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Conversation with Dr. Egnor: Near-Death Experiences and Saving the Culture

"Near-death experiences (NDEs) are a huge and complex topic. Tens of millions of people have had NDEs and similar spiritual experiences." Read More ›
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Conversation with Dr. Egnor: Abstract Thought Comes from the Mind, Not the Brain

We can cut perceptional abilities with a knife, but we can’t cut reason and abstract thought. Read More ›
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Conversation with Dr. Egnor: Are We Meat Machines, and Why Does It Matter?

I found yours to be a fascinating and persuasive book on a crucial subject. You lay out the issues starkly. Read More ›
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From Fantastic Four to First Causes: Why Science Has Eclipsed Darwin

Scientific materialism continues to have a strong hold on our culture today, as does the atheism that it fuels. Read More ›
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Missing the Irony, an Evolutionist Decries Private Truth

Ironically, the ultimate origin of private truth is the materialism that you yourself, Dr. Coyne, espouse. Read More ›
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Materialism Is Sounding Super Tired Lately

This sort of cross between a fairy tale and pop psychology helps pop science readers pass the time while listening to the latest announcement of a flight delay. Read More ›
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Why Dogmatic Materialism Is Bad for Science

Richard Lewontin addressed a controversy in evolution: Can life forms acquire characteristics during their lifespan that they pass on to their offspring? Read More ›
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Intelligent Design and the Problem of Evil

The presence of evil and suffering calls for justification. But which scientific view of life is better placed to help us address these issues? Read More ›
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Missing Brains and the “Music Model” of Consciousness

Gazzaniga and Queenan’s new model accounts for missing brain parts but it leaves out the very thing that creates the music. Read More ›
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Taking the Side of Science — But Which Side?

In writing that science’s materialism is absolute, Richard Lewontin wrote as one who did not grasp the fatal flaw in his absolutism. Read More ›

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