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20Oct 2023 by Post

Consciousness May Occur Near Time of Birth

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Researchers generally stress that the unborn child’s brain is in a rapid, ongoing, and little understood state of development. Source

20Sep 2023 by Post

Study: Brain Is Still Active After Death

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Obviously, these experiences point to something that is irrelevant to claims about evolution. Source

20Aug 2023 by Post

A Theoretical Biologist’s Mission Impossible: Banish Teleology While Retaining Meaning

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The nonsense will cease eventually. But eventually is a long way off, if Barbieri’s dilemma is any guide. Source

04Aug 2023 by Post

Self-Referential Absurdity in a Theory of Consciousness

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Leonhard Euler was known to work out complex derivations in his head while blind. Of what possible use was this ability for survival? Source

02Aug 2023 by Post

Craig, Moreland: Two Philosophers Discuss Aliens and Artificial Intelligence

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As an old professor of mine told me in an email recently: “Long live visceral proximity!” Source

01Aug 2023 by Post

Clues About Consciousness from Dementia Research

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The phenomenon is called "paradoxical lucidity" because it is unexpected and we know very little about its causes. Source

30Jul 2023 by Post

In Some Science Contexts, “Emergence” Really Means “We Don’t Know How”

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The word often permits the improbable to be considered probable for the purposes of sounding like science without providing any. Source

27Jul 2023 by Post

Neuroscientist Vows: We’ll Nail Consciousness Yet!

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Anil Seth, proponent of the “hallucination” theory of consciousness, vows that researchers will find that consciousness spot or circuit in the brain. Source

14Jun 2023 by Post

All We Need to Do to Give a Robot a Soul Is… (Error 404)

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In reality, programmers don’t leave souls out of robots because they don’t find them useful; they simply and obviously have no idea how to insert them. Source

19Apr 2023 by Post

When Catholics Argue for Intelligent Design

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The evidence from science is clear, but with the discussion of philosophical questions, the necessity of a Creator becomes overwhelming. Source