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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 15, 2021

Categories
Cosmology
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Big Bang, black holes, causes, David Papineau, dualism, electrons, G.K. Chesterton, general relativity, materialism, materialists, neuroscience, quantum entanglement, quantum mechanics, space-time, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Is the Universe Causally Closed?

_{Michael Egnor
July 15, 2021

Cosmology, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Materialists argue that dualism of mind and brain is not possible because of causal closure — by which they mean that all physical effects have physical causes. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 2, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Aristotelianism, authority, Big Bang, consciousness, David Papineau, Hinduism, King’s College London, magic, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, Theology Unleashed, Thomas Aquinas, Thomistic dualism, Thomistic philosophy}

Egnor Debates Materialism with Philosopher of Science David Papineau

_{David Klinghoffer
July 2, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

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Egnor: “Do you want me to explain Thomistic dualism to you?...David, do you not know how St. Thomas explained intentionality?” Papineau: “Uh, no.” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 6, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, anthropology, brain, brain imaging, compassion, fMRI, materialism, medicine, neurology, neuroscience, prayer}

The Brain Prosperity Gospel: Can “Neurotheology” Be Real Science?

_{Michael Egnor
June 6, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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Neurotheology is likely to become just another materialist fad in which the human rational and spiritual soul is reduced to evolved meat. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 29, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Aldous Huxley, brain, brain injuries, consciousness, Cornell University, fMRI, matter, mind, near-death experiences, neuroscience, Oxford University, The Guardian}

Can LSD Help Us Understand the Mind–Brain Relationship?

_{Michael Egnor
May 29, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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Aldous Huxley noted that LSD “lowers the efficiency of the brain as an instrument for focusing the mind on the problems of life.” Read More ›

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Author
Bethel McGrew

Date
May 5, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Adrian Owen, animation, China, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, Robert J. Marks II}

Where Do People “Go” in a Coma?

_{Bethel McGrew
May 5, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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At a certain level of unconsciousness, a comatose person’s loved ones are assured that he is aware of their surroundings and should be spoken to naturally. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 3, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Benjamin Libet, determinism, free will, illusion, Jerry Coyne, materialism, matter, mind, neuroscience, propositions, quantum mechanics, researchers, The Guardian}

Trying to Disprove Free Will Shows that Materialism Doesn’t Work

_{Michael Egnor
May 3, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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The fact that nature is not predetermined in detail has been shown quite convincingly by the experimental confirmation of Bell’s theorem in quantum mechanics. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 29, 2021

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, anesthesia, consciousness, medical students, medicine, memory, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, neuroscience, pain, surgery, unconsciousness, Walter Bradley Center}

Egnor: Disturbing Questions About Consciousness

_{David Klinghoffer
January 29, 2021

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Think about this next time you are put under general anesthesia, which I hope neither you nor I will be anytime soon. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
December 11, 2020

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, brain activity, brain hemispheres, consciousness, dualism, human brain, materialism, mice, mind-brain debate, Neurologica, neuroscience, Steven Novella, Yale University}

Has Neuroscience “Proved” that the Mind Is Just the Brain?

_{Michael Egnor
December 11, 2020

Neuroscience & Mind

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Yale's Steven Novella has been trying to sell his materialist ideology in the guise of neuroscience for more than a decade. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
December 1, 2020

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atoms, ATP synthase, bacterial flagellum, biological systems, Boston University, electron microscope, Food and Drug Administration, intelligent design, John E. Walker, Michael Behe, mitochondria, molecular machines, Nature News and Views, neuroscience, Nobel Prize, PNAS, rotors, Stanford University}

“Resolution Revolution”: Intelligent Design, Now at the Atomic Level

_{David Coppedge
December 1, 2020

Chemistry, Intelligent Design

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Breakthroughs in imaging are allowing scientists to see iconic molecular machines in unprecedented detail. This will be a great boon for design science. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 10, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, agnosticism, Aristotle, Bernardo Kastrup, consciousness, emergence, evolution, ID the Future, idealism, instinct, intelligent design, Jerry Fodor, materialism, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, natural selection, neuroscience, panpsychism, random mutations, teleology}

An Intelligent Design Behind Consciousness — Or an Instinctive One?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 10, 2020

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Something immaterial can’t have an effect on the material realm, presumably, so how would it be selected as advantageous by Darwinian natural selection? Read More ›