Tag: philosophers

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 4, 2026

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Alex Rosenberg, behavior, consciousness, coworkers, David A. Oakley, Duke University, Edward Feser, eliminative materialism, folk psychology, Joe Gough, mental causation, mind-body problem, Newton’s Second Law, Patricia Churchland, Paul Churchland, philosophers, philosophy, souls, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, The Immortal Mind, Thomas Metzinger, University of Mainz}

Overhyping the Mind-Body Interaction Problem

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 4, 2026

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy of Science

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Eliminative materialism is best seen as a nice try at cementing materialism in a world where it faces mounting serious challenges. Read More ›

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Date
August 14, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, abrupt change, Albert Einstein, anatomical gap, anatomy, ape-like creatures, biological beginning, biological history, biology, Casey Luskin, contradictionss, Ella Al-Shamahi, evidence, gradualism, Homo erectus, human evolution, human origins, Lucy, Matthew Haber, New Scientist, paleoanthropologists, paleontology, philosophers, rainbows, Science and Human Origins, Science Uprising, syllogism, universal common descent, University of Utah}

Study of Biological Origins Is Entering a Surreal State

_{Science & Culture
August 14, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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No biological history and no biological beginning: are you seeing the trend? Both seem to be responses to being battered by the evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Bethel McGrew

Date
August 5, 2026

Categories
Arts
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Anthony Fauci, Armand Assante, Athena, blessings, Brad East, Cambridge Elements, Christopher Nolan, Contemporary Pagan Philosophy, disenchantment, Eric Steinhart, faith, Federation of American Scientists, intelligent design, Interstellar, knowledge, mad scientist, magicians, Marvel Cinematic Universe, methodological naturalism, Möbius strip, natural disasters, naturalism, philosophers, polytheism, Richard Dawkins, scientists, teacher’s pet, The Odyssey, The Prestige, theism, theistic evolutionists, wizards, Yiyang Zhuge, Zeus}

Christopher Nolan’s Disenchanted Odyssey

_{Bethel McGrew
August 5, 2026

Arts, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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In Nolan's supposal, the mad scientist takes on the mystique of a wizard. Perhaps this is fitting, given that he sees science and wizardry as the same thing. Read More ›

Glowing brain on computer motherboard with a central microchip, symbolizing artificial intelligence and advanced computing capabilities. AI technology

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 27, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, behaviorism, binary logic, body chemistry, brainstem, cerebral cortex, computation, computers, consciousness, Dogs, Dorothea Olkowski, emotion, frogs, hemorrhage, human consciousness, hydrancephaly, hydrocephalus, Jaak Panksepp, language, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Mark Solms:, Michael Egnor, mistakes, near-death experiences, neocortex, neuromodulators, philosophers, reasoning, University of Colorado}

Could This Be One of Science’s Biggest Mistakes?

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 27, 2026

Computational Sciences, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Actually, computers aren’t even the sort of thing for which consciousness is relevant. Dogs are, and maybe frogs, but not computers. Read More ›

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Author
Kyle Dillon

Date
July 22, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, aesthetic criteria, Albert Einstein, Anthony O’Hear, Artemis II, Arthur Eddington, beauty, Brian Greene, coherence, controversy, disinterested, Earthset, empirical fit, existential, fauna, fittingness, flora, fruitfulness, Guillermo Gonzalez, Jay Richards, John Frame, Mare Orientale, mathematical beauty, Michael Keas, Milky Way, Moon, Nobel Prize, normative, oughtness, philosophers, pleasure, Science and Beauty (series), scientific theories, Serge Brunier, situational, solar eclipse, Steven Weinberg, subatomic particles, The Elegant Universe, The Evidential Power of Beauty, The Privileged Planet, theoretical virtues, Thomas Dubay, triperspectivalism}

Science and Beauty: The Lens of Triperspectivalism

_{Rev. Kyle A. Dillon
July 22, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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To the non-scientist, it may come as a surprise that scientists would appeal to aesthetic standards in evaluating the validity of scientific theories. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 9, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, apologetics, biochemistry, blind physical processes, brain, chemical reactions, Christianity, cognition, Dallas, Daniel Dennett, ID the Future, inference, intentionality, ions, knowledge, meaning, mind, naturalism, neurons, philosophers, rationality, reasoning, Rebekah Valerius, scientific inquiry, Shadowlands Dispatch, truth, universal acid, universe}

Can You Trust Your Thoughts? The Argument from Reason and Its Implications for Darwinism

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 9, 2026

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

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If human thoughts are merely the result of blind physical processes, then there is no logical basis for trusting our own minds. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
July 8, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheists, Christians, church history, compartmentalization, creator, culture, Disclosure Day, government, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jerry Coyne, natural causes, nature, order, philosophers, Richard Dawkins, Romans, Rube Goldberg, Steven Spielberg, theology, UFOs, Ultimate Engineering, universe}

It’s Time for a “Disclosure Day” on Design in Nature

_{Brian Miller
July 8, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The culture has been buzzing about Steven Spielberg’s latest, which depicts whistleblowers releasing evidence about UFOs that the government has hidden. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 7, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Psychology
Tagged
, contemplation, courage, creativity, Declaration of Independence, dehumanization, designer, etymonline.com, faith, free will, freedom, friction, happiness, hope, human beings, humankind, humanness, humans, individuality, intuition, Karl Jaspers, liberty, life, love, Man in the Modern Age, meaning, Nicolai Berdyaev, organization, philosophers, presence, reasoning, relationship, resistance, spontaneity, surprise, technology, transcendence, virtuousness}

Endowed with Spontaneity: Celebrating Human Freedom

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 7, 2026

Faith & Science, Psychology

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That’s 1930s-German-philosopher-speak for the power and freedom human beings have to know themselves, be known to others, and be active agents in the world. Read More ›

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Date
June 28, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
History of Science
Political Science
Tagged
, ancient Greeks, ancient Romans, Bible, Cicero, creator, Declaration of Independence, independence, intelligent design, John West, nature, philosophers, Psalms, Romans, Townhall}

John West: Science and the American Founding

_{Science & Culture
June 28, 2026

Faith & Science, History of Science, Political Science

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"Today, many people think that belief in a Creator is a subjective preference based on their personal faith. But that was not the view of America’s Founders." Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 13, 2026

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Alex Rosenberg, brain, Carlo Rovelli, Cheshire Cat, David A. Oakley, Duke University, eliminative materialism, folk psychology, George Orwell, Harry G. Frankfurt, illusion, intelligentsia, Joe Gough, Michael Egnor, mind, naturalism, neuroscience, Patricia Churchland, Peter L. Halligan, philosophers, The Immortal Mind, Thomas Metzinger, University of Mainz}

“Mind as an Illusion” Makes No Sense

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 13, 2026

Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

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Philosophers of mind using their minds to prove that there is no mind do not help the credibility of their discipline. Read More ›