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Date
July 17, 2019

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __edited, Aristotle, Edward Feser, essence, ID the Future, mechanistic view, Michael Egnor, nature, particles, podcast, purpose, science, scientists, teleology}

Edward Feser on Aristotle’s Revenge — Purpose and Essence in Nature

_{Science & Culture
July 17, 2019

Biology, Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Scientists can get along without Aristotle’s metaphysics, says Feser, but science can’t. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 16, 2019

Categories
Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __edited, cloning, evil, human cloning, in vitro fertilization, Jay Richards, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, neuroscience, pregnancy, rape, Roman Catholic, soul, theology, Thomism}

Jay Richards Responds to Michael Egnor on Cloning

_{David Klinghoffer
July 16, 2019

Biology, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Cloning a human being is a terrifying prospect, from a moral perspective, and seems inevitable. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 10, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
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, __edited, Carl Sagan, cosmic fine-tuning, evolution, extraterrestrial life, intelligent design, James Tour, Lawrence Krauss, life, materialism, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, morality, multiverse, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Privileged Species, reproductive cloning, soul, Stephen Meyer, Yale University}

Three Things Materialists Can’t Do Without

_{David Klinghoffer
July 10, 2019

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences

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Further requirements could be listed, including some even more horrific than cloning. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 8, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __edited, abstract thought, brain, cloning, DNA, embryos, gestation, human cloning, intellect, mammals, matter, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, neuroscience, proteins, scientific evidence, somatic cell nuclear transfer, testability, Wesley J. Smith, will}

Egnor: How to Test Materialist Theories of Mind

_{David Klinghoffer
July 8, 2019

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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A premise here is that abstract thought is a unique human endowment, so our colleague Wesley Smith will also find this of interest as a scientific test of human exceptionalism. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 5, 2019

Categories
Cosmology
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __edited, atheism, Bill Nye, brain, cosmic fine-tuning, hallucination, illusion, intelligent design, Lawrence Krauss, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, neuroscience, reality, science, Science Uprising, self-hatred, social psychology, Steven Novella, Yale University}

What Explains the “I Suck” Principle?

_{David Klinghoffer
July 5, 2019

Cosmology, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Writing at Mind Matters, Michael Egnor dissects another illustration of the “I Suck” impulse at work. It’s from his fellow neuroscientist Steven Novella. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 3, 2019

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, 'Oumuamua, alien life, carbon-based life, CNN, cosmic fine-tuning, earth, Harvard University, image, McGill University, Michael Egnor, Neil deGrasse Tyson, planetary fine-tuning, prestige, Science Uprising, scientists, solar system, Toronto, UFOs, Undark}

‘Oumuamua Revisited: Prospect of Intelligent Aliens Puts Materialists in a Pickle

_{David Klinghoffer
July 3, 2019

Astronomy, Physical Sciences

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A mysterious oblong object, ‘Oumuamua, was observed a couple of years ago, transiting across the Solar System. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 28, 2019

Categories
Physics
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __edited, apes, Ball State University, Bijan Nemati, Darwinian theory, evolution, fear, Frank Tipler, freedom from religion foundation, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Lawrence Krauss, mask, materialism, Michael Egnor, robots, Sam Harris, Science Uprising, scientists, self, Stony Brook University, University of Chicago, V for Vendetta}

What’s Up with the Science Uprising Mask?

_{David Klinghoffer
June 28, 2019

Physics, Scientific Freedom

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Scanning down through the comments section under his post, I noticed a puzzled remark from one reader. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 27, 2019

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __edited, abstract thought, atheism, brain, debate, epilepsy, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, Neural Networks, neuroscience, psychiatry, Science Uprising, Stony Brook University, Wikipedia, Wilder Penfield}

Materialism Totters — Neural Network Theory to the Rescue?

_{David Klinghoffer
June 27, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind

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From Dr. Faizal Ali, it looks like another case of Materialism-of-the-Gaps reasoning. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 25, 2019

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __edited, abstract thought, brain, critics, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, nature, Neil deGrasse Tyson, neuroscience, Plato, science, Science Uprising, Stony Brook University, truth}

Science Uprising — Michael Egnor Responds to a (Thoughtful) Critic

_{David Klinghoffer
June 25, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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“Although higher thought is not localizable to one region of the brain, it may be distributed to neurons throughout the brain.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 18, 2019

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __cedited, Benjamin Libet, brain, fundamentalism, Jeffrey Schwartz, Jerry Coyne, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, robot, Science Uprising, scientism, UCLA}

How Research on OCD Challenges Materialism

_{David Klinghoffer
June 18, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind

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How does one “convince” a robot of anything, when changing your mind about an issue implies free will, which materialists are impelled to deny? Read More ›