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The Immortal Mind

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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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Reassessing Daniel Dennett on Consciousness as an Illusion

It is a waste of time to pretend that consciousness is simply an “amazing collection of almost mundane tricks in the brain.” Read More ›
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Near-Death Experiences Fail to Confirm Any Single Belief System

People of different faiths tend to have experiences consistent with their culture. What does that say about the reality of the experiences? Read More ›
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Why Near-Death Experiences Are Being Treated More Seriously Now

"The reason they came to get so much attention today was actually modern medical practice." Read More ›
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Taking the Side of Science — But Which Side?

In writing that science’s materialism is absolute, Richard Lewontin wrote as one who did not grasp the fatal flaw in his absolutism. 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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C. S. Lewis and the Rational Soul

Classical and medieval scholars would not be surprised at the mounting scientific evidence for the immaterial soul. Read More ›
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From Science, New Respect for Non-Materialist Understandings of the Mind

Yes, there are still people who insist that science can only consider material causes and concepts. Read More ›
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Where in the Brain Does the Mind Reside?

A rabbi asks neurosurgeon Michael Egnor how consciousness can exist without a place in the brain. Read More ›

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