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Religious Robots and Free Americans

Religious Robots and Free Americans

Of his many specialties, in this episode Michael inquires into David Gelernter’s professional preoccupation: artificial intelligence. Gelernter recalls the pioneering role of his father, warns of the perils of letting children be captive to flickering screens, and remarks on whether AI robots can be spiritual seekers. Gelernter also emphasizes the key role of the Judeo-Christian Western tradition in creating a free and idealistic context in which technology is primed to explode. Read More ›

A Cosmological Argument for God’s Existence, pt. 2

A Cosmological Argument for God’s Existence, pt. 2

In this special series of The John Ankerberg Show, Dr. Stephen Meyer presents a cosmological argument for God’s existence. In part 2, Dr. Meyer discusses evidence from Edwin Hubble, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawking that the universe had a definite beginning. Videos posted with permission. Stephen Meyer is the author of The New York Times best selling book Darwin’s Doubt: Read More ›

I, for One, Welcome Our New Robot Overlords

Should we fear the rise of ‘intelligent’ computers? In case you haven’t heard, the newest champion of “Jeopardy!,” the popular TV game show, is a computer. Watson, an enormous computer developed by researchers at IBM, was pitted against the two previous human champions, Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings. At the end of the first round, aired on Valentine’s Day, Jennings Read More ›

Concerning First Origins

This is the final chapter of the 1995 book The Quantum Enigma, with some recent reflections. Read More ›