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Bill Dembski: Pursuing Truth and Trust in AI and LLMs

Dembski and I also explore the potential for AI to enhance human capabilities and education if used judiciously. Read More ›
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The Immortal Mind: How Neuroscience Points Beyond Materialism

Dr. Egnor challenges the Darwinian view, arguing that abstract thought and free will are immaterial and could not have arisen via natural selection. Read More ›
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Research: Human Brains Differ from Chimps’ Even More than Expected

It’s surprising how many people offer the common throwaway line, “We share 98.8 percent of our DNA with chimps!” Read More ›
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Why the Multiverse Theory Can’t Explain Away Cosmic Fine-Tuning

Many thoughtful people in science today would see the goal of science as explaining away both goal-directedness and thought. Read More ›
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Plant Consciousness and the Darwinian Project

The forces Darwinism unleashed were surely bound to head in this direction. It was only a matter of time. Read More ›
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Understanding the Limits of Scientism

The great impasse in empirical science was reached early in the 20th century when quantum mechanics was first being developed.  Read More ›
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Dreaming Animals and Human Exceptionalism

Researchers have detected something like REM (rapid eye movement) sleep — which is associated with dreaming in humans — in jumping spiders. Read More ›
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In Belgium, Subjectivity Triumphs Over Biology

The attitude will metastasize across society and culture, eventually corroding our most fundamental institutions and societal structures. Read More ›
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Human Brain Has Many More Language Connections than Chimp Brain

The researchers were interested in a nerve tract that connects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, the arcuate fasciculus. Read More ›
Tom Bethell
Tom Bethell
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Iconoclast: Farewell to Tom Bethell

I remember having an exchange with Tom about the meaning of his last name, which seems to correspond to the Biblical place name Beth El, meaning "House of God." Read More ›

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