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Denyse O'Leary
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November 1, 2021
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A thoughtful critique of Philip Goff’s panpsychism

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November 1, 2021
Intelligent Design
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Umar Nasser: I was quite disappointed at his treatment of dualism. I felt like he listed some objections against it but didn't really seek to give counter-objections, as it might hold up too well as compared to his preferred option of panpsychism [everything is conscious to some degree]. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 1, 2021
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Biology
Information
Intelligent Design
Origin Of Life
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Researcher: Biology transcends the limits of computation

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November 1, 2021
Biology, Information, Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life
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Marshall: The present paper uses information theory (the mathematical foundation of our digital age) and Turing machines (computers) to highlight inaccuracies in prevailing reductionist models of biology, and proposes that the correct causation sequence is cognition > code > chemicals. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
November 1, 2021
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Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Plants
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Researchers: Unusual island life forms may have been genetically pre-coded to vary

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November 1, 2021
Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Plants
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"Choi et al., publishing in PNAS, have proposed a very un-Darwinian account of how “spectacular adaptive radiations” occur on oceanic islands such as Hawaii. This has been a “paradox of evolutionary biology,” they admit. Maybe the diversity is an outworking of “ancient polymorphisms” of ancestors with a rich gene pool." As a hypothesis, it has everything going for it but Darwinism. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 1, 2021
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Intelligent Design
Logic and Reason
Philosophy
Science
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At Mind Matters News: Jonathan Bartlett Coming to the Defense of Classical Logic

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November 1, 2021
Intelligent Design, Logic and Reason, Philosophy, Science
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Bartlett: It seems odd that classical logic would need defending, but, in modern times, this seems to indeed be the case. Many modern scholars see the need for demoting the place of classical logic and viewing it as an aspect of western cultural imperialism. In reality, classical logic is a gift to civilization. It was created in the classical west, but its benefit is that it belongs to everyone and can be equally wielded by anyone who chooses to do so. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 31, 2021
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Human evolution
Intelligent Design
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Casey Luskin on Harari’s Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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October 31, 2021
Human evolution, Intelligent Design
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Luskin: "Evolution moulded our minds and bodies to the life of hunter-gatherers” (p. 378) — then there’s no reason to expect that we should need to evolve the ability to build cathedrals, compose symphonies, ponder the deep physics mysteries of the universe, or write entertaining (or even imaginative) books about human history. Why should these things evolve? He said it, not me: “Frankly, we don’t know.” Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 31, 2021
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Design inference
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
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Scan a pumpkin, see a beautiful world of design

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October 31, 2021
Design inference, Intelligent Design, Mathematics
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In case you missed it, Hallowe'en started out as the Eve of All Saints Day (November 1). The kids running down the street dressed as ghouls, the piles of tooth-rotting candy and the toilet paper in the trees... that all came later. Thank you for listening. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 31, 2021
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Academic Freedom
Intelligent Design
Peer review
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Canceled exoplanets prof Dorian Abbot at the Wall Street Journal

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October 31, 2021
Academic Freedom, Intelligent Design, Peer review
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The thing is, in 2017, it was ultra-progressive places like Evergreen where the liberal biology teachers could be run off campus. Now it’s MIT, folks... Either Woke goes or science does. But bureaucrats find it easier to cater to Woke than to resist. The more bureaucrats there are, the less university there will be. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 31, 2021
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Intelligent Design
Naturalism
Physics
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At Mind Matters News: Philosopher: Panpsychism is not in conflict with physics at all

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October 31, 2021
Intelligent Design, Naturalism, Physics
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Remember Egnor ’s Principle: If your hypothesis is that your mind is an illusion, then you do not have a hypothesis. The panpsychists want to have a hypothesis. They want to include consciousness as a real fact in nature while avoiding dualism. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 30, 2021
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Human evolution
Intelligent Design
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“Twisted” human birth canal “evolved” to be good design

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October 30, 2021
Human evolution, Intelligent Design
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Researchers: A longitudinally deeper inlet would require greater pelvic tilt and lumbar lordosis, which would compromise spine health and the stability of upright posture. These different requirements of the pelvic inlet and outlet likely have led to the evolution of a twisted birth canal, requiring human babies to rotate during birth. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 30, 2021
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Climate change
Fine tuning
Intelligent Design
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At Mind Matters News: Physicist: If humans died out, the galaxy might lose all meaning

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October 30, 2021
Climate change, Fine tuning, Intelligent Design
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Brian Cox, host of The Universe, ended up becoming “more religious than I intended” when he reflected on why we care about the stars. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 30, 2021
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Books of interest
Intelligent Design
Naturalism
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A Review of Steve Meyer’s The Return of the God Hypothesis

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October 30, 2021
Books of interest, Intelligent Design, Naturalism
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Scambray: Meyer summarizes his thesis early on when he points to three 20th century mutually supporting scientific discoveries that provide strong evidence for belief in the God of Judaism and Christianity. (from review) Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 30, 2021
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Fine tuning
Intelligent Design
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At Mind Matters News: Theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder: Colonizing Mars is a ridiculous idea!

News
October 30, 2021
Fine tuning, Intelligent Design
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The difficulties inherent in the idea of terraforming Mars are a good argument for the Privileged Planet Hypothesis regarding Earth. Earth is indeed special. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 29, 2021
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Human evolution
Intelligent Design
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Reshuffling of early human names results in new name, Homo bodoensis

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October 29, 2021
Human evolution, Intelligent Design
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Researchers: The new name is based on a reassessment of existing fossils from Africa and Eurasia from this time period. Traditionally, these fossils have been variably assigned to either Homo heidelbergensis or Homo rhodesiensis, both of which carried multiple, often contradictory definitions. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 29, 2021
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Culture
Intelligent Design
Naturalism
Science
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An interesting take on how science splutters out amid cries of “Trust the Science!”

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October 29, 2021
Culture, Intelligent Design, Naturalism, Science
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Curiously, “Trust the Science” echoes across the landscape at about the same time as Cancel Culture has started going after prominent historical scientists. There may be a connection in the sense that the slogan relates to a state of mind in which Correct scientists are identified and given implicit obedience — for now — and Incorrect ones are destroyed. Read More ›