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William A. Dembski

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BIO-Complexity Article Offers an Objective Method for Weighing Darwinian Explanations

Skeptics of evolutionary theory have argued that proposed Darwinian processes don’t rise to the level of plausible detailed explanations for the emergence of complex life. Read More ›
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Happy New Year! #1 of Our Top Stories of 2018: Yes, Intelligent Design Is Detectable by Science

This is one key issue on which proponents of ID and of theistic evolution differ. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer: Looking Forward to Highlights of 2019, a Big Year for ID

Even Richard Dawkins can’t quite shake the idea that a sublime world like ours doesn’t come about by chance, but by “intelligent design.” Read More ›
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Trends in Philosophy of Science: What Does “Semantic Information” Mean?

Theorists hope to alleviate a deficiency in Shannon information theory, which dealt only with the structure of a communication, not its semantics. Read More ›
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Memory — New Research Reveals Cells Have It, Too

A memory of past events helps a cell learn how to respond to recurring threats and protect the genome. Read More ›
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Examining Randy Isaac’s Critique of Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics

The standard evolutionary model is incapable of driving major transformations such as a fish evolving into an amphibian. Read More ›
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Pearcey: “Stephen Hawking’s Final Salvo”

A new book is out under his name. The first chapter asks, “Is there a God?” Answer: No. Read More ›
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Bill Dembski on the AI Boogeyman, and the Real AI Danger

“The real worry,” Dembski says, “isn’t that we’ll raise machines to our level, but that we’ll lower humanity to the level of machines.” Read More ›
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Dembski: Descartes Understood the Limits of Artificial Intelligence

The new Bradley Center for Natural & Artificial Intelligence is deeply informed by the work of William Dembski. Read More ›
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New Bradley Center Launches; Will Consider Promise and Threat of Artificial Intelligence

The theme of the evening was framed by a question: “Will the Machines Take Over? Human Uniqueness in the Age of Smart Machines.” Read More ›

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