Tag: Minding the Brain

The interior of ancient buildings in the Qin and Han dynasties of China

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Author
Bruce Gordon

Date
October 3, 2025

Categories
Computational Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Baylor University, brain, ChatGPT, Chinese Room argument, computation, conscious states, Daniel Vanderveken, digestion, Discovery Institute Press, epistemic objectivity, Expression and Meaning, Foundations of Illocutionary Logic, John Searle, language, Minding the Brain, ontic dualism, ontological idealism, ontology, philosophy, prose, qualitativeness, Science and Culture Today, scientism, Speech Acts, subjectivity, The Construction of Social Reality, The Nature of Nature, unity, William Dembski}

John Searle (1932–2025): A Titan Passes

_{Bruce Gordon
October 3, 2025

Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Searle’s most famous argument is undoubtedly the Chinese Room argument, first presented in his essay “Minds, Brains, and Programs” (1980). Read More ›

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Date
July 3, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Angus Menuge, BioLogos, cellular complexity, Christianity, Discovery Institute Press, Edgar Brightman, gatekeeper, inference to the best explanation, integration, Johannes Kepler, materialism, methodological naturalism, methodological pluralism, Minding the Brain, natural theology, open-mindedness, Paul de Vries, philosophical naturalism, presuppositions, Robert Boyle, Robert J. Marks, Robert Larmer, rule of thumb, secondary causation, spontaneous generation, theism}

Methodological Naturalism as Religion in Disguise

_{Science and Culture
July 3, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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If the data points to outcomes that natural causes can't explain, then ruling out supernatural causes is not scientific humility — it’s religious dogma. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 30, 2025

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, brain chemistry, creativity, engineering, Eric Holloway, ideas, information, meaning, Mind Matters, Minding the Brain, natural intelligence, natural processes, novels, Pat Flynn, random processes, Robert J. Marks II, speeches}

The Immaterial Origins of Human Creativity

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 30, 2025

Engineering, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Join Pat Flynn and his guests as they climb the metaphorical mountain of information to address the origins of human creativity. Read More ›

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Date
May 2, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, creativity, Eric Holloway, escalator, evolutionary processes, human creativity, large language models, Lovelace test, Minding the Brain, mountain climbing, naturalistic explanations, parallel universes, Pat Flynn, Planck cubes, Planck time, randomness, Richard Taylor, Robert J. Marks II, Selmer Bringsjord, Wyoming}

Can We Credit Human Creativity to Blind Evolution?

_{Science and Culture
May 2, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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The genius of the human mind requires an external, intelligent source beyond the material world. Read More ›

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Date
April 20, 2025

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Angus Menuge, animals, artificial intelligence, bacon, Benjamin Libet, brain, C. elegans, ChatGPT, computer, Denyse O'Leary, determinism, Dogs, free will, free won't, human exceptionalism, Humanize, large language models, machines, Michael Egnor, mind, Minding the Brain, neural mechanisms, neuroscience, podcast, The Immortal Mind, totalitarianism, Wesley J. Smith}

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

_{Science and 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
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 31, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, atheism, autistism, brain, bylines, Christianity, Christians, death, Denyse O'Leary, fairy tale, hospitals, Michael Egnor, mind, Minding the Brain, neuroscience, neurosurgeons, religious tradition, Roman Catholic, soul, The Immortal Mind}

A Neurosurgeon’s Intimate Account: How Science Gives Evidence of an Immortal Soul

_{David Klinghoffer
March 31, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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You can pre-order the book now, by May 31, and get a number of free items along with it. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 10, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Big Think, Dartmouth College, free will, John Horgan, Marcello Gleiser, Michael Egnor, militarism, Mind Matters, Minding the Brain, proofs, quantum mechanics, Racism, sexism, Superdeterminism, The Immortal Mind}

Can There Be Evidence for Free Will?

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 10, 2024

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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John Horgan thinks that “proofs” of free will seem as dubious as denials but there is actually considerable neuroscience evidence. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 28, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Tagged
, academia, brain, Darwinism, evolution, Fornace, gratitude, Harvard University, ID movement, intelligent design, Italy, James Tour, Lee Cronin, materialism, matter, Michael Denton, mind, Minding the Brain, Scuola di Filosofia di Fornace, Thanksgiving, The Miracle of Man}

Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are Michael Denton’s Top 3 Reasons for Optimism About ID

_{David Klinghoffer
November 28, 2024

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life

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One reason, Dr. Denton says, is the “relentless” growth of the ID movement, in academia and around the world. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 16, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, bleeding, body, consciousness, Cornell University, foresight, intelligent design, living cell, matter, mind, Minding the Brain, molecules, naturalism, nervous system, neurons, panpsychism, protein molecules, sleep, wakefulness}

Consciousness — At Odds with the Flesh

_{Eric Hedin
July 16, 2024

Engineering, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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The inescapable conclusion from studying the need for sleep is that the body cannot survive without a regular reprieve from effects of this system on the body. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
March 21, 2024

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, atheism, brain, Bruce Greyson, cancel culture, death, dementia, dissertation, dying, Gary Habermas, medical interventions, Minding the Brain, near-death experiences, philosophers, Psychology Today, Research, terminal lucidity}

A Philosopher Investigates Near-Death Experiences

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 21, 2024

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Monika Mandoki did not experience efforts to get her canceled. That may be for several reasons. Read More ›