Robert J. Marks Asks: Where Is Heaven?

Baylor University, dimensions, Edwin A. Abbott, Faith & Science, free will, H.G. Wells, Heaven, higher dimensions, mathematics, Mind Matters News, miracles, Multidimensional Signal Analysis, multiple dimensions, outer space, parallel universes, perspective, physics, Plato, predestination, reality, Robert J. Marks, Stephen Hawking, string theory, The Country of the Blind, theology
The talk considers multiple dimensions from mathematical and theological angles to ask whether Heaven might exist in dimensions beyond the ones we can perceive.  Source
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New Peer-Reviewed Paper Provides a How-To Manual for Using ID to Guide Research

biology, biomechanics, Biomimetics, Brian Miller, constraints, Emily Reeves, expectations, function, functional information, genetics, Genetics (journal), George Montañez, intelligence, Intelligent Design, irreducibly complex systems, Jonathan McLatchie, Junk DNA, Michael Behe, neurophysiology, peer-reviewed literature, predictions, protein science, purpose, Research, Robert J. Marks, scientific reasoning, scientific theory, scientists, Stuart Burgess, systematics, Systems Biology, William Dembksi, Winston Ewert
The paper explains what the theory of intelligent design is and how it can be used to generate testable scientific predictions, or “expectations.” Source
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A Dose of Engineering Realism Over AI Hype

artificial general intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, autonomy, Computational Sciences, computer science, computer scientists, Discovery Institute, Donald C. Wunsch, Engineering, engineering realism, engineers, hype, IEEE, information, intelligence, Intelligent Design, inventors, Mind Matters News, neurosurgeons, Robert J. Marks, society, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Donald C. Wunsch has spent decades working at the intersection of engineering, AI, and real-world systems. Source
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The Immaterial Origins of Human Creativity

Artificial Intelligence, brain chemistry, Creativity, Engineering, Eric Holloway, Ideas, information, Intelligent Design, Meaning, Mind Matters News, Minding the Brain, natural intelligence, natural processes, Neuroscience & Mind, novels, Pat Flynn, random processes, Robert J. Marks, speeches
Join Pat Flynn and his guests as they climb the metaphorical mountain of information to address the origins of human creativity. Source
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Why AI Won’t Destroy the World, or Save It

Artificial Intelligence, Bill Gates, Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Elon Musk, evolutionary innovations, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Mark Zuckerberg, Neuroscience & Mind, Nobel laureates, Robert J. Marks, robots, Roger Penrose, Sir Roger Penrose, Stephen Hawking, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith
Will robots or other computers ever become so fast and powerful that they become conscious, creative, and free? Source
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Artificial General Intelligence: AI’s Temptation to Theft Over Honest Toil

An Idol for Destruction (series), Artificial Intelligence, Bertrand Russell, chess, Elon Musk, environments, human work, Intelligent Design, Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy, Los Angeles, machines, Neuroscience & Mind, Robert J. Marks, self-driving cars, software, Technology, Tesla, virtual railroad, Walter Isaacson, West Virginia
The worry is — and it’s a legitimate worry — that our environments will increasingly be altered to accommodate AI. Source
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Peer Review May Be Beyond Reform

abortions, academic literature, Campbell’s Law, Carole Hooven, conflict of interest, Culture & Ethics, Cynthia Hudson Vitale, DEI, Discovery Institute, disinformation, Donald T. Campbell, evolutionary biologists, Fertility, Frontiers in Psychology, Goodhart’s Law, Harvard University, Laszlo Bencze, Leslie D. McIntosh, mental health, Mind Matters News, paleontology, peer reviewers, pregnancy, pro-life, retraction, Robert J. Marks, Walter Bradley Center
Harvard is going to have quite a job convincing the world that it is still serious about reality-based thinking, never mind peer review. Source
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Must AI Inevitably Degenerate into Nonsense, through “Model Collapse”?

Artificial Intelligence, Arxiv.org, Baylor University, cats, ChatGPT, computer science, COSM 23, Creativity, Culture & Ethics, Denyse O'Leary, Dogs, gene pool, George Montañez, Harvey Mudd College, humans, inbreeding, jackrabbits, large language models, model collapse, Neuroscience & Mind, nonsense, Popular Mechanics, Pornography, recursion, Robert J. Marks, Walter Myers, William Dembski
AI works because humans are real creative beings, and AIs are built using gigantic amounts of diverse and creative datasets made by humans. Source
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New from Science Uprising — Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, and the Human Difference

algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, artists, Baylor University, computers, Creativity, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, Elon Musk, humanity, Jay Richards, John Lennox, kitsch, materialism, media, Neuroscience & Mind, propaganda, Robert J. Marks, science, Science Uprising, Selmer Bringsjord, spiritual reality, Stephen Hawking, Technology, totalitarianism, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence
Creativity, not mere copying or following commands, entails thinking “outside the box.” That’s how it can surprise us with genuine novelty. Source
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