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The Center for Science and Culture
October 27, 2026
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Religion and Civic Life
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Dr. John West to Speak at Cornerstone Apologetics Conference

The Center for Science and Culture
October 27, 2026
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Religion and Civic Life
2

Cornerstone University will host Discovery Institute Vice President and Senior Fellow Dr. John West for its inaugural Christian Apologetics Conference, Deconstructing Doubt: Faith and Truth in Today’s World. Dr. West will speak on the relationship between science and faith and the cultural consequences of rejecting Intelligent Design. Registration is required to attend the conference. To learn more, please visit the Read More ›

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A bird’s eye view of a copper mine
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Wesley J. Smith
October 27, 2026
Human Exceptionalism
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“Nature Rights” Hits the Big Time

Wesley J. Smith
October 27, 2026
Human Exceptionalism
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Should "nature" be accorded enforceable human-type rights? Not too long ago, the very notion would have been laughed out of town. But no one is chuckling now. Over the last decade, support for granting legal rights to nature has steadily seeped from the radical fringe into the establishment mainstream. Read More ›
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Man sitting calmly in subway train surrounded by blurred commuters conveying stillness in chaos
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Robert J. Marks II
October 27, 2026
Technology
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AI’s Power Demands Steadiness, Not Panic

Robert J. Marks II
October 27, 2026
Technology
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Generative models and agentic AI are powerful tools that can cause harm through misuse, errors, and inadequate safeguards. Addressing those risks, however, does not require assuming that AI will decide to go off the rails on its own, become conscious, or, like the smarter member of "Pinky & the Brain," develop a desire to take over the world. Read More ›
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Finger pushing start power button on the laptop computer. Press turn off shutdown keyboard on notebook hardware equipment. Above view with copy space. Technology ban and stop. Social disconnect tablet
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Wesley J. Smith
October 24, 2026
Human Exceptionalism
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Nature Article Denies AI Consciousness

Wesley J. Smith
October 24, 2026
Human Exceptionalism
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There is a great advocacy push underway to have AI declared to be — or soon to be — conscious and hence, entitled to “rights” as “persons.” (I have responded to this advocacy on several occasions.) Now, an article in Nature — written by three academics — strongly rebuts that blatant anthropomorphism. Read More ›