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David Klinghoffer

Date
October 30, 2018

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Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
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, __cedited, Anil Seth, blind chance, brain, consciousness, evolution, life, machine, Michael Egnor, natural selection, neuroscience, Nobel Prize, Werner Heisenberg}

Yes, “Your Brain Is a Machine” — Wait, What?

_{David Klinghoffer
October 30, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics

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One might add that this analysis applies to the world of life as a whole. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
October 18, 2018

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, __cedited, amygdala, Anil Seth, brain, consciousness, Discovery Institute, emotions, hallucination, hippocampus, illusion, materialism, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, neuroscience, psychologist, Psychology Today, skull, soul, TED talk, The Conversation, thought, U.S. Senate, University of Sussex, Walter Bradley Center}

A Strange Way of Speaking About the Brain

_{David Klinghoffer
October 18, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind

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A peculiar habit of disassociation is widespread among many who study the brain. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
September 22, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __edited, altruism, animals, artificial intelligence, bonobos, Carl Zimmer, evolution, humans, intellect, just-so stories, machines, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, neuroscience, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, tools, will}

Michael Egnor on Animal Generosity

_{David Klinghoffer
September 22, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind

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The failure to understand the gulf that separates humans from animals, and humans from machines, is a source of confusion to rival almost any other. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
September 21, 2018

Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Intelligent Design
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, __cedited, "poor design", evolution, Evolution News, Human Errors, intelligent design, maxillary sinus, Nathan Lents, neuroscience, S. Joshua Swamidass, terminology, Wall Street Journal}

Critic of Intelligent Design Acknowledges: “Bad Design” Arguments Don’t Work

_{David Klinghoffer
September 21, 2018

Anatomy, Biology, Intelligent Design

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It’s good to be able to report progress. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 26, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __cedited, agency, brain, consciousness, dualism, epilepsy, free will, materialism, mind, Mystery of the Mind, neuroscience, neurosurgery, patients, science, truth, Wilder Penfield}

Neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield on Free Will

_{Michael Egnor
July 26, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Materialists claim that neuroscience has demonstrated that free will is an illusion. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
July 17, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __cedited, artificial intelligence, computation, consciousness, meaning, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, neuroscience, neurosurgery, spirituality, thought}

Egnor: Why Machines Will Never Think

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July 17, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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This doesn’t mean that people will not abuse the power of AI to hurt each other, and hurt themselves. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
July 5, 2018

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __cedited, Benjamin Libet, brain, Edward Feser, English literature, handicapped, Hannah Arendt, intelligence, materialism, medicine, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, newborn, patients, physician, soul, Thomas Aquinas, Wilder Penfield}

Neuroscientist Michael Egnor, the Philosophical Physician, on Science and the Soul

_{David Klinghoffer
July 5, 2018

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Try to read his essay through to the end without getting chills. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 6, 2018

Categories
Arts
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
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, __cedited, beauty, Cicero, David Hume, evolution, horse, Johann Sebastian Bach, music, natural selection, neuroscience, New York Times, Paul Davies, Pleistocene, sea urchins, sexual dimorphism, symmetry}

Beauty Leads Us Home

_{Ann Gauger
June 6, 2018

Arts, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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Why is the world a beautiful place and why does it touch me? Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
April 11, 2018

Categories
Arts
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __cedited, Aristotle, cosmic fine-tuning, Hungary, intelligent design, materialism, Michael Egnor, multiverse, neuroscience, Philip Goff, podcast, Sarah Chaffee, theism, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Egnor: Two Weaknesses of Agentive Cosmopsychism

_{David Klinghoffer
April 11, 2018

Arts, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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There are a limited number of explanations available for how cosmic fine-tuning came to be. Actually, there are three. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 5, 2018

Categories
Chemistry
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, __cedited, abstract thought, action potentials, brain, cat, intellect, justice, mind, neurons, neuroscience, neurotransmitters, universals, will}

The Representation Problem and the Immateriality of the Mind

_{Michael Egnor
February 5, 2018

Chemistry, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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If I think about a particular thing — my cat Tabby, for example — my actual cat Tabby isn’t in my brain. Read More ›