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August 6, 2019

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, censorship, Darwinism, free will, humans, ID the Future, Jonathan Witt, materialism, morality, podcast, radio, Science Uprising}

Jonathan Witt Talks Science Uprising and More with Jerry Newcombe

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August 6, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Witt and Newcombe discuss philosophical materialism, free will, morality, and what it means to be human. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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June 10, 2019

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, __cedited, Benjamin Libet, brain, free will, Jeffrey Schwartz, materialism, matter, media, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, Science Uprising, Wilder Penfield}

Science Uprising, Episode 2: Mind Denial

_{David Klinghoffer
June 10, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind

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“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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June 3, 2019

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, __cedited, __image, biological origins, free will, illusion, Instagram, Jay Richards, love, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, morality, myths, Neil deGrasse Tyson, reality, Richard Dawkins, Science Uprising, scientists, soul}

First Episode of Science Uprising Is Out: Fake Science and Toxic Materialism

_{Science & Culture
June 3, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind

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What if the way the culture directs us to think about our own biological origins is based on a vast, highly influential myth? Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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April 6, 2019

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, __cedited, action potentials, alien hand syndrome, appetite, Bradley Center, brain, Eric Metaxas, free will, health, intellect, materialism, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, neuroscience, patients, physical processes, Socrates in the City, Stephen Meyer, volition, will}

Dr. Egnor on Free Will and the “Alien Hand”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 6, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind

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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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Michael Egnor

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January 17, 2019

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Bioethics
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, __cedited, animals, choice, crime, evil, free will, genes, good, human dignity, Jerry Coyne, justice, morality, neurotransmitters, punishment, totalitarianism}

Jerry Coyne and the Consequences of Denying Free Will

_{Michael Egnor
January 17, 2019

Bioethics

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Without free will, there is no guilt and there is no innocence. There are merely animals to be managed. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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October 22, 2018

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, __cedited, atheism, body, common sense, Dennis Prager, doctor, evolution, free will, intelligent design, Jay Richards, materialism, mind, MRI, rationality, science, Stephen Meyer}

To Refute Materialism, Consider a Chocolate Sundae

_{David Klinghoffer
October 22, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind

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Either a mind through free will alone may cause scientifically measurable change in the physical world, or we are forced back to embrace blather. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

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July 26, 2018

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Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __cedited, agency, brain, consciousness, dualism, epilepsy, free will, materialism, mind, Mystery of the Mind, neuroscience, neurosurgery, patients, science, truth, Wilder Penfield}

Neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield on Free Will

_{Michael Egnor
July 26, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Materialists claim that neuroscience has demonstrated that free will is an illusion. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 23, 2018

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Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
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, __cedited, Aristotle, artificial intelligence, astrophysics, Big Bang, Brian Greene, determinism, free will, John Bell, machines, materialism, nature, particles, quantum mechanics, quantum theory, Singularity, UC Berkeley, Werner Heisenberg}

Is Free Will an Illusion?

_{Michael Egnor
July 23, 2018

Biology, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics

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if we are wholly matter, and matter is wholly governed by physical law, there is no room for free will. Read More ›

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April 26, 2018

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __nedited, algorithms, avida, bacteria, bones, bugs, citrate, compatibilism, computer, creativity, determinism, evolution, free will, intelligent design, libertarian free will, Michael Behe, muscles, Richard Lenski, Robert J. Marks II, simulation, software, The Matrix, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Digital Evolution and Bohemian Bugs

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Evolution, Intelligent Design

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All software engineers have been burnt by those sneaky “bugs” that manage to get past the defenses. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
February 1, 2018

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Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __cedited, Adolf Hitler, crime, denial, earthquake, free will, Germany, guilt, Hannah Arendt, Jews, Joseph Stalin, murder, naturalism, punishment, Soviet Union, tornado, University of Houston}

Free Will Denial and PreCrimes

_{Michael Egnor
February 1, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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If we treat criminals the way we treat natural disasters — as physical events without moral culpability — the pragmatic approach is preemption as well. Read More ›