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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
May 13, 2025

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biochemistry, biology, Charles Darwin, Clockwork, Darwin's Black Box, designer, DNA replication, Douglas Axe, evolution, hearing, intelligent cause, intelligent design, mechanics, Michael Behe, mind, Undeniable (book)}

Molecular Animations Reveal Exquisite Design

_{Jonathan McLatchie
May 13, 2025

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It is hard to watch these animations and not come away with the strong sense that these systems are the product of a conscious mind. Read More ›

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Date
May 9, 2025

Categories
Botany
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, animals, atheism, brain, C.S. Lewis, Christof Koch, Denyse O'Leary, Dogs, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroanatomy, neuroscience, patients, René Descartes, Sean McDowell, The Immortal Mind, Thomas Aquinas}

The Reality of the Soul: Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor on Sean McDowell’s Show

_{Science & Culture
May 9, 2025

Botany, Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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That spiritual component of the human soul is what survives when a human body dies. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 7, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstract thought, alcohol, Alzheimer’s disease, Aristotle, behaviors, brain, brain activity, emotions, epilepsy, medical treatment, mind, muscles, neurons, neuroscience, odors, stroke, Thomas Aquinas, Wilder Penfield}

What Epilepsy Can Teach About the Mind

_{Michael Egnor
May 7, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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I have treated thousands of patients with epilepsy. Seizures can result in a variety of behaviors and emotions. But let me tell you what they don't do. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 6, 2025

Categories
Anatomy
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, abstract thought, Aristotle, blood pressure, brain function, brain state, breathing, Denyse O'Leary, Edward Feser, elementary particles, emotion, heart rate, hormones, intellect, logic, matter, measurements, memory, Michael Egnor, mind, movement, neuroscience, perception, photons, Plato, precision, puppy, soul, triangle, uncertainty, Uncertainty Principle, will}

The Logical Basis of the Immaterial Mind

_{Michael Egnor
May 6, 2025

Anatomy, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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The indeterminacy of matter precludes brain states from forming the basis of abstract thought. Simple logic points to this truth. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 24, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Adrian Owen, awareness, brain, brain activity, brain death, brain injury, dualism, evidence, failed predictions, fMRI, functional MRI, materialism, mental states, mind, persistent vegetative state, predictions, Science (journal), speech, walking}

Materialist Versus Dualist Understandings of the Mind: Comparing Predictions

_{Michael Egnor
April 24, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Persistent vegetative state (PVS) is considered the most extreme state of brain injury, short of brain death. Read More ›

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Date
April 20, 2025

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Angus Menuge, animals, artificial intelligence, Benjamin Libet, brain, C. elegans, ChatGPT, computer, Denyse O'Leary, determinism, Dogs, free will, human exceptionalism, Humanize, large language models, machines, Michael Egnor, mind, Minding the Brain, neuroscience, podcast, The Immortal Mind, totalitarianism, Wesley J. Smith}

Are “Mind” and “Brain” the Same Thing?

_{Science & Culture
April 20, 2025

Human Exceptionalism, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor passionately argues that denying free will undermines moral responsibility and paves the way for totalitarian ideologies. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
April 16, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, biology, brain tumor, caterpillars, chrysalis, Denyse O'Leary, earth, epicycles, German, Guillermo Gonzalez, Günter Bechly, Harvard University, heliocentric model, Johannes Kepler, Karina Kofman, Kevin Mitchell, materialism, Metamorphosis, methodological materialism, Michael Egnor, Michael Levin, mind, neuroscience, planets, Plato, Richard Sternberg, solar system, The Immortal Mind, Tufts University}

Biologist Michael Levin Is at It Again, Now Pushing at the Mind-Brain Equation

_{Daniel Witt
April 16, 2025

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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When caterpillars are in their chrysalises, their brains physically dissolve (along with the rest of their bodies) and are rebuilt as butterfly brains. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 11, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, brain, consciousness, doctors, epilepsy, free will, human mind, material cause, Michael Egnor, mind, Mother Teresa, neurosurgeons, seizures, unconsciousness}

From Seizures, a Healthy Respect for the Brain

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 11, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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Webb Wright’s roundup of historical approaches to epilepsy is not very insightful, unfortunately. Read More ›

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Author
Martin Hilbert

Date
April 7, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, angels, brain, Christianity, Christof Koch, disease, faith and science, hallucination, Heaven, Hell, hospice, jesus, materialism, mind, near-death experiences, providence, Psychology Today, Roman Catholic, Seattle, terminal lucidity, trauma}

The Undiscovered Country… Discovered?

_{Fr. Martin Hilbert, C.O.
April 7, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Such cases may have been around since prehistoric times. Some researchers even suggest that they may have given rise to the popular artistic images of angels. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 2, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstract thought, brain, brain surgery, Christof Koch, Denyse O'Leary, Integrated information theory, memories, mind, neuroscience, Robert J. Marks II, The Immortal Mind, Wilder Penfield}

Debating the Legacy of Neuroscientist Wilder Penfield

_{Michael Egnor
April 2, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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How much more evidence is necessary to draw the scientific inference that activation of brain networks is insufficient to generate abstract thought? Read More ›