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Autonomous, self-replicating robots—exobots—are the way to explore the universe, find and identify extraterrestrial life and perhaps clean up space debris in the process, according to a Penn State...
I just wound up my cuckoo clock and it got me thinking. A few weeks ago my friend’s 13 year-old son came to stay with me for a couple of weeks and he was quite interested in my cuckoo clock (a gift...
In a study that pushed quantum mechanical theory and research capabilities to the limit, UA researchers have found a way to see the molecule that likely made the universe - or at least the hot and...
So, finally, we come to it. Why are many theists committed to believing we live in a computer simulation? Because, even if we grant them knowledge of God’s existence, the only way to make sense of...
Following on from preceding discussion, Doru kindly provided this very interesting link to information about a new chip designed at MIT which is designed to mimic the function of real neurons. I...
Catholic seniors in a Catholic high school directly challenged Catholic bigwigs from the archdiocese who convened a special assembly just for seniors to try to persuade them to vote against gay...
In my first entry I defined the simulation hypothesis and showed why it is more likely than many think. In my next entry I showed how the logical problem of natural evil is often misunderstood and...
Sanal Edamaruku is the head of the Indian Rationalist Association and has a flair for the dramatic. Long-time readers of this blog will recall the time I wrote about a Hindu ‘tantric guru’ (whatever...
Even the most die-hard anti-Christian is likely to concede that a lot of the music inspired by Christianity is excellent, although the words are often simply appalling. Growing up in the Methodist...
I am in the midst of arguing that many theists are committed to believing that we live in a computer simulation. Last time I defined the simulation hypothesis and showed why it is more likely than...

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