artificial intelligence, biography, C. S. Lewis, chatbots, Discovery Institute Press, editing, English authors, literature, magic, science, scientism, The Abolition of Man, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Magician’s Twin}

Who Coined the Phrase “the Magician’s Twin”? The Pitfalls of Relying on AI for Your Facts

_{John G. West
July 14, 2026

Computational Sciences, Faith & Science

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Many of the chatbots have told me that C. S. Lewis coined the phrase. (Wrong.) When pressed, at least one chatbot insisted it was English author A. N. Wilson. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
March 9, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Algernon Sidney, Apostle Paul, Aristotle, Bible, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Cicero, College of Philadelphia, conscience, Declaration of Independence, Founders, George Washington, gravity, James Wilson, John Adams, John Calvin, John Locke, Martin Luther, Mere Christianity, Moral Law, Nature, reason, Richard Hooker, Romans, Supreme Court, Ten Commandments, The Abolition of Man, theology, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Jefferson, Two Treatises of Government, U.S. Constitution}

The Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God

_{John G. West
March 9, 2026

Ethics, Faith & Science

4}

The “Laws of Nature” are those truths about reality that all well-formed human beings have access to through observation, reason, and conscience. Read More ›

Sunset on the red rocks of the Garden of the Gods State Park in Colorado Springs

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Date
March 4, 2024

Categories
Arts
Biochemistry
Bioethics
Cosmology
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Philosophy of Science
Physics
Science Education
Tagged
, application, Brian Miller, C.S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society, careers, Casey Luskin, Colorado, computational biology, deadline, developmental biology, economics, education, embryology, graduate students, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jay Richards, John West, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Michael Egnor, molecular biology, paleontology, Politics, professionals, researchers, Robert J. Marks II, scholars, scientism, scientists, Stephen Meyer, Summer Seminars, Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design, teachers, technocracy, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, theology, Travel, Wesley J. Smith}

Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design Are FREE but the Application DEADLINE Approaches

_{Science & Culture
March 4, 2024

Arts, Biochemistry, Bioethics, Cosmology, History of Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Physics, Science Education

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In the shadow of 14,000-foot Pikes Peak, we’ll meet and learn from the top scientists and scholars in the ID community. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 25, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, ancient world, barbarians, C.S. Lewis, COVID-19, evolution, Hell, hunger, intelligent design, John West, podcast, public health, scientism, scientocracy, sickness, slaves, technocracy, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Magician's Twin, tyranny, YouTube videos}

John West: C. S. Lewis and the Prophet in the White Lab Coat Who Declares, “Thus Saith the SCIENCE”

_{David Klinghoffer
October 25, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

Science needs its critics as much as any field of human endeavor does. Maybe even more so today. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
July 23, 2023

Categories
Applied Sciences
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, beauty, C.S. Lewis, computation, computers, economy, insight, John Horgan, magic, mathematician, nature, science, The Abolition of Man}

Science for Insight or Science for Power?

_{Peter Biles
July 23, 2023

Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

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What are the core purposes of science and math? Evaluating the idea of "knowledge as power" in the computer age. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
March 28, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Technology
Tagged
, C.S. Lewis, Cambridge University, Dante, Discovery Institute Press, G.K. Chesterton, George Gilder, Holocaust, Homo sapiens, John Milton, knowledge, Malcolm Muggeridge, morality, relativism, scientism, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Restoration of Man, Winston Churchill}

Michael D. Aeschliman on C. S. Lewis and Scientism

_{Peter Biles
March 28, 2023

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Technology

5}

Scientism claims that science alone dictates the truth, although this system of thought depends on non-scientific reasons to come to such a conclusion. Read More ›

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Date
March 25, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, C.S. Lewis, ID the Future, natural law, podcast, scientism, Space Trilogy, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Restoration of Man}

Aeschliman on C. S. Lewis, Scientism, and the Restoration of Man

_{Science & Culture
March 25, 2023

Bioethics, Faith & Science

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As Michael D. Aeschliman notes, Lewis powerfully illustrated the shortcomings and dangers of scientism in his final Space Trilogy novel. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
February 15, 2023

Categories
Applied Sciences
Bioethics
Evolution
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, Big Data, C.S. Lewis, education, elitism, faith, government, knowledge, magic, media, milk, morality, Neo-Darwinism, reality, soul, The Abolition of Man, transhumanism}

Humans Have Limits. Transhumanists Want to Overcome Them

_{Peter Biles
February 15, 2023

Applied Sciences, Bioethics, Evolution, Technology

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Transhumanism, arguably an offshoot of neo-Darwinism, is set on envisioning the next grand step of human evolution. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
December 22, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Culture
Medicine
Science
Tagged
, authoritarianism, C.S. Lewis, Christmas, COVID-19, experts, government, Great Britain, Greta Thunberg, movies, pandemic, Republicans, Russia, scientists, secularism, The Abolition of Man}

A Christmas Nightmare for the COVID Era

_{John G. West
December 22, 2022

Bioethics, Culture, Medicine, Science

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The Christmas horror-comedy Silent Night offers a shrewd indictment of both mindless secularism and authoritarian science. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
February 7, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, barbarians, culture, Darwin Day in America, Politics, science, scientism, scientocracy, Social Darwinism, technocracy, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Magician's Twin}

The Terrible Bargain: Prophetic Words from C. S. Lewis on Scientocracy

_{John G. West
February 7, 2022

Bioethics, Faith & Science

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If there is one thing I could get people to read to understand our situation, it would be the essay “Willing Slaves of the Welfare State” by C. S. Lewis. Read More ›