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An IT expert uses an EEG headset and machine learning technology to upload his brain into a computer, aiming for immortality. This scene captures a computer scientist developing an AI experiment
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Wesley J. Smith
September 4, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
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Why Transhumanism Is Unrealistic and Immoral

Wesley J. Smith
September 4, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
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In 2016, transhumanism proselytizer Zoltan Istvan ran for president promising to defeat death while touring the country in a bus redesigned to look like a coffin. It was a great gimmick that made him, perhaps, the most famous transhumanist in the world. But his recent piece in Merion West “When We’re Overly Optimistic about the Pace of Life Extension Research” took a dark and disturbing turn. Read More ›
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Landscape with Milky way galaxy. Earth and Aurora view from space with Milky way galaxy. (Elements of this image furnished by NASA)
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Guillermo Gonzalez
September 4, 2024
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Guillermo Gonzalez on 20th Anniversary Edition of The Privileged Planet

Guillermo Gonzalez
September 4, 2024
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In 2004, Dr. Jay Richards and Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez published a bold hypothesis: not only is Planet Earth well-suited for advanced life like ourselves, it’s also finely tuned for scientific discovery. Materialists call it a cosmic coincidence, but the array of evidence Richards and Gonzalez marshal in support of their argument suggests otherwise. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid sits down with Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez to discuss his newly revised, rewritten, and updated twentieth anniversary edition of The Privileged Planet. Read More ›
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Old and worn work gloves on large American flag - Labor day background
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Scott S. Powell
September 3, 2024
Economics
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Labor Day Celebrates American Exceptionalism

Scott S. Powell
September 3, 2024
Economics
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Other than punctuating the end of summer, Labor Day has for many lacked meaning associated with other holidays. Properly understood, it is the holiday that celebrates not only labor, but also the ideas, job creators, and institutions central to the flourishing of the United States and its people. Read More ›
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Jay W. Richards
September 2, 2024
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Jay Richards on New Expanded Edition of The Privileged Planet

Jay W. Richards
September 2, 2024
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In 2004, Dr. Jay Richards and Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez published a bold hypothesis: not only is Planet Earth well-suited for advanced life like ourselves, it's also finely tuned for scientific discovery. Materialists put this down to cosmic coincidence, but the array of evidence Richards and Gonzalez marshal in support of their argument suggests otherwise. On this episode of ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid speaks with Dr. Jay Richards about his work on a revised, rewritten, and updated 20th anniversary edition of The Privileged Planet. Read More ›
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Top view closeup of unrecognizable kid hiding phone in school and cheating during class
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Peter Biles
August 30, 2024
Education
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Finally Something the Politicians Agree On: Phone-Free Schools

Peter Biles
August 30, 2024
Education
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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is making a call on schools to restrict phones in schools, putting him in a rare place of agreement with colleagues like Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee, his opposite in almost every respect. Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
August 30, 2024
Homelessness
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Adverse Childhood Experiences: The ACEs You Don’t Want to be Dealt

Marvin Olasky
August 30, 2024
Homelessness
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ACEs ("adverse childhood experiences") go wild: ACEs such as suffering abuse or neglect, witnessing violence in the home or community, or having a family member attempt or die by suicide, undermine senses of safety and stability. Many U.S. adults experience at least one type of ACE. Most homeless adults hold in their hands at least four ACEs. Read More ›