Month: March 2011
Can a Computer Think?
The Turing test isn’t a test of a computer. Computers can’t take tests, because computers can’t think. The Turing test is a test of us. If a computer “passes” it, we fail it.
William Lane Craig Debates Lawrence Krauss Tonight, Takes on Sam Harris Next Week
Watch William Lane Craig and Lawrence Krauss go at it tonight in what’s destined to be a great debate over the existence of God — then stay tuned to watch him argue with Sam Harris next week.
A Positive, Testable Case for Intelligent Design
The theory of intelligent design begins with observations of how intelligent agents act when designing things. By observing human intelligent agents, there is actually quite a bit we can learn know and understand about the actions of intelligent designers.
Inconvenient Fungus Genetic Data Leads to Epicycles in the Tree of Life
Proponents of neo-Darwinian evolution have their modern day epicycles to attempt to explain why data often runs counter to the tree of life hypothesis.
Jerry Coyne’s Blacklist of ID Scientists
Notwithstanding Coyne’s absolute assertion that scientists who “adhere” to ID are unemployable, Coyne actually claims that his professional exclusion of scientists who endorse ID is not anti-religious bigotry.