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Darwinism’s “Simplest” and “Most Destructive Implication”

Imagine that: killing as a “cost-saving strategy.” I think of Canada more and more as the haunted twin of the United States, and a warning to us. Read More ›
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Your Mind Uploaded to AI Would Not Be You

In death, the immortal mind, whose memories the computer supposedly holds, has moved on. The simulation may be a good one but it is not a surviving self. Read More ›
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Conversation with Dr. Egnor: Near-Death Experiences and Saving the Culture

"Near-death experiences (NDEs) are a huge and complex topic. Tens of millions of people have had NDEs and similar spiritual experiences." Read More ›
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Conversation with Dr. Egnor: Abstract Thought Comes from the Mind, Not the Brain

We can cut perceptional abilities with a knife, but we can’t cut reason and abstract thought. Read More ›
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Conversation with Dr. Egnor: Are We Meat Machines, and Why Does It Matter?

I found yours to be a fascinating and persuasive book on a crucial subject. You lay out the issues starkly. Read More ›
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A Device to Read Minds? Not What Researchers Intended, But…

"There’s a voice inside most people’s minds that comes alive when they listen, read, or prepare to speak." Read More ›
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Introducing a New Design, and a New Name

Conjoining science with culture, while it is the CSC’s calling card, is not our invention. Read More ›
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Big Announcement: Evolution News Is Now Science and Culture Today

Don’t worry, under editor David Klinghoffer, the content will remain the same. But the new name more accurately reflects an “evolution.” Read More ›
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A Reviewer Assesses Dr. Egnor on the Mind: Science Is “Catching Up” to Philosophy

In two different areas of research — the nature of the mind, and the nature of genome — science points us to the existence of an immaterial reality. Read More ›
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Conundrum: Split Brain But Unified Perception

Current research suggests that a non-materialist approach to the neuroscience of the human mind is quite viable. Read More ›

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