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Photo credit: Staff Sgt. Miguel Lara III, U.S. Air Force.

Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor on the Mind and the Brain

A derivative myth of materialism and Darwinism holds that the mind and the brain are one and the same. Read More ›
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Photo: Krista and Tatiana Hogan, via YouTube.

The Craniopagus Twins and Thomistic Dualism

Krista and Tatiana Hogan provide a remarkable opportunity to deepen our understanding of the human mind. Read More ›
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Image: Screengrab from “Twin Life: Sharing Mind and Body,” via CBC TV/YouTube.

What the Craniopagus Twins Teach Us About the Mind and the Brain

Tatiana and Krista Hogan's shared and individual powers of mind are just what Thomistic dualism predicts. Read More ›
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Bruce Buff
Image: All Souls' Day, by Jakub Schikaneder [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Bruce Buff and Robert Spitzer on All Hallows’ Eve — Materialism as Reality-Denial

“Is the soul real? Or is it just an old construct used to explain what a scientifically illiterate society could not?” Read More ›
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Nature, as Defined Today, Cannot Be All There Is 

Science is on the move. It is slowly morphing from observing nature to embodying naturalism. Read More ›
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Hype and Fearmongering About Artificial Intelligence Passes Its Sell-By Date

The attribution of superpowers to coming generations of AI machines has entered self-parody territory. Read More ›
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Post-Modern Science: The Illusion of Consciousness Sees Through Itself   

“It’s quite plausible”  is treated as equivalent to evidence, eliding the question of how exactly we come to “consciously believe” anything. Read More ›
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“Great” Minds Think Universe Is a Computer Program

The Matrix, the first episode, was a fun movie. But as a description for reality? Please. Read More ›
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Wesley Smith
Image credit: vectorization: BomBom (Own work based on: http://www.life.com/Life/) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Wesley Smith Visits Jahi McMath

“I nearly jumped out of my shoes,” Wesley reports. I think I would, too. Read More ›

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