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Michael Egnor

Date
March 8, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
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, 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

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Despite Miller's claims, neither human reason nor free will evolved because neither is generated by material processes. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
February 1, 2023

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Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Science
Technology
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, addiction, Andrew McDiarmid, animals, Bible, Big Tech, Braveheart, characters, consciousness, Dennis Prager, Dogs, Eric Metaxas, Google, humans, Internet, Michael Medved, nature, New York Post, pets, Sabbath, storytelling}

By Design: Storytelling Reveals Human Exceptionalism

_{David Klinghoffer
February 1, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Science, Technology

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That humans enjoy being made to wait seems to have been deliberately built into us. It’s unique in nature, an intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 21, 2023

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Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Science
Scientific Reasoning
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, Adam Frank, Bernardo Kastrup, Big Think, Bruce Greyson, Chronicle of Higher Education, Closer to Truth, consciousness, David Chalmers, death, hard problem of consciousness, life after death, moral choice, near-death experiences, neuroscience, Neuroscience News, npr, Scientific American, Standard Model}

Is Life After Death Incompatible with Physics?

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 21, 2023

Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics, Science, Scientific Reasoning

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In 2011, Sean Carroll wrote an essay on why — from a science perspective — our minds must be extinguished at death Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 19, 2023

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Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, Benjamin Libet, brain, brain activity, choices, consciousness, free will, Marcelo Gleiser, neuroscience, readiness potential, Scientific American, self}

New Brain Research Supports Free Will

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 19, 2023

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Researchers, altering Libet’s classical experiment, found that human brains show no “readiness potential” when a decision is important. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 10, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science
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, consciousness, Durham University, Europe, human origins, humans, hunter-gatherers, Ice Age, Live Science, Neanderthals, paleontology, University College London}

Possible Cave “Proto-Writing” Challenges Slow Evolution of Human Consciousness

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 10, 2023

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science

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London-based wood carving conservator Ben Bacon has, with academic colleagues, shaken up Ice Age paleontology. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 6, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, animal rights, animals, bears, cannibalism, consciousness, crime, free will, humans, moral agency, morality, Nonhuman Rights Project, plaintiffs, Psyche, responsibility}

Can Animals Be Held Criminally Responsible?

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 6, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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While the idea is handled provocatively in philosophy literature, in practice, animals are envisioned as plaintiffs, not defendants, in animal rights cases. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 4, 2023

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, Big Bang, cognitive science, computer, computers, consciousness, Darwinian evolution, David Chalmers, Donald Hoffman, electronics, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Evolutionary Game Theory, mind-body problem, natural selection, pixels, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, University of California, voltage}

Brain Scientist: Consciousness Didn’t Evolve; It Creates Evolution

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 4, 2023

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Donald Hoffman says that even the Big Bang must be understood in a universe where consciousness is fundamental. Read More ›

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Date
January 2, 2023

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Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, brain, calculus, consciousness, cortex, Francis Crick, human brain, mice, neuroscience, wheels}

Mice Can’t Do Calculus but Their Brains Can

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January 2, 2023

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Neuroimaging and mathematics showed that a simple Stop! signal in the brain would not allow a mouse to stop as quickly as it in fact did. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 16, 2022

Categories
Anatomy
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, Albert Einstein, brain, consciousness, Dogs, humans, intelligence, Kurt Gödel, neuroscience, Psychology Today, Stanley Coren, University of British Columbia}

Can a Dog Be Bred to Be as Smart as a Human?

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 16, 2022

Anatomy, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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An enterprising electrical engineer, Payton Pearson, thinks it can be done. There are reasons for doubt. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 15, 2022

Categories
Botany
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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, ants, chimpanzees, computer programmers, consciousness, Eric Cassell, evolution, insects, intelligence, intuitions, natural selection, neuroscience, stroke, zombies}

Are Plants Conscious? Science Writer Says Yes

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 15, 2022

Botany, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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Annaka Harris, neuroscience and physics writer, starts by casting doubt on human consciousness. Read More ›