02Dec 2025 by Post

According to New Physics Model, Consciousness Underlies the Universe

Carl Sagan, consciousness, Daily Mail, David Klinghoffer, life after death, Maria Strømme, metaphysics, near-death experiences, Neuroscience & Mind, panpsychism, physicists, physics, Plato, Plato's Revenge, quantum mechanics, Richard Sternberg, Stephen Hawking, telepathy, terminal lucidity, Thomas Henry Huxley, universal field, universe, Uppsala University, William Hunter, __featured2
We live in a universe closer to the vision of Plato (c. 427 – 348 BC) than of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895). Source
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01Dec 2025 by Post

Ambiguous Islam

Apologetics, Caliphate, Christian Research Journal, Christianity, Extremism, fundamentalism, Gospel, Islam, Islamism, Jihad, John Ferrer, Muslim, Quran, Religion of Peace, Theology and Christian Apologetics, Usama Bin Laden
[Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in 2011 in Christian Research Journal, vol. 34, no. 6, and reprinted online in 2014 at: https://www.equip.org/articles/ambiguous-islam/. Any additions are in [brackets]]. Usama Bin Laden was a moderate. Right?    Was he not a tragic peace-loving hero with a grand vision for a democratic Afghanistan? Like a photograph overexposed, zeal overcame him, his greatness o’er shadowed by bright dots of violence. Seal Team Six made sure his violence met violence and his vision was ended. We might expect that portrayal from Afghan extremists or Hamas radicals. But that’s also the Bin Laden you find in the short-lived May 4 press release from moderate group Muslim American Society (MAS). They say of him, “I do not believe that any human being relished the terror and the…
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30Nov 2025 by Post

From an Eagle’s Egg, an Eagle, and Other Mysteries

ascidian eggs, asymmetry, autonomy, biology, cell division, chromosomes, cytoplasm, eagle, ectoplasm, eggs, embryo, equifinality, equipotentiality, fertilization, frog, Hans Driesch, human egg, icons, induction, iron bar, iron filings, lancet, micropipette, morphogenesis, needle, Pavel Florenskij, physicists, regional specification, Reproductive Science, sea urchin, spatial organization, Styela, thread, totipotentiality, Wilhelm Roux, __featured1
Pavel Florenskij, a Russian physicist and theologian (1882-1937), imagined a field on the surfaces of icons that portray sacred images. Source
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29Nov 2025 by Post

Does Quantum Mechanics Help Make Sense of the Soul?

Bayesian reasoning, Carl Sagan, Christopher Hitchens, consciousness, COSM 2025, Faith & Science, George Gilder, immaterial reality, information, Jay W. Richards, life after death, Measurement Problem, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, Neuroscience & Mind, neurosurgeons, physics, quantum mechanics, Roger Penrose, Technology, The Human Advantage
Quantum mechanics seems to be the game-changer that Albert Einstein (1879–1955) feared it would be. It is certain to liven up discussions about the soul. Source
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28Nov 2025 by Post

What We Should Have Learned from the Pilgrims with Bill Federer

American freedom, Bill Federer, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, morality, philosophy, Pilgrims, Podcast, religion, Thanksgiving, theology
Kingdoms rise and fall, yet by God’s providence America is still standing. But for how long? Frank and historian Bill Federer pick up right where they left off, exploring the story of American Exceptionalism, the biblical ideas behind our freedoms, and why we should approach our country with genuine gratitude instead of cynicism. Together they answer questions like: What makes the U.S. Constitution so unique? Why did the pilgrims flee Europe, and what set the stage for the very first Thanksgiving? What happened when the pilgrims experimented with socialism? Why is it always a recipe for disaster when nations forget about God? How did Christian persecution in Europe shape the foundations of American freedom? What surprising thing did Squanto say to the pilgrims before he died? What are the top…
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28Nov 2025 by Post

Skeptic Michael Shermer’s Non-Vision of the Soul

Bayesian reasoning, body, brain, COSM 2025, David Deutsch, Faith & Science, Francis Crick, materialist paradigm, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, mind, near-death experiences, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, neurosurgeons, Skeptics Society, soul, The Astonishing Hypothesis, The Beginning of Infinity
Responding to Michael Egnor at COSM 2025, he said that the soul is an explanation but not a good explanation for our relationship to our bodies. Source
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27Nov 2025 by Post

Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are the Top 3 Reasons for Optimism on Intelligent Design in 2025

biological complexity, Charles Murray, Conversion, cosmos, Denyse O'Leary, Evolution, Faith & Science, faith and science, Fornace, Fornace School of Philosophy, Giuseppe Sermonti, Intelligent Design, interviews, Italy, life, matter, Michael Egnor, mind, Return of the God Hypothesis, Science and Culture Today, Scuola di Filosofia di Fornace, Stephen Meyer, Taking Religion Seriously, Thanksgiving, The Immortal Mind, The Miracle of Man
One reason is the way any materialist explanation of cosmic origins keeps looking more and more implausible. See the new book by Charles Murray on that. Source
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26Nov 2025 by Post

Nick Fuentes in His Own Words

alt-right, Anti-Jew, Antisemitism, Apologetics, Christian Nationalism, Christianity, Donald Trump, Gospel, John Ferrer, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Misogyny, Nick Fuentes, Racism, Radical Right, white nationalism, White Supremacism
With the interview on Tucker Carlson followed by Ben Shapiro’s scathing response, and the failed diplomatic intervention of Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts, Nick Fuentes ias no longer under the radar. I guess we have to talk about this guy. I should have some comments to share soon. But in the mean time, it will be good to hear Nick Fuentes in his own words. As much as possible I linked to his own, original clips. In a few cases they’re paraphrases. The effort is to let him speak for himself. For people who aren’t familiar with his rhetoric, they are liable to think his critics are exaggerating or treating him unfairly. I get it. So, this is a chance to see him, for yourself without spin doctors in the…
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25Nov 2025 by Post

Why Be Thankful for America? Fascinating Historical Facts with Bill Federer

Bill Federer, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, Historical Facts, Holiday, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, Thanksgiving, theology
What’s so special about America? And why do we have more freedom and prosperity than any other country in the world despite our problems? Just in time for Thanksgiving, the one and only Bill Federer joins Frank to uncover the surprising biblical ideas baked into our founding documents that many Americans have long forgotten. Find out how nations throughout history slid into tyranny without even realizing it and why big government always sounds compassionate…until it isn’t. Tune in as they answer questions like: What has been the most common form of government since history began? Who was the first globalist leader in human history? What was so unique about the Hebrew Republic and how did it inspire the Puritans? What is one of the greatest archaeological finds in history that…
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