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Denyse O'Leary
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December 9, 2020
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Genetics, Intelligent Design, Mind
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Jonathan Wells on the boy who knew he was a boy

Denyse O'Leary
December 9, 2020
Genetics, Intelligent Design, Mind
I won’t kid you, the story ends tragically (1965–2004) but it is nonetheless a testimony to the human spirit. Especially when finally, finally, he turns on his social engineers—even though he was doomed. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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December 9, 2020
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Cosmology, Physics
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Antarctica Space Signals Cited as Evidence of a Parallel Universe

Denyse O'Leary
December 9, 2020
Cosmology, Physics
It’s almost irrelevant what is really going on. The parallel universe is somewhat like the multiverse or the advanced space aliens. People who have no other religion need them to exist. And the outcome somehow makes it way into a science journal. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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December 9, 2020
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Human evolution, Intelligent Design
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Researchers: There is new evidence that Neanderthals buried their dead

Denyse O'Leary
December 9, 2020
Human evolution, Intelligent Design
Researchers: This new information proves that the body of this two-year-old Neandertal child was purposefully deposited in a pit dug in a sedimentary layer around 41,000 years ago; however, further discoveries will be necessary to understand the chronology and geographical extension of Neandertal burial practices. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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December 8, 2020
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Culture, Darwinism, Information, Intelligent Design
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Does communication between predator and prey shape evolution?

Denyse O'Leary
December 8, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Information, Intelligent Design
Fascinating info about snakes’ warning signals but the author ends up defending dumb Darwinism which, increasingly, complicates explanations. One must come up with a Darwinian explanation for things instead of just reporting and learning from them. Or asking what the information probability is, for this type of change. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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December 8, 2020
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Artificial Intelligence, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Artificial intelligence cannot produce a Theory of Everything

Denyse O'Leary
December 8, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
Gary Smith concludes, “Computers are much better than humans at curve fitting but still far worse at devising models that help us understand and predict the world.” Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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December 7, 2020
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Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life
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There is a limit to how messy origin of life can be

Denyse O'Leary
December 7, 2020
Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life
Rob Stadler:Origin-of-life chemists have the nasty habit of including only a few pure reagents in their solutions, then claiming victory when they produce something biotic. I'd like to see them place 36603 types of interfering molecules in their flask along with 82 desired biotic molecules, and then hope that the reaction produces something closer to life! Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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December 7, 2020
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'Junk DNA', Academic Freedom, Intelligent Design, Peer review
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Letter from Michael Behe that a chemistry journal wouldn’t publish in 2004

Denyse O'Leary
December 7, 2020
'Junk DNA', Academic Freedom, Intelligent Design, Peer review
Behe: The authors imply that since no reason is known why, say, DNA should be synthesized discontinuously on the lagging strand, then no good reason in fact exists. Yet not long ago the same sort of fallacious argument from ignorance was made concerning “junk DNA.” Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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December 7, 2020
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Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
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Michael Egnor: The mind refutes materialism in a rather straightforward way

Denyse O'Leary
December 7, 2020
Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
Egnor: I agree that design in nature is an effective challenge to materialism. But I also believe that the mind refutes materialism in a rather straightforward way—and in much the same way that evidence of intelligent design in biology refutes materialism… Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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December 6, 2020
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Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life, Video
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James Tour and Brian Miller on thermodynamics and the origin of life

Denyse O'Leary
December 6, 2020
Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life, Video
In this podcast, Dr. James Tour and Dr. Brian Miller discuss science and faith, including a presentation by Dr. Miller, showing his extensive expertise in the application of thermodynamics and information theory to the problem of the origin of life. Read More ›