soul Type post Date June 26, 2025 CategoriesFaith & ScienceMedicineNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , Allen Institute for Brain Science, appetite, Aristotle, brain, Christof Koch, consciousness, Denyse O'Leary, Dogs, guilt, Heaven, humans, intellect, Israel, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, neuroscience, pets, reason, Roman Catholic, Seattle, soul, The Immortal Mind Egnor and Koch Debate the Soul…and Talk Dogs Science & Culture June 26, 2025 Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind 7 Here are two highlights that give some sense of the scope and tenor of the debate. Read More ›
brain Type post Author Michael Egnor Date March 8, 2023 CategoriesBiologyChemistryEvolutionMetaphysicsNeuroscience & MindPhysics Tagged , appetite, brain, Brown University, Cartesian dualism, Christianity, consciousness, emotion, evolution, eye, intellect, Kenneth Miller, materialism, memory, mind-brain problem, neuroscience, perception, René Descartes, res cogitans, res extensa, Roman Catholic, sensations, soul, The Human Instinct, Thomas Aquinas Kenneth Miller on Consciousness and Evolution Michael Egnor March 8, 2023 Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics 8 Despite Miller's claims, neither human reason nor free will evolved because neither is generated by material processes. Read More ›
alien hand 2 Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date April 6, 2019 CategoriesNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __k-review, action potentials, alien hand syndrome, appetite, Bradley Center, brain, Eric Metaxas, free will, health, intellect, materialism, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, neuroscience, patients, physical processes, Socrates in the City, Stephen Meyer, volition, will Dr. Egnor on Free Will and the “Alien Hand” David Klinghoffer April 6, 2019 Neuroscience & Mind 3 A reader asked whether this disproves the unity and freedom of the will. It appears that the patient wills two things simultaneously: getting dressed and getting undressed. Read More ›
