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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 ›

Thought processes emotional intelligence are rendered through symbolic pathways that meticulously trace the minds inner workings

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
February 18, 2026

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biobots, cosmology, development, embryos, engineering, fine-tuning, human body, hybrots, machines, mathematicians, measure problem, Michael Levin, minds, multiverse, optimality, Pavlovian conditioning, personal agent, Plato, Platonic forms, Platonic ideas, Platonic patterns, Pythagoras, Richard Sternberg, scientific investigation, Tufts University, Ultimate Engineering, universe}

Platonic Minds: How Stuart Burgess’s Ultimate Engineering Challenges Maverick Biologist Michael Levin

_{Brian Miller
February 18, 2026

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Levin faces a measure problem analogous to that in cosmology, resulting from the optimality of biological designs. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
February 11, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, Alex O’Connor, Bible, cosmologists, electromagnetic force, engineering, fine-tuning, gears, Genesis, gravitational force, Hugh Ross, intelligent design, life, logical necessity, mechanical watches, multiverse, natural agency, naturalism, parameters, physical parameters, probability, Psalmist, Psalms, religious faith, Sean Carroll, The Creator and the Cosmos, theism, theists, theology, time-keeping, universe, watchmaking, wheelbarrow, world view}

Wheelbarrows, Watches, and Designers: More on Sean Carroll

_{Eric Hedin
February 11, 2026

Cosmology, Physics

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Describing luxury mechanical watches as “marvels of engineering and design” is not a religiously motivated claim. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
January 26, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, Alan H. Guth, Alexander Vilenkin, Arvind Borde, Battle of the Big Bang, Big Bang, cosmology, designer substitute, galaxies, general relativity, gravity, hydrogen, Isaac Newton, mathematics, Michael G Strauss, mind, natural laws, Niayesh Afshordi, Phil Halper, physicists, physics, Planck time, quantum gravity, quantum mechanics, Schrödinger equation, Singularity, stars, universe}

Can Equations Serve as a Designer Substitute?

_{Eric Hedin
January 26, 2026

Cosmology, Physics

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To achieve “something rather than nothing” requires more than an equation, more than mathematics. Read More ›

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
January 19, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, appendix, atoms, C.S. Lewis, Creative Evolution, Darwinism, faith and science, George Wald, Henri Bergson, intelligent design, Judeo-Christian tradition, Life-Force, Mere Christianity, mind, Mind and Cosmos, monotheism, morality, panpsychism, philosophers, religion, super-intellect, Thomas Nagel, universe, Wald-Nagelanity}

C. S. Lewis on “Creative Evolution,” or the “Life-Force”

_{Thomas E. Woodward
January 19, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science

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"The Life-Force is a sort of tame God. You can switch it on when you want, but it will not bother you." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 16, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, beauty, faith and science, Hoover Institution, ideas, intelligent design, mathematical structure, mathematics, Peter Robinson, Plato, Plato's Revenge, Princeton University, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Sternberg, Sergiu Klainerman, Stanford University, The Republic, Uncommon Knowledge, universe}

Math, Mystery, and the Mind of God: A Conversation

_{David Klinghoffer
January 16, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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The discussion takes place against a stunning Alpine background, which is appropriate since the mysterious beauty of mathematics, is a theme. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
January 14, 2026

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, Bayesian inference, Bayesian reasoning, causal ramification, chance, cosmic design, fine-tuning, fine-tuning arguments, improbability, intelligent design, Journal for General Philosophy of Science, King’s College London, multiverse, observation biases, philosophy, physical laws, physicists, physics, probability, Roberto Fumagalli, theism, universe}

New Peer-Reviewed Paper Defends Cosmic Fine-Tuning Argument

_{Jonathan McLatchie
January 14, 2026

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Fumagalli does not in the end state whether he himself lands on the multiverse hypothesis, cosmic design, or unknown physics as the best explanation. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
January 12, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adults, Albert Einstein, architect, artificial inteligence, birds, brain, creative designer, creativity, faith, genius, Granville Sewell, human beings, human creativity, intelligence, intelligent design, Ludwig van Beethoven, Madeleine L’ Engle, nest, new year’s resolutions, Ninth Symphony, Ode to Joy, toddlers, universe, Walking on Water}

The Source of Human Creativity Is Intelligent Design

_{Eric Hedin
January 12, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Within the field of music, Beethoven’s compositions stand out not least because of his progressive loss of hearing. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 6, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cancer, Christianity, Christians, clockmaker, codes, death, DNA, faith, God the Science the Evidence, Granville Sewell, Guide for the Perplexed, intelligent design, Judeo-Christian tradition, Justin Brierley, Kathryn Jean Lopez, Maimonides, Michel-Yves Bolloré, Middle Ages, National Review, Olivier Bonnassies, podcasters, proofs, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roman Catholicism, Science and Culture Today, Scott Adams, Stephen Meyer, Steve Fuller, The God Proofs, The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God., theologians, theology, Thomas Aquinas, universe, Warfare Thesis, young people}

Hidden or Revealed? Two New Guides for the Perplexed

_{David Klinghoffer
January 6, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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As many already know, the beloved podcaster Scott Adams, beset by cancer, is wavering on death’s portal. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
January 5, 2026

Categories
Earth Sciences
Origin of Life
Planetology
Tagged
, AlphaFold, atmosphere, biochemistry, biological complexity, chance, disorder, entropy, Francis Crick, Imperial College London, informational content, intelligence, intelligent design, Last Universal Common Ancestor, Leslie Orgel, LUCA, molecular assembly, origin of life, panspermia, physical biasing, primitive earth, protocell, Robert E. Endres, universe, water, zircon}

New Paper Argues for the “Unreasonable Likelihood of Being”

_{Jonathan McLatchie
January 5, 2026

Earth Sciences, Origin of Life, Planetology

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How long did life have to get started? Endres notes that life on earth could not have emerged until after two early global sterilizing impacts. Read More ›