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Michael Egnor

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May 29, 2021

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, Aldous Huxley, brain, brain injuries, consciousness, Cornell University, fMRI, matter, mind, near-death experiences, neuroscience, Oxford University, The Guardian}

Can LSD Help Us Understand the Mind–Brain Relationship?

_{Michael Egnor
May 29, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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Aldous Huxley noted that LSD “lowers the efficiency of the brain as an instrument for focusing the mind on the problems of life.” Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
May 24, 2021

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Medicine
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, abortion, doctors, euthanasia, hospitals, Louisiana, physician-assisted suicide, Slate, Supreme Court, United States, women}

Are Abortion, Physician-Assisted Suicide, and Euthanasia “Medical Practice”?

_{Michael Egnor
May 24, 2021

Medicine

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The practice of medicine by its very nature precludes the deliberate taking of innocent human life. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

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May 3, 2021

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, Benjamin Libet, determinism, free will, illusion, Jerry Coyne, materialism, matter, mind, neuroscience, propositions, quantum mechanics, researchers, The Guardian}

Trying to Disprove Free Will Shows that Materialism Doesn’t Work

_{Michael Egnor
May 3, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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The fact that nature is not predetermined in detail has been shown quite convincingly by the experimental confirmation of Bell’s theorem in quantum mechanics. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
April 28, 2021

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, abstract thought, Aristotle, body, brain, breathing, DNA, free will, intellect, intelligence, memory, mind, nervous system, philosophers, soul, Thomas Aquinas, vision}

If IQ Is Inherited, Is the Intellect Simply Material?

_{Michael Egnor
April 28, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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The widely accepted heritability of IQ — between 57 percent and 80 percent in twin studies — is strong evidence for the materiality of the intellect. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
April 19, 2021

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Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
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, Albert Einstein, Aristotle, black holes, evolution, Five Ways, general relativity, gravitation, Isaac Newton, Jerry Coyne, laws of nature, natural theology, Prime Mover, quantum mechanics, summer, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Why the Universe Itself Can’t Be the Most Fundamental Thing

_{Michael Egnor
April 19, 2021

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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Imagine a chain hanging from the sky supporting a weight suspended in the air. Each link in the chain is a cause for the continued suspension of the links. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
April 14, 2021

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, blood flow, brain, brain activity, fMRI, Harvard University, materialism, mind, neurons, neuroscientists, neurosurgeons, researchers}

Why a “Budding” Neuroscientist Is Skeptical of Brain Scans

_{Michael Egnor
April 14, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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A major thrust of neuroscience has been the use of fMRI to correlate brain activity with thinking and to draw conclusions about the physical basis of the mind. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
April 12, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
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, atheism, Charles Darwin, COVID-19, dinosaurs, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jerry Coyne, Jesus Christ, Manhattan, natural science, New York State, Thomas Aquinas, unicorns, wolves}

Why an Argument for God’s Existence Is Scientific

_{Michael Egnor
April 12, 2021

Faith & Science

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Atheist evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne is a fountain of nonsensical arguments against the existence of God. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
April 6, 2021

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, blindness, brain, cerebral cortex, eyes, form, mind, neurobiology, perception, philosophy of mind, retina, sensations, soul}

The Mystery of Blindsight Helps Us Understand the Mind Better

_{Michael Egnor
April 6, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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Blindsight is the remarkable ability of some blind people to sense objects that they cannot actually see. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
April 5, 2021

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Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
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, Albert Einstein, Arno Penzias, astronomers, atheism, Bible, Big Bang, biological information, Carl Sagan, Contact, creator, DNA, Edwin Hubble, Georges Lemaître, Moses, multiverse, physicists, Prime Mover, Psalms, punctuation, Return of the God Hypothesis, Robert Jastrow, science denial, scientists, Stephen Meyer, The Federalist, Thomas Aquinas}

The God Hypothesis Versus Atheist Science Denial

_{Michael Egnor
April 5, 2021

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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It is a scandal that atheism has such a hold on so many scientists that it corrupts their science and leads them to deny what is obvious. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
March 24, 2021

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Medicine
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, abortion, Baltimore, Black Lives Matter, Cambridge, Chicago, crime, critical race theory, Detroit, education, eugenics, fathers, George Floyd, healthcare, Massachusetts, medical care, murder, poverty, pride, Racism, rape, riots}

Woke Medicine Is Very Bad for Everyone’s Health

_{Michael Egnor
March 24, 2021

Medicine

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There is a major effort in medical education today to indoctrinate students and resident physicians into Critical Theory. Read More ›