# \#Philosophy

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## [Why the Brain-Only Model Cannot Fully Explain Near-Death Experiences](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/why-the-brain-only-model-cannot-fully-explain-near-death-experiences/18052)

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**Author:** [@Ahmedzayed](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Ahmedzayed)\
**Replies:** 93\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/why-the-brain-only-model-cannot-fully-explain-near-death-experiences/18052 "2026-09-27T12:19:54Z")

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1- Near-death experiences include veridical perceptions. It is true that there are few cases found in prospective studies, but the amount of anecdotal evidence supported by independent witnesses and among those independe…

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## [When Will We Have to Decide Who Counts as a Person?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/when-will-we-have-to-decide-who-counts-as-a-person/17997)

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**Author:** [@Roman](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Roman)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/when-will-we-have-to-decide-who-counts-as-a-person/17997 "2026-09-17T00:36:34Z")

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In an earlier thread — Could Adam and Eve Have Been the First Embodied Persons Within an Existing Homo sapiens Population? — the discussion gradually moved well beyond the original question. We ended up talking about an…

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## [The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom: Thomas Jefferson’s best "scripture"](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-virginia-statute-of-religious-freedom-thomas-jefferson-s-best-scripture/18053)

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**Author:** [@Irikevig](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Irikevig)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-virginia-statute-of-religious-freedom-thomas-jefferson-s-best-scripture/18053 "2026-09-13T23:33:24Z")

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Warm greetings, Forum Alas, some days, when my patience is pushed HARD by encountering waves of pseudo-science ignorance, in the name of a blinkered version of “loyalty”, I feel like a werewolf, and wish to turn myse…

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## [Why a Scientific Realist Should Be a Moral Realist Too?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/why-a-scientific-realist-should-be-a-moral-realist-too/18037)

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**Author:** [@Ahmedzayed](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Ahmedzayed)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/why-a-scientific-realist-should-be-a-moral-realist-too/18037 "2026-09-04T16:24:35Z")

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All human knowledge is ultimately based on one thing: shared universal human perception. The scientific method, meaning things like predictions, falsifications, measurements by very accurate and sensitive instruments, re…

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## [What is the Resurrection Hypothesis?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/what-is-the-resurrection-hypothesis/17971)

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**Author:** [@vjtorley](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/vjtorley)\
**Replies:** 87\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/what-is-the-resurrection-hypothesis/17971 "2026-08-24T21:52:25Z")

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Let me begin with an apology for being away from this forum for so long. I’ve attempted to atone for my absence by composing a post whose central argument may be of interest to Christian apologists such as Mike Licona or…

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## [Neil Thomas writes another apparently-quite-insane book](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/neil-thomas-writes-another-apparently-quite-insane-book/17683)

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**Author:** [@Puck\_Mendelssohn](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Puck_Mendelssohn)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/neil-thomas-writes-another-apparently-quite-insane-book/17683 "2026-02-25T03:49:54Z")

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A few years ago a retired professor of German literature by the name of Neil Thomas popped up and wrote the weird little book Taking Leave of Darwin, a strange and incoherent romp through Lucretius, Percy and Mary Shelle…

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## [A modal ontological argument for atheism?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/a-modal-ontological-argument-for-atheism/17647)

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**Author:** [@Faizal\_Ali](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Faizal_Ali)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/a-modal-ontological-argument-for-atheism/17647 "2026-01-31T01:44:05Z")

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There have been several recent discussions in this forum of the modal ontological argument for theism, so I thought members might be interested in a recently published paper arguing that a form of this argument actually …

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## [Genesis, Carbon & Revelation](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/genesis-carbon-revelation/17417)

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**Author:** [@rumplepuff](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/rumplepuff)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/genesis-carbon-revelation/17417 "2025-09-11T16:59:09Z")

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I came across this forum while reading Joshua Swamidass’ intriguing The Genealogical Adam and Eve. His approach to integrating scripture, science, and genealogy neatly aligned with some philosophical patterns I’ve been e…

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## [Is causal closure evidence for panpsychism?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/is-causal-closure-evidence-for-panpsychism/17255)

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**Author:** [@CuriousLayman](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/CuriousLayman)\
**Replies:** 89\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/is-causal-closure-evidence-for-panpsychism/17255 "2025-06-23T01:05:16Z")

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Epiphenomenalism is the view that (1) physical events exert causal influence on mental events, but (2) mental events do not exert causal influence on physical events. Pro The primary argument in favor of epiphenomenali…

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## [Does the Mind Survive Death?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/does-the-mind-survive-death/17216)

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**Author:** [@Faizal\_Ali](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Faizal_Ali)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/does-the-mind-survive-death/17216 "2025-04-23T22:21:07Z")

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My response to a You Tuber on a famous case of Near-Death Experience: Does the Mind Survive Death? - by Faizal Ali A summary: Believers in the existence of an immaterial soul that allows people’s mind to leave the bod…

