organ-harvesting Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date August 5, 2025 CategoriesBioethicsBiologyMedicine Tagged , bioethicists, brain, brain death, cardiac arrest, circulation, comatose, consciousness, equality, health care, heart, human life, intention, medicine, memory, New York Times, organ donors, organ-harvesting, organs, patients, trust Killing for Organs — Who Could Possibly Object? Wesley J. Smith August 5, 2025 Bioethics, Biology, Medicine 4 Three doctors promote the idea of “redefining death” to allow patients to be killed for their organs. Read More ›
brain Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date September 7, 2024 CategoriesMedicineNeuroscience & MindTechnology Tagged , brain activity, comatose, consciousness, Elon Musk, fMRI, Neuralink, neuroscience, patients A Quarter of Comatose Patients May Be Aware But Unable to Communicate Denyse O’Leary September 7, 2024 Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology 6 “Covertly” means that the patients were not able to respond directly but brain activity showed that they understood what was asked of them. Read More ›
on-off-buttons Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date February 1, 2021 CategoriesNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , brain function, comatose, consciousness, Discovery Institute, dreams, drugs, ether, injury, machines, mechanical philosophy, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, persistent vegetative state, phlogiston, sleep, unconsciousness, Walter Bradley Center Seven Reasons the Soul Can’t Be Turned “Off” David Klinghoffer February 1, 2021 Neuroscience & Mind 4 Neuroscientist Michael Egnor notes that the idea of consciousness is "empty," much like the idea of "natural selection" in evolution. Read More ›
