Tag: phlogiston
Origin of Life Challenge: $10 Million, Just Lying Around
This is an obvious way to judge such theories. If someone claims to know how to make something, the natural response is, “Let’s see it, then.”
Artificial Intelligences Promises to Level the Playing Field for Intelligent Design
To set the stage, I posed some questions about scientific testability in general and about the testability of the SETI research program.
Science, Faith, and Einstein
Einstein’s dictum about thinking for yourself therefore holds for faith as much as for science. It must come before commitment and obedience.
The Dawkinsian Mythology
Philosopher Mary Midgely pointed out the fatuousness of the “meme” hypothesis in painfully direct terms.
Seven Reasons the Soul Can’t Be Turned “Off”
Neuroscientist Michael Egnor notes that the idea of consciousness is “empty,” much like the idea of “natural selection” in evolution.