Marcelo Gleiser Type post Author Michael Egnor Date January 19, 2022 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindPhilosophyPhysical SciencesPhysics Tagged , Bell's theorem, Big Think, brain states, criminal justice, free will, Hannah Arendt, Marcelo Gleiser, materialism, neuroscience, propositions, quantum physics, Sam Harris, totalitarianism, truth Does Science Disprove Free Will? A Physicist Says No Michael Egnor January 19, 2022 Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics 3 Marcelo Gleiser notes that the mind is not a solar system with strict deterministic laws. Read More ›
illusion Type post Author Michael Egnor Date May 3, 2021 CategoriesNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , Bell's theorem, 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 3 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 ›
coin flip Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date December 7, 2018 CategoriesBiologyIntelligent DesignNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __k-review, Albert Einstein, Bell's theorem, brain, creativity, fair coin, information, math, microtubules, Mind Matters, nature, neurons, novel, probability, quantum mechanics, quantum state, quantum world, randomness, Robert J. Marks II, specified complexity, universe Robert Marks: Randomness and the Enigma of Creativity David Klinghoffer December 7, 2018 Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind 4 Only a freely acting, designing agent resolves the mystery. Only such an agent creates, truly, ex nihilo. Read More ›