mechanical brain Type post Date November 20, 2022 CategoriesBiologyHuman Origins and AnthropologyNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , animals, apes, cats, consciousness, Eva Jablonka, evolution, Irreducible Complexity, Martin Luther King Jr., mice, Mother Teresa, Psychology Today, University of Toronto Evolution of Human Consciousness Solved! — Yet Again Science & Culture November 20, 2022 Biology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind 3 What does the term “evolution” contribute to the discussion of the origin of human consciousness? Read More ›
illusion 2 Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date October 18, 2018 CategoriesNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __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 5 A peculiar habit of disassociation is widespread among many who study the brain. Read More ›
psychiatric help Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date June 11, 2018 CategoriesBiologyIntelligent Design Tagged , __cedited, "poor design", Case Western Reserve University, Charles Darwin, climate change, Darwinian evolution, David Klinghoffer, Gregor Mendel, Human Errors, Ian Tattersall, intelligent design, James Shapiro, Jonathan Wells, Michael Egnor, Nathan Lents, Paul Nelson, peer review, psychologist, Psychology Today, Skeptical Inquirer, stereotype Why Argue with Intelligent Design? Offer Drive-By Psychotherapy Instead! Denyse O’Leary June 11, 2018 Biology, Intelligent Design 7 Avoiding serious discussion of design in nature (and of many other questions) fills a need. Read More ›
sad robot Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date March 15, 2018 CategoriesEthicsHuman ExceptionalismNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __nedited, African Americans, algorithms, artificial intelligence, behavior, Civil War, consciousness, empathy, endowed by their creator, feelings, human beings, human rights, programming, Psychology Today, Racism, rights, robots, slavery, stories, Thomas Jefferson Rights Are Not about “Feelings” Wesley J. Smith March 15, 2018 Ethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind 4 Thomas Hills argues that we will accord human-style rights to robots because we will come to empathize with them. Read More ›