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C. S. Lewis and the Rational Soul

Classical and medieval scholars would not be surprised at the mounting scientific evidence for the immaterial soul. Read More ›
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Behaviorism Failed Much as Darwinism Has Done

The human mind, like the origin and development of life itself, is not reducible to merely physical processes. Read More ›
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A Neurosurgeon Pulls Back the Curtain on the Soul

Dr. Michael Egnor tackles provocative ideas, making a case that the human soul exists and that the mind is immortal. Read More ›
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The Immortal Mind: How Neuroscience Points Beyond Materialism

Dr. Egnor challenges the Darwinian view, arguing that abstract thought and free will are immaterial and could not have arisen via natural selection. Read More ›
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Are “Mind” and “Brain” the Same Thing?

Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor passionately argues that denying free will undermines moral responsibility and paves the way for totalitarian ideologies. Read More ›
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From Seizures, a Healthy Respect for the Brain

Webb Wright’s roundup of historical approaches to epilepsy is not very insightful, unfortunately. Read More ›
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Revenge of the Turtle Lady 

You’ve probably heard the story about the old lady who tells a Famous Professor that the world is actually sitting on the back of giant turtle.  Read More ›
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Did Evolution Give Us Free Will? (Continued)

The door is open to other causes — even those that neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell himself would prefer to keep out. Read More ›
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Did Evolution Give Us Free Will?

If you pick up a book up about free will by a materialist, you are generally safe to assume that the point will be to explain that free will is an illusion. Read More ›
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What Does Your Brain Do? And What Can It Not Do?

A surprising result of pioneering neurosurgery was the discovery that some mental processes could be stimulated in the brain but others could not be. Read More ›

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