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Denyse O'Leary
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June 3, 2020
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Culture
Darwinism
Human evolution
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How a liberal seminary prof started to see the point of ID

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June 3, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Human evolution, Intelligent Design
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Shedinger: “ Darwinism… in more recent times has grown into a philosophical grand narrative designed to naturalize and normalize a fully materialist worldview.” Indeed. And that’s WHY there is so much controversy over teaching Darwinism in tax-supported schools with compulsory attendance. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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June 2, 2020
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Intelligent Design
Mind
Neuroscience
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Michael Egnor: Atheist neuroscientist gets the brain wrong

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June 2, 2020
Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
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Atheist neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran claims in a video at You Tube (Beyond Belief Conference, 2006) that brain hemispheres can have different opinions on the existence of God. Perhaps it is relevant, in assessing such a bizarre claim, that Dr. Ramachandran also makes a statement about brain surgery that is false. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 2, 2020
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Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Religion
Science
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Asked at Areo Magazine: Did the Catholic Church give birth to science?

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June 2, 2020
Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Religion, Science
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The Church recovered the classical academy—Plato and Aristotle and so forth. As for unfettered debate, under university atheism, it is becoming nearly extinct in many faculties, due to disbelief in the reality of the mind. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 1, 2020
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Animal minds
Culture
Intelligent Design
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Disney staged the March of the Lemmings mass suicide story

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June 1, 2020
Animal minds, Culture, Intelligent Design
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Well, first off, lemmings are rodents, not people. They don’t know anything about death in the abstract so they can’t possibly be intending suicide—which is an abstract concept. You have to have an abstract idea of death to think about suicide. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 31, 2020
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Atheism
Culture
Darwinism
Intelligent Design
science education
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U.S.College students perceive “evolution” as atheistic

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May 31, 2020
Atheism, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, science education
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Well, the New Atheists, however tattered and fragmented their movement is now, can boast at least that one success. They’ve made quite clear to alert persons that Darwinism (referred to here as “evolution”) is atheistic. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 30, 2020
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Culture
Darwinism
Intelligent Design
Naturalism
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Darwinians understand cancer: It is caused by “cheating” cells

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May 30, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Naturalism
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Why is it that naturalism ends up sounding so much like folklore? Cells “cheat,” which means they can think like people, right? Oh wait. The mind is an illusion ... but anyway, cells “think”? Sure. That'll work. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 30, 2020
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Fine tuning
Intelligent Design
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If the universe could only be infinitely old and causeless…

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May 30, 2020
Fine tuning, Intelligent Design
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… all kinds of Darwinian flapdoodle might make sense. Or at least Darwinians could stall skeptics more easily. All kinds of other flapdoodle would make sense too. The trouble is, the universe isn’t infinitely old. Read More ›