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17Nov 2021 by Post

Harvard U Press Computer Science Author Gives AI a Reality Check

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The key missing ingredient in machine intelligence is the ability to appreciate context, do analysis, and make appropriate inferences. Source

22Oct 2021 by Post

Where and What Is Consciousness?

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If humans are just “robots made of meat,” then the seat of consciousness ought to be locatable somewhere in the brain. Source

28Sep 2021 by Post

Brian Miller: The Physics of God

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In just 18 minutes, Miller lays to rest any reasonable doubts that our universe must have had a beginning. As in, “In the beginning.” Source

13Aug 2021 by Post

Croft, Continued: More Thoughts on Meyer’s Debate with a Skeptic

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I think he’s mistaken my emphasis in the specific car break-in examples I gave, namely that the burglars’ behavior was odd and unpredictable. Source

17Jun 2021 by Post

Meyer: Is Intelligent Design Incompatible with Thomism?

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Pat Flynn and Stephen Meyer also discuss the beginning of the universe and the fine-tuning of the cosmos for life. Source

01May 2021 by Post

Meyer, Turek: Questions and Answers about the God Hypothesis

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Frank Turek has some very thoughtful young viewers. Follow the questions from about 40 minutes on. Source

20Apr 2021 by Post

Automated Driving and Other Failures of AI

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It would be interesting to see what fully automated driving would look like in a place like Moldova. Source

13Mar 2021 by Post

Stephen Meyer and J. P. Moreland Take on Theistic Evolution and Materialism

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They also answer logical challenges directed at intelligent design theory and highlight crucial problems with thinking that science thrives best on its own. Source

04Mar 2021 by Post

Michael Ruse: Darwin’s Hedgehog Searches for Purpose

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For Ruse, “Darwin is like Moses” who “led his children [himself among them] to the Promised Land but never got there himself.” Source

27Feb 2021 by Post

From Tom Gilson, Rhetorical Advice for Opponents of Intelligent Design

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Getting ID theory right instead of criticizing a made-up straw man would be a good start. Source

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