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Michael Egnor

Date
April 5, 2019

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Biology
Cosmology
Evolution
Physics
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, __k-review, atheism, disorder, entropy, evolution, Fifth Way, form, ignorance, information, knowledge, medicine, metaphor, mind, neuroscience, quantum physics, teleology, Thomas Aquinas, Universal Darwinism}

On Universal Darwinism

_{Michael Egnor
April 5, 2019

Biology, Cosmology, Evolution, Physics

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Universal Darwinism is the belief that Darwin’s theory can be applied fruitfully to many scientific disciplines, not just to biology. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
March 1, 2019

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Archaeology
Astronomy
Biology
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
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, __k-review, bacterium, cryptography, DNA, intelligent design, molecular genetics, organisms, quantum mechanics, SETI, teleology, Thomas Aquinas, Thomism}

What Is Intelligent Design? A Thomistic Perspective

_{Michael Egnor
March 1, 2019

Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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What is it, metaphysically one might say, that distinguishes design in the ID sense from ubiquitous teleological design, in a Thomistic sense? Read More ›

Golden Sunset Reflecting On A Breaking Ocean Wave

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Michael Egnor

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October 3, 2018

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Epistemology
History of Science
Metaphysics
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, __edited, Alvin Plantinga, Aristotelianism, Big Bang, causation, Ed Feser, Enlightenment, Francis Bacon, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Isaac Newton, knowledge, Maimonides, materialism, nature, New Atheists, Newtonian mechanics, philosophers, power, René Descartes, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, scientific revolution, scientists, Steven Pinker, Thomas Aquinas}

Knowledge, Power, and the Scientific Enlightenment

_{Michael Egnor
October 3, 2018

Epistemology, History of Science, Metaphysics

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A focus on power, to the neglect of wisdom, is fine, as long as it is recognized that mechanical philosophy is incomplete. Read More ›

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September 7, 2018

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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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, __k-review, "God of the gaps", Aquinas and Evolution, Aquinas.design, Catholicism and Evolution, faith, Father Michael Chaberek, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jay Richards, podcast, science, Thomas Aquinas, Thomists}

Why Thomas Aquinas Would Have Loved Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
September 7, 2018

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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As for criticism that ID is a “God of the Gaps” argument, Michael Chaberek urges Thomists to consider where that complaint leads. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 28, 2018

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Evolution
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Philosophy
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, __k-review, Aquinas and Evolution, Aquinas.design, clergy, culture, Father Michael Chaberek, ID the Future, Jay Richards, Jews, John Zmirak, macroevolution, microevolution, Neo-Darwinism, podcast, Protestants, Roman Catholic, Thomas Aquinas}

Aquinas, Chaberek, Richards: A Cleansing Conversation

_{David Klinghoffer
August 28, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Philosophy

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Our culture is both degraded and degrading. No doubt the caustic effects of some trends in scientific thought — about biological origins, for example — have played a part in that. What can we do about it? Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
August 27, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
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, __k-review, "God of the gaps", Aquinas and Evolution, Aquinas.design, chance, Charles Darwin, Christianity, editors, Father Michael Chaberek, intelligent design, John Zmirak, Michael Egnor, morality, natural law, natural selection, The Stream, theistic evolution, theology, Thomas Aquinas}

Chaberek’s Editor Admits: This Book Changed My Mind on Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
August 27, 2018

Faith & Science

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This is awesome. It’s hard to imagine a more compelling endorsement for a book. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
August 13, 2018

Categories
Botany
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
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, __k-review, animals, Aquinas.design, Aristotelianism, body, compounds, computers, elements, Father Michael Chaberek, humans, intelligent design, man, oceans, soul, substance, Thomas Aquinas, Thomism, thoughts}

New Website Aquinas.Design Provides Insight into Nature and the Mind

_{Michael Egnor
August 13, 2018

Botany, Faith & Science, Metaphysics

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Father Michael Chaberek helped me (a passionate but amateur Thomist!) understand an issue that perplexed me for years. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 27, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
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, __k-review, Aquinas and Evolution, Aquinas.design, Aristotelianism, atheism, Catholicism and Evolution, Darwinism, Darwinists, evolution, Father Michael Chaberek, hylomorphism, Immanuel Kant, intelligent design, materialism, Phillip E. Johnson, quantum mechanics, quantum physics, Richard Lewontin, Roman Catholic, theistic evolution, Thomas Aquinas, Thomism, Werner Heisenberg}

A Superb New Website: Introducing Aquinas.Design

_{Michael Egnor
July 27, 2018

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics

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There is an ongoing debate about intelligent design in the Thomist system. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 5, 2018

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __k-review, Benjamin Libet, brain, Edward Feser, English literature, handicapped, Hannah Arendt, intelligence, materialism, medicine, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, newborn, patients, physician, soul, Thomas Aquinas, Wilder Penfield}

Neuroscientist Michael Egnor, the Philosophical Physician, on Science and the Soul

_{David Klinghoffer
July 5, 2018

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Try to read his essay through to the end without getting chills. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 12, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Metaphysics
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, __k-review, action potentials, artifacts, cochlea, Darwinists, ear, intelligent design, machine, natural philosophy, nervous system, piano, Rockefeller University, Thomas Aquinas, Thomism, Thomists, transducer}

Note to Thomists: The Ear Is a Reverse Piano

_{Michael Egnor
June 12, 2018

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Metaphysics

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James Hudspeth, of Rockefeller University, just won the Norwegian Academy of Science’s Kavli Prize in science. Read More ›