Tag: Michael Egnor

The concept of control and dictatorship over people

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 3, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Alain Aspect, Anton Zeilinger, atheists, Benjamin Libet, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, free will, J. D. Vance, John F. Clauser, logic, meat puppets, Michael Egnor, Minority Report, neuroscience, neuroscientists, physics, readiness potential, Robert Sapolsky, Sam Harris, Soviet Union, Stanford University, The Immortal Mind, totalitarianism, United States, Wilder Penfield, Yuval Noah Harari}

Free Will vs. the Totalitarian Temptation

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 3, 2026

Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind

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If our thoughts and choices really are wholly determined, well then what follows? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 26, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, 4th of July, americans, atheists, blueberries, Christof Koch, CNN, Denyse O'Leary, Discovery Institute, faith and science, fireworks, Gaza, Independence Day, Israel, journalists, July 4, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, near-death experiences, neuroscientists, neurosurgeons, Piers Morgan, Piers Morgan Uncensored, Roman Catholics, Scripture, Seattle, skeptics, Sunday Times, The Immortal Mind, YouTube videos}

No. 7 Story for 2025: World’s “Best-Known Journalist” Meets Michael Egnor

_{David Klinghoffer
December 26, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Piers Morgan, who is Catholic, says he already believed in life after death from faith and Scripture. What he wanted, he said, was scientific evidence for it. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 22, 2025

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anatomy, biologists, biology, biomimicry, blood flow, brain, CELS, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, design reuse, Emily Reeves, engineering, Engineering Research Group, engineers, genetic profiles, genetic variation, genome architecture, Gerald Fudge, glycolysis, James Clayton Prize, James Johansen, living systems, macroevolution, Michael Egnor, microevolution, modularity, optimality, pathology, physicians, physiology, Research, robustness, Stuart Burgess, systems engineering, Texas A&M, theory of biological design, Windkessel}

Year in Review: Demonstrating the Power of the Intelligent Design Framework in Biology

_{Brian Miller
December 22, 2025

Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Our scientists and engineers have further laid the foundation for a comprehensive and actionable theory of biological design. Read More ›

Person is looking for way out of psychedelic maze. A surreal labyrinth in magical forest. Human consciousness is at dead end, searching for solutions. Created with Generative AI

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 29, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, Bayesian reasoning, Carl Sagan, Christopher Hitchens, consciousness, COSM 2025, George Gilder, immaterial reality, information, Jay W. Richards, life after death, Measurement Problem, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, neurosurgeons, quantum mechanics, Roger Penrose, technology, The Human Advantage}

Does Quantum Mechanics Help Make Sense of the Soul?

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 29, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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Quantum mechanics seems to be the game-changer that Albert Einstein (1879–1955) feared it would be. It is certain to liven up discussions about the soul. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 28, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Bayesian reasoning, body, brain, COSM 2025, David Deutsch, Francis Crick, materialist paradigm, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, mind, near-death experiences, neuroscience, neurosurgeons, Skeptics Society, soul, The Astonishing Hypothesis, The Beginning of Infinity}

Skeptic Michael Shermer’s Non-Vision of the Soul

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 28, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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Responding to Michael Egnor at COSM 2025, he said that the soul is an explanation but not a good explanation for our relationship to our bodies. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 27, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biological complexity, Charles Murray, conversion, cosmos, Denyse O'Leary, evolution, faith and science, Fornace, Fornace School of Philosophy, Giuseppe Sermonti, intelligent design, interviews, Italy, life, matter, Michael Egnor, mind, Return of the God Hypothesis, Science and Culture Today, Scuola di Filosofia di Fornace, Stephen Meyer, Taking Religion Seriously, Thanksgiving, The Immortal Mind, The Miracle of Man}

Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are the Top 3 Reasons for Optimism on Intelligent Design in 2025

_{David Klinghoffer
November 27, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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One reason is the way any materialist explanation of cosmic origins keeps looking more and more implausible. See the new book by Charles Murray on that. Read More ›

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Author
Kirk Durston

Date
November 25, 2025

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, aneurysm, axioms, beliefs, blood, body, brain, brain hemispheres, C. S. Lewis, compatible free will, decision, emergence, falsification, free will, heart, illusion, immaterial mind, laws, laws of nature, libertarian free will, mathematics, Michael Egnor, mind, neurosurgery, physics, Sabine Hossenfelder, scientific method, scientific naturalism, scientists, surgery, thinking, truths}

A Close Look at Free Will: What Should Our Default Position Be?

_{Kirk Durston
November 25, 2025

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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The hypothesis that we have an immaterial mind capable of making free, meaningful decisions, continues to be verified. Read More ›

Female robot face, Artificial intelligence concept. Generative AI

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 21, 2025

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, Bayesian reasoning, brain, brain mapping, COSM 2025, debates, emotions, free will, frontal cortex, history of science, immaterial mind, intelligent design, logic, machines, mathematics, memories, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, mind, near-death experiences, neural patterns, psychology, seizures, sensations, soul, surgeries, twins}

COSM Debate: “Are Human Beings Machines?”

_{Casey Luskin
November 21, 2025

Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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The debate centered on the mind and brain and whether the mind is distinct from the brain or whether we’re nothing more than chemicals and firing neurons. Read More ›

Expérience de mort imminente autrement appelé EMI

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 12, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, clarity, confusion, Daily Mail, endorphins, enkephalins, geometry, hypoxia, jesus, Ken Drinkwater, ketamine, Manchester Metropolitan University, Michael Egnor, mind, near-death experiences, Neil Shaw, neuroscience, Olaf Blanke, oxygen, Pam Reynolds, psychology, Sebastian Dieguez, soul, The Immortal Mind, veridical, Wiliam Hunter}

Near-Death Experiences: Explaining vs. Explaining Away

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 12, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The first rule of a scientific approach should be to take seriously what is happening before rushing in with a “science can explain this” hypothesis. Read More ›

Cave with cave drawings. Cartoon mountain scene background Primitive cave paintings. ancient petroglyphs.

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 22, 2025

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Paleontology
Psychology
Tagged
, Antony Flew, artifacts, brain, cave art, death, dying, Gary Wenk, graveyard, human beings, Marilyn Mendoza, Michael Egnor, Neanderthals, near-death experiences, neuroscience, Ohio State University, paleontology, periaqueductal gray, presumption of atheism, pseudoscience, psychology, Psychology Today, The Immortal Mind, There Is a God}

In Study of Human Psychology, the Power of “Maybe”

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 22, 2025

Neuroscience & Mind, Paleontology, Psychology

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This is not science and is not a good look for a psychology that purports to have some relationship with science. Read More ›