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July 14, 2025

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Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, After (book), aneurysm, brain, Bruce Greyson, hypoxia, medical literature, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, near-death experiences, Pam Reynolds, Phoenix, Piers Morgan, Piers Morgan Uncensored, Steve Taylor, suicide, surgery, The Immortal Mind, Tulane University, University of Virginia, veridical}

To Skeptics, Four Challenges on Near-Death Experiences

_{Science & Culture
July 14, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Michael Egnor and Denyse O’Leary devote Chapter 6 to addressing various efforts to debunk near-death experiences. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 8, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Medicine
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, bioethics, children, Christof Koch, conception, Denyse O'Leary, human beings, in vitro fertilization, IVF, Michael Shermer, organ donors, persons, Piers Morgan, Roman Catholicism, soldiers, The Immortal Mind}

A Disagreement with Shermer on the Ethics of IVF

_{Michael Egnor
July 8, 2025

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Medicine

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It is quite possible to seek good ends (children) by bad means (their industrial manufacture). These are very real concerns. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 7, 2025

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Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, 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}

World’s “Best-Known Journalist” Meets Michael Egnor

_{David Klinghoffer
July 7, 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
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 7, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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, Benjamin Libet, human mind, immateriality, Lee Warren, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, near-death experiences, Piers Morgan, Piers Morgan Uncensored, Roman Catholics, Sean McDowell, Skeptic Magazine, The Immortal Mind, Wilder Penfield}

Piers Morgan Hosts Michael Egnor on Near-Death Experiences

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 7, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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Near-death experiences headlined the discussion. But Dr. Egnor made clear that there is much other evidence for the reality of the human soul. Read More ›

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Date
June 26, 2025

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Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Allen Institute for Brain Science, appetite, Aristotle, brain, Christof Koch, consciousness, Denyse O'Leary, Dogs, guilt, Heaven, humans, intellect, Israel, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, neuroscience, pets, reason, Roman Catholic, Seattle, soul, The Immortal Mind}

Egnor and Koch Debate the Soul…and Talk Dogs

_{Science & Culture
June 26, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Here are two highlights that give some sense of the scope and tenor of the debate. Read More ›

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Date
May 30, 2025

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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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, brain, Christof Koch, consciousness, David Chalmers, Giulio Tononi, humanity, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, mind, Mind Matters, panpsychism, TED talks, The Immortal Mind, Wilder Penfield}

Egnor: The Central Mystery of Our Humanity Is Human Consciousness

_{Science & Culture
May 30, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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The fate of the discipline of consciousness studies may depend on how committed researchers are to finding the facts. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 19, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Origin of Life
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, Brian Keating, Bryan Callen, complex life, consciousness, Energy, faith and science, ID the Future, matter, Michael Shermer, mind, podcast, Skeptic Magazine, skepticism, Stephen Meyer, The Bryan Callen Show, truth, UC San Diego, universe}

Faith, Reason, and the Search for Truth: Stephen Meyer and Michael Shermer

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 19, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Origin of Life

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Dr. Meyer calls math mind-independent. We discover it, we don’t invent it. And it’s conceptual, not a physical material thing. Why is that Important? Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 18, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Bayesian reasoning, Big Bang, Bryan Callen, evidence, ID the Future, information, intelligent design, Michael Shermer, mind, nature, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientific debate, scientific investigation, Stephen Meyer, The Bryan Callen Show, universe}

Can Science Find God? Stephen Meyer vs. Michael Shermer

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 18, 2025

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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Humans seem to be drawn in a certain direction toward truth and beauty. Is that an accident of nature? Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 17, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Paleontology
Tagged
, Archaeopteryx, Australopithecus, biologic institute, computer simulation, coordinated mutations, Daniel Stern Cardinale, Discovery Institute, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, Fossil Friday (series), generations, gradualism, Indohyus, macroevolution, Michael Behe, Michael Shermer, Neo-Darwinism, neutral evolution, objections, Ola Hössjer, paleontology, population genetics, radiometric dating, recombination, Richard Dawkins, saltationism, The Edge of Evolution, tiktaalik, waiting-time problem}

Fossil Friday: Three Modern Scientific Challenges to the Causal Adequacy of Darwinian Explanations

_{Günter Bechly
May 17, 2024

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Paleontology

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As a consequence of the collapsing tree problem, I suggest abandoning evolutionary classifications and return to a pre-Darwinian Linnaean classification. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 22, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anti-Semitism, Dave Farina, evolution, evolutionists, Hamas, insults, intelligent design, Iran, Israel, Jerry Coyne, Judaism, Lawrence Krauss, Michael Shermer, New Atheists, pogrom, Professor Dave Explains, rape, Richard Dawkins, Why Evolution Is True, YouTube videos}

Watchdog Group Calls Professor Dave “Anti-Semite of the Week”; Plus an Appeal to the New Atheists

_{David Klinghoffer
January 22, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Does this have anything to do with intelligent design and the evolution debate? Yes, two things. Read More ›