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Michael Egnor

Date
January 17, 2019

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Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, 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

Date
October 22, 2018

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, __k-review, 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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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 26, 2018

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Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __k-review, 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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Michael Egnor

Date
July 23, 2018

Categories
Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
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, __k-review, 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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Date
April 26, 2018

Categories
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

_{April 26, 2018

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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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 1, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, 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 ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
November 13, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, afterlife, atheism, Daily Mail, Facebook, free will, Jeffrey Shallit, Jerry Coyne, Laurence Moran, morality, motives, Panda's Thumb, prayer, purpose, PZ Myers, religion, Texas}

Taking Atheism Seriously

_{Michael Egnor
November 13, 2017

Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution, Faith & Science

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When a militant atheist rampages, we look in vain for reflections from atheist evolutionists. Read More ›

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Date
May 4, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Bijan Nemati, computer science, free will, Gregory Chaitin, ID the Future, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ray Bohlin, Robert J. Marks II, Winston Ewert}

Why Evolution Simulations Fail: Author of Evolutionary Informatics Book Explains

_{Science & Culture
May 4, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Winston Ewert argues that Richard Dawkins’s “Methinks It Is Like a Weasel” simulation doesn’t prove biological evolution and isn’t even very interesting. Read More ›

House of cards collapsing on dark backgroun

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 2, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
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, __nedited, Darwin's House of Cards, Darwinism, evidence for evolution, free will, materialism, mind, Tom Bethell}

Tom Bethell on Mind, Matter, and Self-Defeating Darwinism

_{David Klinghoffer
February 2, 2017

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

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The assertion of materialism, which is the foundation of Darwinian theory, runs headlong into what we know about our own inner lives. Read More ›

An electric trolley along Canal Street in new Orleans Louisiana , march of 2018

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
October 13, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
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, __nedited, anthropomorphism, free will, self-driving cars, utilitarianism}

Artificial Intelligence Has a Morality Problem

_{Brendan Dixon
October 13, 2016

Computational Sciences, Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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The Moral Machine is an interactive version of the Trolley Problem. Read More ›