Tag: Francis Crick (1916–2004)

Nebula and galaxies in space. Space many light years far from the Earth. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

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News
Date
May 17, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology, Media

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Arno Penzias, Carl Sagan, Francis Crick (1916–2004), Freeman Dyson, George Lemaitre, Georges Lemaître (1894-1966), Guillermo Gonzalez, James Watson, Kurt Godel, Michel-Yves Bollore, Nobel Laureate, Olivier Bonnassies, Pierre Laplace, Robert Wilson, Steven Weinberg (1933– 2021), Trofim Lysenko}

God, The Science, The Evidence: The Dawn of a Revolution

_{The book sets out the reasons for thinking that the universe is the creation of a rational supernatural being, as traditional religion and philosophy have attested} _{News
May 17, 2026

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Cosmology, Media}

In effect, therefore, this book is a call for a return to the medieval vision of a rational God who created rational creatures equipped to discover the verities of nature. In other words, to do science.

A detailed digital illustration showcasing the interaction between DNA molecules and a complex molecular machine within a biological environment

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
November 26, 2025

Categorized
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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COSM 2025, Francis Crick (1916–2004), Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, Quantum Mechanics, soul}

Skeptic Michael Shermer’s (Non)-Vision of the Soul

_{Responding to Michael Egnor at COSM 2025, he said that the soul is an explanation but not a good explanation for our relationship to our bodies} _{Denyse O'Leary
November 26, 2025

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

He sees words like “mind” and “soul” as just linguistic placeholders until we have a fully material explanation for how we function.

Glowing and shining DNA strands double helix close-up. Medical, biology, microbiology, genetics 3D rendering illustration concept. Artist vision.

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News
Date
November 12, 2025

Categorized
Genetics

Tagged
David Klinghoffer, Francis Crick (1916–2004), Human Zoos (2018), James D. Watson (1928–2025), Maurice Wilkins, Plato's Revenge (Discovery Institute Press 2025), Racism (James Watson), Signature in the Cell (2009), Stephen Meyer}

Geneticist James D. Watson (1928–2025): His Contradictory Legacy

_{Watson and Crick set the stage for what philosopher Stephen Meyer calls the God Hypothesis and yet Watson was a bigoted atheist and champion of pseudoscientific racism} _{News
November 12, 2025

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Genetics}

James Watson’s science legacy is for the ages. It would be fair if his ignoble thinking about faith and race faded into the background after some time.

Alien extra-terrestrial life forms, micro-organisms, floating in cosmic space, outer space

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 23, 2025

Categorized
Extraterrestrial life, Philosophy, Science

Tagged
Chandra Wickramasinghe, Directed Panspermia, Featured, Francis Crick (1916–2004), Fred Hoyle (1915–2001), Leslie Orgel (1927–2007), Life from space, Panspermia, Robert Endres}

In What Sense Is Origin of Life From Space a Scientific Question?

_{We can never know for sure what happened in the remote past. But future discoveries could, in principle, either strengthen or confirm the life from space claim.} _{Denyse O'Leary
September 23, 2025

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Extraterrestrial life, Philosophy, Science}

One thing emerges clearly from the life from space approach: Intelligent design is a viable hypothesis for the origin of life.