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Why Is Rape Wrong? Science Has No Answer
Rape, right or wrong? Depends on how you define rape, you might say, Very well, define it how you like. Now answer the question: right or wrong? Here is what…
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AI Does Not Pose A Challenge To Christianity
The theology and philosophy of the Atlantic article "Is AI a Threat to Christianity?" proves that it was all downhill after the schoolmen in the sad twilight of the Middle…
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Induction & Essence
Suppose we observe a raven. It's black. We see a second, also black. And so on for a few dozen more. We reason, or rather we argue with ourselves, "Since…
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Vatican Analyzes The Difference Between Humans And Robots
Soon a robot will ask you if you want fries with that. Computer screens already do, in some locales. How does that make you feel? Hungry? That could be taken…
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God’s Gift To Molecular Biology: The Hydrogen Bond — Guest Post by Bob Kurland
Editor's note: a version of this post originally appeared at Reflections of a Catholic Science. It has been recognized that hydrogen bonds restrain protein molecules to their native configurations, and…
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Is Homosexuality A Disability?
Guy's walking along, innocent like, when, lo, he has his "nuts bit off by a Laplander". Perhaps needless to say, his young wife is distressed over the incident. What goes…
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Russia’s Rise: Part I — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
This is Part I of II parts. The second part will run next Tuesday. I have been asked why I think Russia has returned to the center stage in world…
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The Apes Do It So It’s Fine For Us Fallacy
< I'm on the road for the next several days and won't always have access to the Internet. So I'm reposting a series of classic fallacies. Regular service to resume…