Tag: agency
Do Origin-of-Life Researchers Now Accept Intelligent Design?
A reader must ask if an RNA molecule could possibly govern chemical reactions, suppress free-riders, support co-operators, and act in its own self-interest.
Intention, Agency, Even in “Simple” Life Is No Illusion
As biologist Scott Turner explains, the appearance is not false but very real, a fact from whose profound implications most scientists veil their eyes.
Crying “Chance, Chance” When There Is No Chance
Note the artfully deployed passive voice. One-way traffic “was finally counteracted by the launch of the first artificial satellites.” Who counteracted it?
Neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield on Free Will
Materialists claim that neuroscience has demonstrated that free will is an illusion.
Scott Turner’s Darwin-Skeptical Purpose and Desire Wins Praise from the New York Times
A “notable” addition to the Darwin literature, a “good read and a strong pitch” – agreed, though we’d go further. If Turner is right, his argument would change everything.