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Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 17, 2022
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Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Science
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At Mind Matters News: Why many now reject science… do you really want to know? Part 1

News
July 17, 2022
Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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COVID demonstrated — as nothing else could — that the “science” was all over the map and didn’t help people avoid panic. Takehome: As the panic receded, the government started setting up a disinformation board to target NON-government sources of panic, thus deepening loss of trust. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 17, 2022
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Fine tuning
Human evolution
Intelligent Design
mind and brain
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At Mind Matters News: Why some life forms are smarter than others is still a mystery

News
July 17, 2022
Fine tuning, Human evolution, Intelligent Design, mind and brain
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Genetic engineering probably wouldn’t make humans smarter because, as biochemist Michael Denton notes in Miracle of Man, our brains seem to be optimally organized now. That would seem to support a design hypothesis. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 14, 2022
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Animal minds
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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At Mind Matters News: If octopuses are really smart, should we eat them?

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July 14, 2022
Animal minds, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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At MMN: Octopuses present something of a puzzle. As Canadian investigative journalist Erin Anderssen pointed out earlier this month, “The octopus has already challenged our theories on evolution, intelligence and consciousness ... invertebrates like octopuses were expected to be “naturally” less intelligent than, say, raccoons. But they are not less intelligent. They have been called a “second genesis” of intelligence and the jury’s still out on how they came to be so." Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 14, 2022
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Intelligent Design
Mind
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Jerry Coyne fires back at Egnor and Luskin

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July 14, 2022
Intelligent Design, Mind
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Having stated that he wouldn’t engage in a dialogue (which he would presumably be doing if he responded), Coyne conceded shortly afterward that “I may be forced by the laws of physics in making a few remarks.” And he makes more than a few. But he presses on: “one more before I grow ill.” Physics is a harsh master. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 14, 2022
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Intelligent Design
Mind
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At Mind Matters News: Mike Egnor to Jerry Coyne: If evil exists, so must good — and real choices!

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July 14, 2022
Intelligent Design, Mind
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Egnor to Coyne: ... when you find that your metaphysics was shared by the defense counsel at the Nazi war crime trials, you ought to reconsider your metaphysics. And I think Coyne should reconsider. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 14, 2022
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Darwinism
horizontal gene transfer
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At The Scientist: Horizontal gene transfer happens “more often than anyone thought”

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July 14, 2022
Darwinism, horizontal gene transfer
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Well, of course, anything that horizontal gene transfer did, Darwinian evolution did not do. And if HGT is quite common, it’s going to be much harder to tell what Darwinism actually did. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 14, 2022
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Animal minds
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At Mind Matters News: Retro future: In a 1960s take on the 2020s, chimps do our chores

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July 14, 2022
Animal minds
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It seems such a crazy idea now. Is that because we have greater awareness of chimpanzees as they really are? Let’s hope so. It’s good to think we’ve made some progress in the last half century in understanding that chimpanzees are not “almost people.” We must still work on recognizing that we are not “almost chimpanzees” either. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 10, 2022
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Intelligent Design
Physics
Science fiction
Sciences and Theology
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At Mind Matters News: Dartmouth physicist slams the Matrix idea that life is an aliens’ sim

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July 10, 2022
Intelligent Design, Physics, Science fiction, Sciences and Theology
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Marcelo Gleiser dismisses the notion for physics reasons but he also objects to the way it casts doubt on free will, which we need to tackle our problems. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 10, 2022
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Information
Intelligent Design
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At Mind Matters News: Is information physical? It depends on what you mean by physical…

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July 10, 2022
Information, Intelligent Design
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Information makes things happen but, curiously, it erases its own history. You’ve read a book in order but can’t know if it was written in that order. Maybe the author started with pivotal Chapter 5, then wrote Chapter 1. Design of any kind does not come with a history included. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 10, 2022
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Academic Freedom
Intelligent Design
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Bari Weiss addresses the University of Austin about the need for new “Founders” for the United States

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July 10, 2022
Academic Freedom, Intelligent Design
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Weiss: Free speech also means refusing compelled speech. It means refusing to speak untruths, either about yourself or anyone else, no matter the comfort offered by the mob. So do not genially accept the lies told to you. Read More ›