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Tree brain with human head cave, idea concept of think hope freedom and mind , surreal artwork, dream art , fantasy landscape, imagination of nature

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 15, 2026

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Alain Aspect, Albert Einstein, American Heritage Dictionary, Anton Zeilinger, Charles Murray, Discovery Institute, Hanna Webster, Herbert Benson, human mind, International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, John F. Clauser, Margaret Harris, materialism, Michael Egnor, New England Skeptical Society, placebo effect, Popular Mechanics, quantum Zeno effect, Steven Novella, sugar pill, terminal lucidity, The Immortal Mind, The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Vaccines}

Hello, Materialists, Let’s Weigh and Measure the Mind

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 15, 2026

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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A recent review of our book provides a chances to reflect on mind verus matter — and materialism. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 15, 2026

Categories
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Adolf Hitler, atheists, automatons, BBC, church, creativity, determinism, free will, human value, Humanize, illusion, insanity, Ludwig van Beethoven, MacArthur Genius Grant, Michael Egnor, moral agency, nihilism, Ninth Symphony, Robert Sapolsky, Science Focus, theists, Vincent van Gogh}

Another “Scientific” Attack on Free Will

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 15, 2026

Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind

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We don’t even know what consciousness is. If there is no free will, are we even really conscious? Read More ›

A brain with electric currents, 3D brain, A brain with lightning currents of electricity.

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 4, 2026

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Alex Hughes, Anna Stone, Anomalistic Psychology, BBC, BBC Science Focus, Chris French, consciousness theories, enhanced experience, fulfilment, Goldsmiths University, happiness, human consciousness, materialism, medical science, Michael Egnor, money, morality, near-death experiences, paranormal, religion, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, sensory stimuli, The Immortal Mind}

Do Brain-Jolts Really Explain Near-Death Experiences?

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 4, 2026

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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One change I have noticed recently is that science writers seem a bit more careful with the topic than they used to be. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
March 18, 2026

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Physics
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, abiogenesis, agnostics, atheists, biologists, careers, complexity, Curtis Hrischuk, Darwinian evolution, Emily Reeves, endowed by our creator, equilibrium, evolution, evolutionary biology, evolutionary jargon, Gregory Reeves, human engineers, information, John West, living things, Michael Egnor, narrative gloss, natural selection, nature, neurosurgeon, organisms, Philip Skell, physics, Science and Culture Today, Stuart Burgess, transcendent intelligent source}

Evolution: What Is in a Word? (Hint: Not Much)

_{Eric Hedin
March 18, 2026

Biology, Evolution, Physics

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Since the entire non-living universe contains far less information content than a single living cell, life presents an enigma to materialism. Read More ›

Capture the essence of collective consciousness through digital connectivity by visualizing it in a dynamic and visually striking manner from a worms-eye view Create a design that symbolizes

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
March 4, 2026

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, Angus Menuge, artificial intelligence, awareness, brain, brain localization, brain processes, Brian Krouse, cognitive science, computer engineering, computer science, consciousness, Denyse O’Leary, emergentism, George Gilder, idealism, integrated information, Integrated information theory, mental properties, Michael Egnor, microtubules, mind, mind–brain dualism, Minding the Brain, naturalism, neuroscience, neurosurgery, panpsychism, particles, philosophy, psychology, quantum consciousness, quantum mechanics, Roger Penrose, simulation theory, Stuart Hameroff, The Immortal Mind, The Matrix, The Truman Show, universe}

Conscious AI, You Say? Here Are Six Models of Consciousness

_{Robert J. Marks II
March 4, 2026

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Integrated Information Theory (IIT) is a mathematically founded emergence model. Michael Egnor and I recently published a paper critiquing IIT. Read More ›

Telepathic communication mind power control through thought and mental communication abilities

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 4, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Alexander Batthyany, brain, confusion, Denyse O’Leary, human mind, immaterial reality, Michael Egnor, mind, natural world, near-death experiences, neurosurgeons, panic, somnolence, terminal lucidity, The Immortal Mind, theology, Threshold}

When the Mind is Freed from the Brain

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 4, 2026

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The strong dependency of mind on brain that gets us through everyday life no longer seems to apply when we come to death and dying. Read More ›

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Tom Winkler

Date
February 3, 2026

Categories
Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, biology, cell phone, civil dialogue, Cornell University, Discovery Institute, education, faculty, Heterodox Academy, immaterial causes, intelligent design, Ithaca, Ivy League, James Tour, material causes, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, new york, professors, Randy Wayne, Seattle, students, universities, Walter Bradley Center on Natural and Artificial Intelligence, world view}

An Evening with Michael Egnor at Cornell

_{Tom Winkler
February 3, 2026

Biology, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The talk itself provides the basis for the Q&A, so it is worth listening to. But for a real treat, don’t miss the exchange afterward. It is golden. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 2, 2026

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstract thought, brain, brain function, communication, consciousness, death, Denyse O’Leary, emotions, free will, human identity, ID the Future, materialism, medical literature, memories, memory, Michael Egnor, mind, movements, near-death experiences, neuroscience, physicalism, reason, seizures, sensations, terminal lucidity, The Immortal Mind, Threshold}

Terminal Lucidity Points to Indestructible Personhood

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 2, 2026

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Why would the human mind sometimes appear strongest when the brain is weakest? We begin a two-part conversation discussing the phenomenon of terminal lucidity. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 13, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, biology, Brian Josephson, cancer, consensus, cosmology, creationists, Dilbert, doctors, evolution, evolutionary theory, faith and science, intelligent design, Internet trolls, J. P. Moreland, Michael Egnor, Michael Keas, Nick Bostrom, skepticism, Stephen King, Thomas Nagel, Tom Wolfe, YouTube videos}

Scott Adams: Intelligent Design (Of a Sort!) Is “Close to 100 Percent” Certain

_{David Klinghoffer
January 13, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I wrote the following in December 2018. Poor Scott Adams, beloved podcaster and creator of Dilbert, died today of cancer at age 68. Read More ›

The concept of control and dictatorship over people

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 3, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
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, 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 ›