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Denyse O'Leary
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November 6, 2021
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At Mind Matters News: The brain stem, not the prefrontal cortex, may be the seat of consciousness

Denyse O'Leary
November 6, 2021
Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
Neuropsychologist Mark Solms: a lot of evidence, suggests that the source of consciousness in the brain is in fact in the brain stem, which is a much more ancient, much more primitive structure that we share, not only with all other primates and all other mammals, but in fact, with all vertebrates. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 5, 2021
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Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Putting all those monkeys on a raft once again…

Denyse O'Leary
November 5, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design
At ENST: It would have been convenient for evolutionists if Africa and South America had split after monkeys had evolved, but they didn’t. This left them with klutzy explanations of how Old World monkeys evolved in Africa after the split, and then got to South America to become New World monkeys. [Reading this stuff helps us sympathize with King Kong. When he finally does get to New York…] Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 5, 2021
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Big Bang, Intelligent Design
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At CNN: The Problem with the Big Bang Theory

Denyse O'Leary
November 5, 2021
Big Bang, Intelligent Design
The story is really about the fact that inflation theory — way Cooler than the Big Bang — was not especially confirmed. Get this: it's important to remember that "there are no sacred cows in science, and scientists are always checking and rechecking even their favorite universal models.” – Don Lincoln Really, Don? Try doubting that humans are responsible for global warming and watch the herd of sacred cows stampede… Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 5, 2021
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At Mind Matters News: Can AI help us talk to whales? Maybe. But then what?

Denyse O'Leary
November 5, 2021
Animal minds, Intelligent Design, language, Mind
In the real world, if we succeed in communicating with whales, it will be much like communicating successfully with dogs, cats, and horses. None of them are furry people. Whales are not blubbery people either. They won’t bring us closer to understanding what sets humans apart than dogs will. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 4, 2021
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Books of interest, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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New book focuses on animal intelligence as not product of pure randomness

Denyse O'Leary
November 4, 2021
Books of interest, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
"[H]ow did these embedded programs arise in the history of life? There’s the problem for evolutionists. “Specified complexity, irreducible complexity, and the Cambrian explosion are inexplicable from a Darwinian viewpoint,” comments Baylor University computer engineer and intelligent design theorist Robert J. Marks. “In this book, Cassell masterfully adds animal algorithms to the list.” Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 3, 2021
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Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Gunter Bechly on the discontinuous fossil record

Denyse O'Leary
November 3, 2021
Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
Bechly: “Darwin’s doubt” did not get smaller over time but bigger, and if he were still alive, he would likely agree that the evidence simply does not add up, since he was much more prudent than many of his modern followers. Read More ›
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Jonathan Bartlett
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November 3, 2021
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Intelligent Design

A Whole Host of Mechanisms of Directed Mutation

Jonathan Bartlett
November 3, 2021
Intelligent Design

I’m doing a series of videos on mechanisms of directed mutations that you all may be interested in. I have trouble how there remains adherents to the modern synthesis in light of all of the data to the contrary that has come out over the last 20 years. More videos to come, too.

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