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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 13, 2018

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Physical Sciences
Physics
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, __cedited, Big Bang, Ed Feser, existence, First Cause, Five Ways, multiverse, New Atheism, nihilism, quantum fluctuation, Sean Carroll, skepticism, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Sean Carroll’s Preposterous Universe

_{Michael Egnor
February 13, 2018

Physical Sciences, Physics

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The material universe must be caused, and it cannot be the cause of its own existence. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
February 12, 2018

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Faith & Science
Philosophy
Physics
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, __cedited, Anthropic Principle, Aristotle, atheism, augustine, christian, cosmic fine-tuning, Immanuel Kant, Moral Law, multiverse theory, Phillip Goff, predictions, suffering, theism, Thomas Aquinas}

Cosmic Fine-Tuning and the Problem of Evil

_{Michael Egnor
February 12, 2018

Faith & Science, Philosophy, Physics

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"Cosmopsychism might seem crazy," says philosopher Phillip Goff, "but it provides a robust explanatory model for how the universe became fine-tuned for life." Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
January 17, 2018

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Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Philosophy
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, __cedited, Aristotle, atheism, determinism, evil, Friedrich Nietzsche, intelligent design, law of non-contradiction, materialism, natural selection, René Descartes, Summa Contra Gentiles, Thomas Aquinas, truth}

Descartes’s Blunder

_{Michael Egnor
January 17, 2018

Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Philosophy

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What is it that we are most sure of? It’s a fundamental question, the object of philosophical analysis for millennia. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 10, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
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, __cedited, Aquinas and Evolution, augustine, C.S. Lewis, Catholicism and Evolution, evolution, Father Michael Chaberek, intelligent design, Judaism, Maimonides, Protestantism, Roman Catholic, theistic evolution, Thomas Aquinas}

“Thomists Versus Thomas”

_{David Klinghoffer
January 10, 2018

Faith & Science

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Remarkably parallel struggles go on, as well, in Protestant and Jewish circles, whether the debate focuses on C.S. Lewis or Maimonides, Augustine of Hippo or Samson Raphael Hirsch. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 4, 2018

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Faith & Science
Philosophy
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, __cedited, Aristotelianism, Aristotle, dualism, Ed Feser, mind, nature, Nominalism, Plato, Platonism, Thomas Aquinas, universals}

Redness Reconsidered: Materialism, Universals, and Abstract Objects of Thought

_{Michael Egnor
January 4, 2018

Faith & Science, Philosophy

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The question about the material/immaterial nature of abstract thought is crucial to the debate over the plausibility of materialism. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
December 10, 2017

Categories
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
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, __cedited, __video-unavailable, abstraction, brain, Cartesian dualism, craniopagus twins, David Klinghoffer, Denyse O'Leary, images, knowledge, Krista Hogan, learning, materialism, memory, mind, perception, Tatiana Hogan, thomas, Thomas Aquinas, Thomistic dualism, V.J. Torley}

The Craniopagus Twins and Thomistic Dualism

_{Michael Egnor
December 10, 2017

Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning

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Krista and Tatiana Hogan provide a remarkable opportunity to deepen our understanding of the human mind. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 30, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, __cedited, __image, Albert Einstein, Big Think, Fifth Way, intelligent design, John Archibald Wheeler, Santa Fe Institute, scientific revolution, Shannon information, Stephen Meyer, Thomas Aquinas, William A. Dembski}

Is Information the Basis for the Universe?

_{Michael Egnor
August 30, 2017

Intelligent Design

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Information, understood as formal and final cause, is what makes nature real. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 28, 2017

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Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
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, __cedited, angels, demons, multiverse, Paul Dirac, quantum mechanics, Roman Catholic, science, Steven Novella, Thomas Aquinas}

Demons and Multiverses

_{Michael Egnor
August 28, 2017

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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Yale clinical neurologist Dr. Steven Novella posted recently about Dr. Richard Gallagher, a psychiatrist trained at Yale who provides psychiatric consultation services to the Catholic Church. Read More ›

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Author
Bruce Chapman

Date
August 25, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __cedited, Aquinas and Evolution, Catholicism and Evolution, Father Michael Chaberek, Georgetown University, intelligent design, logos, Neo-Darwinism, Roman Catholic, theistic evolution, Thomas Aquinas, Thomism}

New Book Replies to Modern Thomists Who Would Make Peace with Evolution

_{Bruce Chapman
August 25, 2017

Faith & Science

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There are several reasons that some theists remain reluctant to dispute the Darwinian account of life’s origins — and man’s origins. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 9, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __cedited, bacteria, Fifth Way, Homo habilis, intentionality, Joseph Carter, mind, myths, nature, New York Times, purpose, Sean Carroll, Summa Theologica, teleology, Thomas Aquinas}

How Is Purpose Related to Teleology in Nature?

_{Michael Egnor
August 9, 2017

Faith & Science, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Materialist philosopher Joseph Carter denies the existence of teleology in nature, but he is mistaken. Read More ›