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August 17, 2025

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Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, brain waves, Christof Koch, Denyse O’Leary, doctors, human mind, Jacob Vazquez, materialists, medicine, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, Middle Ages, near-death experiences, Skeptic Magazine, The Immortal Mind, theology, Truthful Hope}

Why Near-Death Experiences Are Being Treated More Seriously Now

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August 17, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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"The reason they came to get so much attention today was actually modern medical practice." Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 13, 2025

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Arts
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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, animals, brain, brain activity, Christof Koch, consciousness, human exceptionalism, immaterial reality, language, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, music, rats, Roger Sperry, soul, spirit, split-brain patients, volume}

Missing Brains and the “Music Model” of Consciousness

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August 13, 2025

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Gazzaniga and Queenan’s new model accounts for missing brain parts but it leaves out the very thing that creates the music. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
August 8, 2025

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Faith & Science
Genetics
Neuroscience & Mind
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, ancient world, animals, brain, Denyse O'Leary, genome, human beings, immaterial reality, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, philosophers, philosophy, plants, Plato’s Revenge, reason, soul, The Federalist, The Immortal Mind, will, William James}

A Reviewer Assesses Dr. Egnor on the Mind: Science Is “Catching Up” to Philosophy

_{David Klinghoffer
August 8, 2025

Faith & Science, Genetics, Neuroscience & Mind

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In two different areas of research — the nature of the mind, and the nature of genome — science points us to the existence of an immaterial reality. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 8, 2025

Categories
Anatomy
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Adam Jacobs, brain, Christof Koch, consciousness, corpus callosum, epilepsy, Justine Sergent, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, mind, MIT, neuroscience, split-brain surgery, The Immortal Mind, University of Amsterdam, violin, Wilder Penfield, Yair Pinto}

Conundrum: Split Brain But Unified Perception

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 8, 2025

Anatomy, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Current research suggests that a non-materialist approach to the neuroscience of the human mind is quite viable. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
August 8, 2025

Categories
Epistemology
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
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, brain, C. S. Lewis, Denyse O'Leary, free will, Gödel's incompleteness theorems, human beings, insight, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, Kurt Gödel, Michael Egnor, rational soul, sentience, souls, The Immortal Mind, Thomas Aquinas}

C. S. Lewis and the Rational Soul

_{Eric Hedin
August 8, 2025

Epistemology, Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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Classical and medieval scholars would not be surprised at the mounting scientific evidence for the immaterial soul. Read More ›

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Date
August 6, 2025

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Ethics
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
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, artificial inteligence, citations, government, misconduct, Moore’s law, Northwestern University, PNAS, publications, science, science fraud, scientific literature, scientific process, standards, technology, trust}

Fraudulent Science Networks Outpace Legitimate Science

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August 6, 2025

Ethics, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

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"Before the public loses confidence in the scientific process"? Hasn't that train already left the station? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 4, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, bioethics, choking, death, Department of Health and Human Services, doctors, kidney, New York Times, organ-harvesting, overdose, patients}

Organ-Procurement Goofs Threaten Trust

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 4, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The “dead donor rule” is the cement that binds the public’s trust in organ transplant medicine. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 3, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, atheism, brain, Mario Beauregard, materialism, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, mind, narrative, near-death experiences, neuroscience, neurosurgeons, paradoxical lucidity, Piers Morgan Uncensored, Richard Dawkins, skepticism, soul, split brain, The Immortal Mind}

From Science, New Respect for Non-Materialist Understandings of the Mind

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August 3, 2025

Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Yes, there are still people who insist that science can only consider material causes and concepts. Read More ›

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Date
August 2, 2025

Categories
Epistemology
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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, algorithms, Aristotle, artificial intelligence, brain processes, Brown University, cognitive science, computer science, computers, humans, intellect, John Searle, mind, modus tollens, Pat Flynn, philosophy, Selmer Bringsjord, Thomas Aquinas}

How Understanding Points Beyond Physicalism

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August 2, 2025

Epistemology, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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A computer science professor shows, using logic, how you must be more than mere matter. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 1, 2025

Categories
Computational Sciences
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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, artificial inteligence, Bard, ChatGPT, Conservation of Information, data, education, ID the Future, intelligent design, large language models, physical world, podcast, technology, thought, truth, Wikipedia, William Dembski}

Bill Dembski: Pursuing Truth and Trust in AI and LLMs

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 1, 2025

Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Dembski and I also explore the potential for AI to enhance human capabilities and education if used judiciously. Read More ›