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## [Perspectives on Discussion of Science and Religion](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/perspectives-on-discussion-of-science-and-religion/17010)

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**Author:** [@Dan\_Eastwood](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Dan_Eastwood)\
**Replies:** 61\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/perspectives-on-discussion-of-science-and-religion/17010 "2025-01-31T23:06:45Z")

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I am creating this topic for a new discussion emerging from Is there really information being conveyed within a cell? What might have been a flame war is touching on questions which are intended to be the heart of this …

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## [Introducing CARTOON FRIDAY on Peaceful Science](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/introducing-cartoon-friday-on-peaceful-science/16792)

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**Author:** [@AllenWitmerMiller](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/AllenWitmerMiller)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/introducing-cartoon-friday-on-peaceful-science/16792 "2024-10-03T13:39:15Z")

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## [THE ENTROPIC PROFESSOR: More Greek Philosophers for the History-Impaired](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-entropic-professor-more-greek-philosophers-for-the-history-impaired/16783)

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**Author:** [@AllenWitmerMiller](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/AllenWitmerMiller)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 1:26am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-entropic-professor-more-greek-philosophers-for-the-history-impaired/16783 "2024-09-25T01:26:19Z")

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“By the #@%&! horrid-hot-hearth of hell-fired Hades: If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times. It’s ‘the Hippocratic Oath’ not ‘The Hypocritic Oath’, you morons!” . . Archimedes: “Estimating the …

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## [Dembski: Building a Better Definition of Intelligent Design](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/dembski-building-a-better-definition-of-intelligent-design/16746)

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**Author:** [@sfmatheson](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/sfmatheson)\
**Replies:** 216\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/dembski-building-a-better-definition-of-intelligent-design/16746 "2024-09-06T21:58:40Z")

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Bill Dembski has posted a long, detailed, and interesting piece on how to define “intelligent design.” I enjoyed it and learned from it, and I wonder if it might stimulate some interesting discussion here. It is IMO a t…

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## [Response to Mere Theistic Evolution](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/response-to-mere-theistic-evolution/16699)

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**Author:** [@BenKissling](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/BenKissling)\
**Replies:** 121\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/response-to-mere-theistic-evolution/16699 "2024-06-12T16:28:57Z")

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I’m in the process of revising an article for publication on CMI’s website critiquing Mere Theistic Evolution, which has been posted on Peaceful Science before. In the article, I reference some information I got from the…

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## [Daniel C. Dennett, Widely Read and Fiercely Debated Philosopher, Dies at 82](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/daniel-c-dennett-widely-read-and-fiercely-debated-philosopher-dies-at-82/16641)

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**Author:** [@Dan\_Eastwood](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Dan_Eastwood)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/daniel-c-dennett-widely-read-and-fiercely-debated-philosopher-dies-at-82/16641 "2024-04-29T04:06:25Z")

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Daniel C. Dennett, Widely Read and Fiercely Debated Philosopher, Dies at 82 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/books/daniel-dennett-dead.html

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## ["Why Evolution Does Not Make the Problem of Evil Worse"](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/why-evolution-does-not-make-the-problem-of-evil-worse/16605)

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**Author:** [@Rope](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Rope)\
**Replies:** 127\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/why-evolution-does-not-make-the-problem-of-evil-worse/16605 "2024-04-24T22:37:30Z")

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Hi Peaceful Science The idea that evolutionary theory makes the problem of evil somehow worse has been a mainstay of both YEC and some atheistic interpretations of evolution. Against this common view, my paper on this t…

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## [Fun with non-human consciousness, Or: What does it mean to be cephalopodic?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/fun-with-non-human-consciousness-or-what-does-it-mean-to-be-cephalopodic/16585)

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**Author:** [@sfmatheson](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/sfmatheson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/fun-with-non-human-consciousness-or-what-does-it-mean-to-be-cephalopodic/16585 "2024-03-26T02:10:47Z")

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The concept of the image of God is often linked to human attributes. Two of the biggest ones seem to be: 1) biological ancestry with other humans; and 2) consciousness. Humanists similarly define a “human” as someone pos…

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## [Gutsick Gibbon fires a broadside at Tomkins. Is this the end?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/gutsick-gibbon-fires-a-broadside-at-tomkins-is-this-the-end/16430)

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**Author:** [@MrAnderson](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/MrAnderson)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/gutsick-gibbon-fires-a-broadside-at-tomkins-is-this-the-end/16430 "2024-01-02T21:48:47Z")

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Erika, or @GutsickGibbon as she is known online has posted an incredible series of videos in the last 2 days comprehensively attacking the work of Dr. Jeffrey Tomkins. If you thought her previous work on the subject was…

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## [Evolution and Morality](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/evolution-and-morality/16291)

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**Author:** [@Dan\_Eastwood](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Dan_Eastwood)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/evolution-and-morality/16291 "2023-08-30T19:39:06Z")

