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Science Uprising — Michael Egnor Responds to a (Thoughtful) Critic

“Although higher thought is not localizable to one region of the brain, it may be distributed to neurons throughout the brain.” Read More ›
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Photo by Ann Gauger: statue of Jan Hus in the Old Town Square.

The Masks of Prague

They have taken on the masks of their former taskmasters and let their heritage stand empty, though thankfully not yet in ruins. Read More ›
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Accompanying photo: Jeffrey Schwartz in a scene from Science Uprising, “The Inescapable I.”

How Research on OCD Challenges Materialism

How does one “convince” a robot of anything, when changing your mind about an issue implies free will, which materialists are impelled to deny? Read More ›
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Sunset in savannah of Africa with acacia trees, Safari in Serengeti of Tanzania
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Upright Walking and African Witch Doctors

In seeking to explain what makes humans exceptional, current evolutionists convert guesswork into a methodology, as humans did for long ages in the pre-scientific past. Read More ›
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Photo: Professor Michael Egnor, Stony Brook University, in a scene from Science Uprising.

Egnor: Why Neuroscience Points to a Soul

This is fascinating stuff that flies in the face of the viewpoint treasured and defended by prestige academia and the mainstream media. Read More ›
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Photo: Professor Michael Egnor, Stony Brook University, in a scene from “Mind: The Inescapable I,” second episode of Science Uprising.

Science Uprising, Episode 2: Mind Denial

“We are robots made out of meat, which is what I’m going to try to convince you of today.” So says evolutionist Jerry Coyne. Read More ›
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Jay Richards: The Many Dilemmas of Materialism

When you go off to an elite college today, you’re expected to think about the most important questions as if it were true that only material things exist. Read More ›
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Photo: A scene from Science Uprising Episode 1 — Reality: Real vs. Material.

Health-Tracking Apps Unmask a Materialist Myth

“To a materialist our subjective thoughts are not real. But our thoughts and beliefs have real consequences.” Read More ›
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Dr. Egnor on Free Will and the “Alien Hand”

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 ›
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Photo credit: Mike Peel [CC BY-SA 2.0 uk], via Wikimedia Commons.

New Paper Confirms the Trilobite Explosion

It’s important to note that the “true tempo of early animal evolution” exists in evolutionists’ imaginations, not in the rocks. Read More ›

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