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Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 2, 2025

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Chemistry
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Freedom
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, Anna Krylov, atheism, brains, cancel culture, censorship, diversity, humans, inclusion, mammals, materialism, Nature (journal), Popular Science, private truth, Richard Dawkins, sex binary, Steven Pinker}

When Science Degenerates into a Spoils System

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November 2, 2025

Chemistry, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Freedom

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Chemistry professor Anna Krylov forces us to look at that in discouraging detail. Read More ›

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Date
October 30, 2025

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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, biology, brain cells, brains, cells, Christof Koch, Darwinism, information, kidney cells, kidneys, learning, memory, neuroscientists, panpsychism, philosophy of biology, skull, Tibi Puiu, TIME, ZME Science}

Researchers Find Memory Outside the Brain

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October 30, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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It it is very difficult to look at the natural world seriously and not see a mind in there somewhere. Read More ›

Cave with cave drawings. Cartoon mountain scene background Primitive cave paintings. ancient petroglyphs.

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 22, 2025

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Paleontology
Psychology
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, Antony Flew, artifacts, brain, cave art, death, dying, human beings, Michael Egnor, Neanderthals, near-death experiences, neuroscience, Ohio State University, paleontology, pseudoscience, psychology, Psychology Today, The Immortal Mind, There Is a God}

In Study of Human Psychology, the Power of “Maybe”

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October 22, 2025

Neuroscience & Mind, Paleontology, Psychology

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This is not science and is not a good look for a psychology that purports to have some relationship with science. Read More ›

Conceptual art journey to dream. Step into another world, Inside of brain, fantasy, escape from life concept. Made with Generative AI

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 20, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Big Bang, books, brain, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Murray, classical music, consciousness, Dan Brown, Darwin on Trial, Darwin’s Black Box, death, Denyse O’Leary, dreams, fiction, genome, Gospels, immaterial genome, immaterial reality, Jeremy England, Larry Sanger, Martin Rees, materialism, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, Michael Levin, near-death experiences, neuroscience, neurosurgeons, New Testament, Plato, Plato’s Revenge, Prague, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Sternberg, Roman Catholics, soul, Stephen Meyer, Taking Religion Seriously, terminal lucidity, The Immortal Mind, universe, Wall Street Journal, Wikipedia}

From Charles Murray to Dan Brown, the Culture Is Maturing Toward the Immortal Mind

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October 20, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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The existence of an immaterial reality, a soul, or a genome, is a concept that has been bubbling up, independently, across a range of minds. Read More ›

out of body experience oobe near death experience representation

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 10, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Bernardo Kastrup, consciousness, eliminative materialism, idealism, Joshua Farris, Michael Egnor, near-death experiences, physicalism, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, supernatural}

One Reason Near-Death Experiences Are Hard to Study

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October 10, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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When the mind is dissociated from the body briefly, it may acquire actual knowledge — as in NDEs where the knowledge acquired is later confirmed. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
October 8, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
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, algorithms, Australia, compass, Drosophila melanogaster, fruit flies, intelligent design, Milky Way, Monarch butterflies, moths, navigation, polarization}

Animal Algorithms: Moth Celestial Navigation

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October 8, 2025

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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The origin, genetic inheritance, and how such algorithms are programmed in the brain remains a mystery. Read More ›

The interior of ancient buildings in the Qin and Han dynasties of China

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Author
Bruce Gordon

Date
October 3, 2025

Categories
Computational Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Baylor University, brain, ChatGPT, Chinese Room argument, computation, digestion, Discovery Institute Press, John Searle, language, Minding the Brain, ontology, philosophy, Science and Culture Today, scientism, subjectivity, The Nature of Nature, William Dembski}

John Searle (1932–2025): A Titan Passes

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October 3, 2025

Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Searle’s most famous argument is undoubtedly the Chinese Room argument, first presented in his essay “Minds, Brains, and Programs” (1980). Read More ›

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Date
October 2, 2025

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, Aristotelianism, artificial intelligence, atheists, bats, Chinese Room argument, computation, consciousness, Edward Feser, John Searle, philosophers, philosophy, popular culture, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Nagel}

Farewell to John Searle, Philosopher of Mind and Language

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October 2, 2025

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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His Chinese Room thought experiment, an argument for why computers can seem clever without having minds, was widely understood among the lay public. Read More ›

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Date
October 1, 2025

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Intelligent Design
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Billions of Missing Links, books, Charles Darwin, Coast to Coast AM, consciousness, evolution, Geoffrey Simmons, George Noory, intelligent design, patients, radio, Science and Culture Today, What Darwin Didn’t Know}

Consciousness and Intelligent Design: Dr. Simmons on Coast to Coast Tonight

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October 1, 2025

Intelligent Design, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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He tells us, “My patients have contacted me from all over the world having heard me on this show on previous occasions.” Read More ›

People gathered around the red navigation pointer pin. Meeting place concept. A long awaited meeting, a company of friends, acquaintance via the Internet. Event or holiday. Organization of joint trip

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 29, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, bank account, brain, cerebellum, consciousness, cortex, hammer, human mind, Local, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, neurosurgeons, password, Real Clear Science, The Immortal Mind, Wilder Penfield}

Are We Looking for Consciousness in the “Wrong Part” of the Brain?

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September 29, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Al of this reasoning assumes that human consciousness — the human mind — is local. Located in one single place. It probably isn’t. Read More ›