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Sternberg and Egnor Reveal the Immaterial Realm

This kind of thinking is also on the horizon coming from biologists like Michael Levin unconnected to the ID community. Read More ›
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Egnor: The Architecture of Reality

In a new podcast discussion with Robert J. Marks, Michael Egnor talks about the relationship between faith and arguments from philosophical reasoning. Read More ›
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Teleology: Anticipation and Necessity

Imagine a primordial grizzly bear on the northern edge of the forest adjacent to the Arctic. His soma senses the differences of the new environment. Read More ›
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The Immortal Mind: How Neuroscience Points Beyond Materialism

Dr. Egnor challenges the Darwinian view, arguing that abstract thought and free will are immaterial and could not have arisen via natural selection. Read More ›
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The Reality of the Soul: Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor on Sean McDowell’s Show

That spiritual component of the human soul is what survives when a human body dies. Read More ›
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What Epilepsy Can Teach About the Mind

I have treated thousands of patients with epilepsy. Seizures can result in a variety of behaviors and emotions. But let me tell you what they don't do. Read More ›
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Back to the Future with Larry Sanger — And Chris Rufo, Richard Sternberg, and Michael Egnor

There is something thrilling about looking back at a neglected text or person from the past and finding that — wow! — it or he speaks to issues of my own day. Read More ›
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Life Itself: In Michael Levin’s Platonism, Teleology Advances

This is a huge step by a leading contemporary academic scientist away from pure physicalism. Read More ›
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Clinical Psychologist Supports Human Exceptionalism

Gregg Henriques, a secular humanist, has developed an approach that accepts human exceptionalism without denying that animals have mental abilities. Read More ›
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Three Thousand Years of Darwinism

I began to suspect that Darwinism was being taught at school in a somewhat philosophically decontextualized way, lacking historical background. Read More ›

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