Mind and Brain

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Depending on Source, Stem Cells Can Kill or Heal

May 29, 2013

Stem cells continue to show promise for dramatic healings, but reporters don't always clarify what lived or died to produce the cells. Adult stem cells inhabit all living humans; embryonic or fetal stem cells require a human death.

Philosophy of Science

Scientists Can Agree on Things that Aren’t So

May 27, 2013

Whenever you hear "all scientists agree" or "we now know," it's no guarantee a finding won't be disputed years later. In the following examples, CEH focuses not so much on the content of the disputed subjects as the implications for philosophy of science.

Human Body

Amazing Body Facts

May 22, 2013

There are more wonders in your body than you can possibly imagine. Here are half a dozen new findings for conversation starters.

Darwin and Evolution

From Tiny Bones to Whopper Conclusions

May 20, 2013

It doesn't take much to stimulate an evolutionist's imagination. A tiny middle ear bone will do.

Bible and Theology

Prosociality and Cooperation: Evolution vs. Prayer

May 19, 2013

Cooperation exists in nature. Does that mean it evolved? Only if evolution is the sole mechanism in your toolkit.

Darwin and Evolution

Evolutionists Confess to Lying

May 18, 2013

If lying evolved as a fitness strategy, can we believe anything an evolutionist says?

Bible and Theology

Human Cloning Is Back

May 17, 2013

If you thought work on human cloning and embryonic stem cell research went out of style with the discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells, watch out. The pro-cloning people, who never lost their lust for toying with human embryos, are back.

Botany

Out-of-Order Fossils Make Darwinists Wave Hands

May 16, 2013

When a fossil violates Darwinist expectations, it never falsifies the theory. It just creates a new round of imaginative gesticulations.

Bible and Theology

Psychiatry Is Not (Yet) a Science

May 10, 2013

Complaints about a new diagnostic manual show that psychiatry has a long way to go before being considered a legitimate science. That hope might never be fulfilled.

Bible and Theology

How Can You Punish an Evolved Criminal?

April 26, 2013

Left-leaning scientists have never given up on the 19th century notion that criminals are born, not made. Other evidence suggests "innate tendencies" can be overcome.

Bible and Theology

Darwinist Writes Bible Commentary

April 25, 2013

A rationalist, Darwinist, rabid anti-creationist has surprising things to say about the Bible.

Amazing Facts

How to Use Your Brain

April 24, 2013

The fact that you can ponder how to use your brain implies it is a physical tool your soul uses. New findings support the idea that we can improve our brain function through effort, like we can learn to become better computer users.

Astronomy

SETI, Said He, Isn't Ready, Said She

April 22, 2013

The search for extra-terrestrial intelligence is like a detective story without a body. All those new planets, but no signal—at least not one that most scientists will accept.

Bible and Theology