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Posted by Wakeup on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 00:45
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by Kenneth SamplesCan Naturalistically Evolved Human Minds Be Trusted to Yield True Beliefs About Reality? Was Charles Darwin a confident evolutionist? It may be surprising to learn that the father of modern evolutionary theory (1809–1882) had doubts about his proposed explanation for the diversity of life. Reflective by nature, Darwin worried about the philosophical implications of his biological theory. One concern was whether man’s cognitive, or, belief-producing faculties, which he believed had evolved from the lower animals, could be trusted to produce reliable, true beliefs about reality itself. Here’s how Darwin expressed his epistemological (relating to knowing) reservations concerning the purely naturalistic process of evolution:
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Posted by Wakeup on Thursday, 27 May 2010 04:09
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 by Dr. Hugh RossScholars involved in what has come to be known as “the Intelligent Design movement” deserve respect. They swim against the powerful tide of naturalism, and I applaud their efforts and integrity. At the same time, however, I sense a need to clarify a subtle but significant distinction between their goals and those of the organization I represent, Reasons To Believe.
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Posted by Wakeup on Friday, 28 May 2010 05:14
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 30 Years Later, the Lessons from Mount St. Helens
On May 18, 1980, a tremendous landslide on the northern side of Mount St. Helens in Washington state uncapped a violent volcanic eruption, completely altering the surrounding landscape. It is the most studied volcano in history and has reshaped thinking regarding catastrophic earth processes. The Institute for Creation Research has studied the volcano over the past three decades, conducting research that has provided a suite of informative lessons with broad-ranging implications.(1)
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Posted by Administrator on Friday, 25 June 2010 20:30
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 By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent
Astronomers at the University of Sheffield have managed to record for the first time the eerie musical harmonies produced by the magnetic field in the outer atmosphere of the sun. They found that huge magnetic loops that have been observed coiling away from the outer layer of the sun's atmosphere, known as coronal loops, vibrate like strings on a musical instrument.
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Posted by Wakeup on Friday, 25 June 2010 22:03
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 "Since serotonin plays a role in learning we wondered if live M. vaccae could improve learning in mice," says Matthews.
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