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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 21, 2020

Categories
Fine-tuning
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, abstract thought, brain states, Brian Miller, determinism, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, free will, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Journal of Theoretical Biology, materialism, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, Sabine Hossenfelder, Stephen Meyer, thought, Wilder Penfield, will}

Fine-Tuning, Free Will — Now We’ve Got Two Challenges for Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder

_{David Klinghoffer
October 21, 2020

Fine-tuning, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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She acknowledges that she is speaking from outside one relevant field. Can you really use physics to deny free will while ignoring neuroscience? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 18, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, 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

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A peculiar habit of disassociation is widespread among many who study the brain. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 17, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, computation, consciousness, meaning, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, neuroscience, neurosurgery, spirituality, thought}

Egnor: Why Machines Will Never Think

_{David Klinghoffer
July 17, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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This doesn’t mean that people will not abuse the power of AI to hurt each other, and hurt themselves. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 28, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, Bible, civilization, contagion, Europe, Henry Kissinger, machines, metal, paper, Politics, printing press, Reformation, religion, René Girard, silicon, Spain, The Atlantic, thought, Wesley Smith}

Kissinger and Girard on Artificial Intelligence

_{Michael Egnor
May 28, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

5}

Any genuine understanding of the impact AI will have (and is having) on humanity must begin with Girard. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 7, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwin's House of Cards, Darwinian theory, debate, Discovery Institute Press, materialism, origins, policies, skepticism, thought, Tom Bethell}

Why the Darwin Debate Seems So Intractable

_{David Klinghoffer
January 7, 2018

Evolution

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James Kalb offers a thoughtful review of Tom Bethell’s recent book, Darwin’s House of Cards. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
December 28, 2017

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, Aristotle, computation, computer science, computer simulation, Franz Brentano, intentionality, Microsoft, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Scientific American, thought}

#5 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Of Course You Aren’t Living in a Computer Simulation. Here’s Why.

_{Michael Egnor
December 28, 2017

Neuroscience & Mind

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Atheist astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson takes the idea seriously. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 10, 2017

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, Aristotle, computation, computer science, computer simulation, Franz Brentano, intentionality, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Scientific American, thought}

Of Course You Aren’t Living in a Computer Simulation. Here’s Why.

_{Michael Egnor
July 10, 2017

Neuroscience & Mind

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Atheist astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson takes the idea seriously. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 30, 2011

Categories
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, chimpanzees, evolution, feces, intelligent design, multiverse, science, Scientific American, thought}

Scientific American Challenges the Multiverse

_{Casey Luskin
November 30, 2011

Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Physical Sciences

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"Even if the multiverse exists, it leaves the deep mysteries of nature unexplained." Read More ›

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Date
November 30, 2011

Categories
Evolution
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, chimpanzees, evolution, feces, First Things, intelligent design, Research, Stephen Barr, thought}

Waste Not, Want Not: Chimps Show the Way to Higher Development

_{Science & Culture
November 30, 2011

Evolution, Linguistics

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Followers of news from the world of evolution research are abuzz over a new study, and it's only partly because of the opportunity for putting some mild potty talk in your headlines. Read More ›