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Introduction: A private conversation on this topic turned into a really good discussion, and we thought we might share it with everyone else. This will be a moderated topic, with @ho\_idiotes, @AllenWitmerMiller, @Puck\_M…

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## [FreeThought Hour with me (Youtube stream)](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/freethought-hour-with-me-youtube-stream/16225)

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**Author:** [@Faizal\_Ali](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Faizal_Ali)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/freethought-hour-with-me-youtube-stream/16225 "2023-07-21T19:42:49Z")

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## [What is pseudoscience?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/what-is-pseudoscience/16148)

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**Author:** [@paulm12](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/paulm12)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/what-is-pseudoscience/16148 "2023-06-17T02:31:00Z")

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I used to have a general idea of what I thought was pseudoscience (ID, ghosts, occult and “spooky” stuff, etc), but after reading some work by Paul Feyerabend and Larry Laudan, I’m not too sure anymore. In order to have…

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## [Can the "Liar, Lunatic or Lord" argument be made to work?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/can-the-liar-lunatic-or-lord-argument-be-made-to-work/15769)

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**Author:** [@vjtorley](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/vjtorley)\
**Replies:** 144\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/can-the-liar-lunatic-or-lord-argument-be-made-to-work/15769 "2023-02-27T04:15:43Z")

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Hi everyone. I’ve just written an article over at The Skeptical Zone, titled, Dr. Gavin Ortlund’s defense of C.S. Lewis’s “Liar, Lunatic or Lord” trichotomy, and Why I think it won’t work on skeptics. Comments are welcom…

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## [An argument for the immateriality of the intellect](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/an-argument-for-the-immateriality-of-the-intellect/15571)

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**Author:** [@structureoftruth](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/structureoftruth)\
**Replies:** 152\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/an-argument-for-the-immateriality-of-the-intellect/15571 "2023-01-25T22:27:39Z")

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I thought I’d create this to de-clutter The most current philosophical arguments for the existence of god thread a little bit (hopefully aiding @Dan\_Eastwood’s sanity). Here’s the context. @misterme987 and others were d…

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## [Free Will Is Only an Illusion if You Are, Too](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/free-will-is-only-an-illusion-if-you-are-too/15757)

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**Author:** [@Frank\_robert](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Frank_robert)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/free-will-is-only-an-illusion-if-you-are-too/15757 "2023-01-23T11:41:48Z")

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Imagine you are shopping online for a new pair of headphones. There is an array of colors, brands and features to look at. You feel that you can pick any model that you like and are in complete control of your decisio…

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## [Do you WANT there to be a God?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/do-you-want-there-to-be-a-god/15698)

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**Author:** [@jmk00001](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/jmk00001)\
**Replies:** 75\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/do-you-want-there-to-be-a-god/15698 "2023-01-16T13:38:35Z")

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Hello, all. I am new here, and have been reading through some of the discussions, but this is my first post. A question has grabbed my interest I would like to pose to you all here. The basis for my question is a quot…

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## [The most current philosophical arguments for the existence of God?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-most-current-philosophical-arguments-for-the-existence-of-god/15551)

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**Author:** [@misterme987](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/misterme987)\
**Replies:** 116\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-most-current-philosophical-arguments-for-the-existence-of-god/15551 "2022-11-27T07:00:13Z")

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I know that many of the people here are Christians, like me, and that many here also do not believe that teleological arguments are valid evidence for the existence of God (which I agree with), as the responses to Audrey…

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## [The most current philosophical evidence for the existence of Science](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-most-current-philosophical-evidence-for-the-existence-of-science/15569)

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**Author:** [@Dan\_Eastwood](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Dan_Eastwood)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-most-current-philosophical-evidence-for-the-existence-of-science/15569 "2022-11-25T17:17:35Z")

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OBITUARY 21 November 2022 Correction 24 November 2022 Bruno Latour (1947–2022) Philosopher and anthropologist who revolutionized ideas about science in practice. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03796-0

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## [Study shows how moral behavior pays off in the end](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/study-shows-how-moral-behavior-pays-off-in-the-end/15560)

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**Author:** [@Dan\_Eastwood](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Dan_Eastwood)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/study-shows-how-moral-behavior-pays-off-in-the-end/15560 "2022-11-21T14:51:22Z")

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Full disclosure, I have a cold and haven’t even tried to read this yet. It seems to fit with the theme of other recent discussions.

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## [Institute for Creation Research hiding critical comments on their youtube videos](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/institute-for-creation-research-hiding-critical-comments-on-their-youtube-videos/15336)

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**Author:** [@Rumraket](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Rumraket)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/institute-for-creation-research-hiding-critical-comments-on-their-youtube-videos/15336 "2022-08-29T16:48:50Z")

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ICR posted a video “Are We Really Full of Junk DNA? | The Creation Podcast: Episode 30” full of historical and factual falsehoods. It’s someone posing questions to Jeff Tomkins (yes, the guy who can’t figure out how to d…

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