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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

Topic

consciousness

Panpsychism
Image source: Mind Matters News.
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Date
April 2, 2022
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Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
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A Sympathetic Account of Panpsychism

Science & Culture
April 2, 2022
Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics
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“Modern physics was founded on the separation of mind and matter.” Indeed, it was. And if that doesn’t work, materialism is dead. Read More ›
honey bee
Photo credit: Tanner Smida, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
February 11, 2022
Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Can Insects Be Conscious? Let’s Look at Bees First

Denyse O’Leary
February 11, 2022
Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
3
It is important to qualify what “consciousness” means when we are talking about bees. Read More ›
Sophia
Photo: Sophia the robot, by tk.
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Date
January 20, 2022
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Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
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Robert J. Marks on Why AI Won’t Destroy the World, or Save It

Science & Culture
January 20, 2022
Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind
2
Will robots or other computers ever become so fast and powerful that they become conscious, creative, and free? Read More ›
Cat's Eye Nebula
Photo: Cat's Eye Nebula, by NASA, ESA, HEIC, and Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA).
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post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 28, 2021
Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Darwinian Biologist Resists Learning to Live with Panpsychism

Denyse O’Leary
November 28, 2021
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
3
Jerry Coyne is having a hard time understanding why anyone would even consider taking panpsychism seriously. Read More ›
brain
Photo credit: David Matos via Unsplash.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
October 22, 2021
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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Where and What Is Consciousness?

David Klinghoffer
October 22, 2021
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
3
If humans are just “robots made of meat,” then the seat of consciousness ought to be locatable somewhere in the brain. Read More ›
Opabinia regalis
Photo: Fossil of Opabinia regalis, a Cambrian animal, by Jstuby at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
October 1, 2021
Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
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Did Minimal Consciousness Drive the Cambrian Explosion?

Denyse O’Leary
October 1, 2021
Anatomy, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life
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Eva Jablonka’s team makes the daring case, repurposing Hungarian chemist Tibor Gánti’s origin of life studies. Read More ›
wave
Photo credit: Mark Harpur via Unsplash.
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post
Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
August 9, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Little Book, Big Waves — Nagel’s Mind and Cosmos, Nine Years Later

David Klinghoffer
August 9, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design
3
As a colleague points out, Nagel's departure from the “right-thinking consensus” is on a par with David Gelernter’s 2019 farewell to Darwinism. Read More ›
Michael Egnor
Photo: Michael Egnor at the inauguration of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural & Artificial Intelligence, by Nathan Jacobson.
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Date
July 26, 2021
Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
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Why Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor Stopped Being a Materialist Atheist

Science & Culture
July 26, 2021
Biochemistry, Biology, Neuroscience & Mind
5
"It seemed to me that there had to be a conductor to this orchestra. But being an atheist, I didn’t think that was possible." Read More ›
brain
Photo credit: David Matos via Unsplash.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
July 2, 2021
Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
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Egnor Debates Materialism with Philosopher of Science David Papineau

David Klinghoffer
July 2, 2021
Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
3
Egnor: “Do you want me to explain Thomistic dualism to you?...David, do you not know how St. Thomas explained intentionality?” Papineau: “Uh, no.” Read More ›
psychedelic
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
May 29, 2021
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Neuroscience & Mind
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Can LSD Help Us Understand the Mind–Brain Relationship?

Michael Egnor
May 29, 2021
Neuroscience & Mind
3
Aldous Huxley noted that LSD “lowers the efficiency of the brain as an instrument for focusing the mind on the problems of life.” Read More ›

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