Tag: The Matrix

Capture the essence of collective consciousness through digital connectivity by visualizing it in a dynamic and visually striking manner from a worms-eye view Create a design that symbolizes

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
March 4, 2026

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Angus Menuge, artificial intelligence, awareness, brain, brain localization, brain processes, Brian Krouse, cognitive science, computer engineering, computer science, consciousness, Denyse O’Leary, emergentism, George Gilder, idealism, integrated information, Integrated information theory, mental properties, Michael Egnor, microtubules, mind, mind–brain dualism, Minding the Brain, naturalism, neuroscience, neurosurgery, panpsychism, particles, philosophy, psychology, quantum consciousness, quantum mechanics, Roger Penrose, simulation theory, Stuart Hameroff, The Immortal Mind, The Matrix, The Truman Show, universe}

Conscious AI, You Say? Here Are Six Models of Consciousness

_{Robert J. Marks II
March 4, 2026

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Integrated Information Theory (IIT) is a mathematically founded emergence model. Michael Egnor and I recently published a paper critiquing IIT. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 21, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, Baylor College of Medicine, brain, Carl Zimmer, Francis Crick, Margherita Bassi, mouse, neurons, neuroscience, New York Times, PBS, Princeton University, Research, Smithsonian Magazine, The Matrix}

Even a Mouse Brain Reveals Staggering Complexity

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 21, 2025

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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Mapping a small part of a mouse's brain required 1.6 petabytes of data, which is equivalent to 22 years of nonstop high-definition video. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
January 25, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, 2001: A Space Odyssey, An Idol for Destruction (series), artificial general intelligence, ChatGPT, Elon Musk, Genesis, Greek, Heaven, Hebrew, humans, Isaiah, Neuralink, New Testament, Old Testament, OpenAI, Ray Kurzweil, Sam Altman, Skynet, Ten Commandments, The Matrix, The Singularity is Near, Tower of Babel}

Artificial General Intelligence: An Idol for Destruction

_{William A. Dembski
January 25, 2024

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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Idols are always frauds because they substitute a lesser for a greater, demanding reverence for the lesser at the expense of the greater. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 8, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Academy Award, artificial intelligence, Bible, computer scientists, Discovery Institute, futurists, Google, Hamas, Isaiah, Judeo-Christian tradition, killing, Michael Keas, morality, Ray Kurzweil, Seattle, Singularity, Skynet, The Imitation Game, The Matrix, transhumanism, Turing test}

Ray Kurzweil Predicts: The “Singularity” by 2045

_{Casey Luskin
November 8, 2023

Bioethics, Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Under Kurzweil’s transhumanist vision of the future, AI promises us superhuman capabilities complete with heaven on earth and eternal life. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 11, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Andrew Klavan, atheism, Brave New World, C.S. Lewis, China, churches, COVID-19, Dennis Prager, dystopia, expertise, experts, God Hypothesis, isolation, lockdown, Marxism, materialism, Return of the God Hypothesis, riots, secularism, Soviet Union, synagogues, The Matrix, totalitarianism, tyranny, United States, unvaccinated}

Stephen Meyer: Totalitarian Dystopias and the God Hypothesis

_{David Klinghoffer
April 11, 2022

Bioethics, Intelligent Design

3}

The insight is timely, given the two-year anniversary of lockdowns that we’ve recently observed. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 18, 2022

Categories
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, algorithms, artificial intelligence, creativity, deification, dog, free will, God, gods, human responsibilities, human rights, humans, metaethics, morality, murder, reality, software, The Matrix, transhumanism}

Professor Explains “How to Be a God”

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 18, 2022

Ethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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Transhumanists and futurists worry about guaranteeing rights for AI technologies when they attain “consciousness.” Read More ›

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Date
April 26, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, algorithms, avida, bacteria, bones, bugs, citrate, compatibilism, computer, creativity, determinism, evolution, free will, intelligent design, libertarian free will, Michael Behe, muscles, Richard Lenski, Robert J. Marks II, simulation, software, The Matrix, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Digital Evolution and Bohemian Bugs

_{April 26, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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All software engineers have been burnt by those sneaky “bugs” that manage to get past the defenses. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 20, 2017

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, Alan Guth, anti-science, BBC, computer program, computer simulation, Elon Musk, information, intelligent design, MIT, Ray Kurzweil, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, The Matrix, universe}

“Great” Minds Think Universe Is a Computer Program

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 20, 2017

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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The Matrix, the first episode, was a fun movie. But as a description for reality? Please. Read More ›