The Trump Administration continues to take decisive action to address the national K-12 public education crisis, ensuring a change of course from the dire status quo. The latest action occurred on May 7th when the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education sent a letter to all state education chiefs, which opened by stating: “Parents should never worry about their child’s safety at school.”
Some scientists and philosophers hold the view that our brains are basically brains made of meat. Today, Dr. Eric Holloway and Dr. Robert J. Marks explain what’s wrong with this idea in the concluding segment of their conversation with guest host Patrick Flynn. For starters, the computational theory of mind may be incompatible with materialism or physicalism, as formal, abstract thought appears to transcend the physical realm. Then there’s the argument that the human mind cannot be reduced to a computational system as suggested by mathematical ideas such as Gödel’s incompleteness theorems. Computationalism also fails to adequately account for human creativity and the generation of genuinely novel ideas, which appear to be beyond the capabilities of any computer …
On this ID The Future, enjoy the concluding half of a remarkable and candid discussion on the limits of Darwinian evolution and the arguments for intelligent design. The conversation, recorded in 2019, is hosted by Peter Robinson for his program Uncommon Knowledge, and features philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer, mathematician and author Dr. David Berlinski, and Yale Professor of Computer Science Dr. David Gelernter. In Part 2, the focus turns from the inadequacies of Darwin’s theory of evolution to the merits of intelligent design. Although all three men are in solid agreement that Darwinian evolution fails, they differ on the question of intelligent design. Berlinski’s attitude towards intelligent design is “warm but distant.” For Gelernter, questions of human …
These days, hedonism strikes a beat in society. We have long been told that if it feels good, if it is what we want, so long as we aren’t hurting others, then, we should do it. But does that kind of self-indulgence really lead to a successful and satisfying life? Wesley’s guest on this episode of Humanize, Dr. Andrew V. Abela, doesn’t think so. To avoid dysfunction and lead a truly happy and satisfying life, Dr. Abela suggests developing and practicing what he calls “super habits” that can aid us all in making wise decisions, managing emotions, and interacting with other people. In fact, he has written a book to explain it all — Superhabits: The Universal System for a Successful Life. Andrew Abela is the founding dean of the Busch School of Business …