Calm Down, the Universe as a Simulation Is Mathematically Impossible

Computational Sciences, eliminative materialism, Ideas, information, Intelligent Design, Isaac Newton, Kurt Gödel, Lawrence Krauss, logical positivism, materialist atheism, Michelle Starr, Okanagan, philosophers, physics, Plato, Platonic forms, Skynet, Terminator, universe, University of British Columbia
The idea that information underlies the universe is compatible with the very intelligent design theory that Lawrence Krauss has opposed in the past. Source
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Convergence? One-Celled Creature Has an Eye!

biology, Brian Leander, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, chromosomes, convergence, convergent evolution, electromagnetic waves, Erythropsidinium, Evolution, evolutionary plasticity, eye, Intelligent Design, light, light-sensitive spot, Living Waters, Nature (journal), New Scientist, ocelloid, optics, organelles, plankton, Timothy Standish, University of British Columbia, warnowiid dinoflagellate
“Convergent evolution” is not a process. It is a post-hoc observation based on evolutionary assumptions. Source
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Can a Dog Be Bred to Be as Smart as a Human?

Albert Einstein, American Kennel Club, anatomy, Border Collie, brain, Charles Fawole, consciousness, Dogs, Flynn Effect, humans, intelligence, Jean Marie Bauhaus, Kurt Gödel, Marilyn vos Savant, neurological capability, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, Payton Pearson, Psychology Today, science, Stanley Coren, University of British Columbia
An enterprising electrical engineer, Payton Pearson, thinks it can be done. There are reasons for doubt. Source
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