the-interior-of-ancient-buildings-in-the-qin-and-han-dynasti-432809584-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Bruce Gordon Date October 3, 2025 CategoriesComputational SciencesNeuroscience & MindPhilosophy Tagged , Baylor University, brain, ChatGPT, Chinese Room argument, computation, digestion, Discovery Institute Press, John Searle, language, Minding the Brain, ontology, philosophy, Science and Culture Today, scientism, subjectivity, The Nature of Nature, William Dembski John Searle (1932–2025): A Titan Passes Bruce Gordon October 3, 2025 Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy 7 Searle’s most famous argument is undoubtedly the Chinese Room argument, first presented in his essay “Minds, Brains, and Programs” (1980). Read More ›
Gilson 1 Type post Author Tom Gilson Date October 27, 2020 CategoriesFaith & ScienceLife SciencesReproductive Science Tagged , adaptation, babies, beauty, chlorophyll, evolution, experience, leaves, subjectivity, winter The Glorious, Intentional Gift of Autumn Beauty Tom Gilson October 27, 2020 Faith & Science, Life Sciences, Reproductive Science 3 Is there something adaptive to the enjoyment of colors in such a wild mix; and in our enjoying it at one particular time of the year? Read More ›
Steven-Pinker Type post Author Richard Weikart Date February 24, 2018 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindPsychology Tagged , __k-review, “consensus science”, altruism, assumptions, bias, Chronicle of Higher Education, David Hume, Harvard University, Lord Kelvin, objectivity, science, Steven Pinker, subjectivity, thermodynamics Is Science Objective? Steven Pinker’s Counterattack Against the “War on Science” Richard Weikart February 24, 2018 Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology 5 Unfortunately, Pinker’s overweening faith in science as a reliable path to the truth has its own problems. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date June 9, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsPolitical ScienceScience Reporting Tagged , __tedited, ad hominem, confirmation bias, correlation, ideology, objectivity, subjectivity, trust in scientists With Stunning Admission of Error, Scientific Name-Calling Suffers a Setback David Klinghoffer June 9, 2016 Bioethics, Political Science, Science Reporting 4 The discourse of name-calling is a scourge of public life today, and it's only getting worse. Read More ›
young-woman-touching-her-own-reflection-in-a-mirror-stockpac-167068719-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Michael Egnor Date November 26, 2008 CategoriesMetaphysicsNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __nedited, aboutness, agency, brain chemistry, defining terms, determinism, free will, intentionality, materialism, meaning, mind, neuroscience, secondary qualities, self-awareness, semantic information, subjectivity, superstition The Mind and Materialist Superstition Michael Egnor November 26, 2008 Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind 9 Consider the six characteristics of the mind, generally accepted by materialist and non-materialist scientists and philosophers. Read More ›