02Aug 2025 by Post

How Understanding Points Beyond Physicalism

algorithms, Aristotle, Artificial Intelligence, brain processes, Brown University, cognitive science, computational mechanics, computationalism, computer science, computers, Epistemology, humans, Intellect, James F. Ross, John McCarthy, John Searle, Life Sciences, mind, modus tollens, Neuroscience & Mind, Pat Flynn, philosophy, Roderick Chisholm, Selmer Bringsjord, Thomas Aquinas, triangularity
A computer science professor shows, using logic, how you must be more than mere matter. Source
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25Jul 2025 by Post

Homelessness, Intelligent Design, and the Unseen Realm

1 percent myth, accountability, Annual Homeless Assessment Report, brain, Bruce Chapman, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, chimps, Culture, Denyse O'Leary, Donald Trump, Evolution, evolutionists, Executive Order, Faith & Science, Federal Government, Fix Homelessness, healing, homelessness, housing first, humans, Intelligent Design, Jonathan Choe, journalism, Michael Egnor, Michael Levin, Michael Medved, mind, near-death experiences, Plato's Revenge, public policy, recovery, Richard Sternberg, soul, The Immortal Mind, The Varieties of Religious Experience, treatment, William James
Compared with previous approaches, the new Executive Order reflects a fundamentally different picture of reality. What should we call it? Source
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28Jun 2025 by Post

Learning About Biological Design from Human Art

anatomy, art, Complexity, designing process, electrical systems, fuel delivery, Icons of Evolution, ID The Future, intelligent agents, Intelligent Design, invention, Jody Sjogren, Jonathan Wells, Life Sciences, Machine-Living System Analogy, mind, natural world, Podcast, power plants, sensory systems, structural systems engineer, visual form
How does an intelligent agent go from idea to artifact? What can the process of art teach us about the evidence of design in the natural world? Source
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27Jun 2025 by Post

Scientific Evidence for the Soul with Neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Egnor

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 Is there scientific proof of the soul? And if science is all about what can be measured, how do we explain things like consciousness, free will, and near-death experiences? This week, we’ll explore one of the most profound questions of human existence: are we just matter, or something more? Joining Frank in this eye-opening podcast episode is Dr. Michael Egnor, a practicing neurosurgeon, neuroscientist, and Professor of Neurosurgery at Stony Brook University. In his new book, ‘The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon’s Case for the Existence of the Soul‘, co-authored with Denise O’Leary, Dr. Egnor draws from over 7,000 brain surgeries and decades of experience to challenge the popular materialist view of the human person. Together, Frank and Michael will tackle questions like: How did a spiritual experience involving his…
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27Jun 2025 by Post

The Very “Nature of the Universe” Puzzles Physicists

Aaron Zimmer, Battle of the Big Bang, Big Bang, black hole, conundrums, designed universe, Elie Feder, Faith & Science, fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, mind, multiverse, Niayesh Afshordi, Paul Sutter, Phil Halper, physicists, physics, quantum particles, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Singularity, Stony Brook University, string theory, uncertainty, universe
The more physicists know about the universe, the larger loom some questions about ultimate realities. Source
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17Jun 2025 by Post

Immortality of the Soul Is a Reasonable Belief 

animal, annihilationists, behavior, Boston College, brain, death, disintegration, dying, ethics, evil, Faith & Science, flame, Good, Human, human body, human soul, immortality, Justice, Medicine, mind, near-death experiences, Neuroscience & Mind, number 7, Peter Kreeft, philosophy, physical world, plant, rational soul, terminal lucidity
The annihilationists are being careless. They assume that the physical flame just disappears. Actually, it doesn’t. Source
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14Jun 2025 by Post

Dr. Michael Egnor on His Own Spiritual Journey

Atheism, brain, brain damage, brain operations, chapel, Faith & Science, family crisis, human beings, human soul, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Medicine, mind, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, neurosurgeons, patients, Podcast, soul, The Immortal Mind, Worthy Books
His personal story, including a profound experience in a hospital chapel during a family crisis, became a turning point that challenged his atheism. Source
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13Jun 2025 by Post

As a Platonist, Sternberg Is NOT Out on a Limb by Himself — At All

Andreas Wagner, biology, Brian Miller, cellular structures, computer scientists, Daniel Witt, David Deutsch, DNA, eric hedin, Evolution, Evolution News, George F. R. Ellis, Günter Bechly, ID The Future, information, Intelligent Design, Jay Richards, Jonathan Wells, life, mathematical biology, mathematicians, Max Tegmark, Michael Egnor, Michael Levin, mind, organisms, Plato's Revenge, Platonic forms, Platonism, Roger Penrose, The Immortal Mind, time and space, University of Zurich, Werner Heisenberg
What I’ve learned since my book came out is that Dr. Sternberg, far from being isolated in his views, is only saying the quiet part out loud. Source
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05Jun 2025 by Post

Two Neuroscientists on Life, Death, Eternity, and What Really Matters

astrocytoma, brain, cafeteria, Christianity, eternity, Faith & Science, Hope Is the First Dose, hospital, immortality, Lee Warren, left frontal lobe, life, Medicine, Michael Egnor, mind, Mystery of the Mind, near-death experiences, Neuroscience & Mind, neurosurgeons, Podcast, Skeptics, soul, textbooks, The Immortal Mind, tumor, universities, Wilder Penfield
Lee Warren interviews Michael Egnor on his book. It's a lively and accessible chat about how the human mind is not simply the brain and can even survive death. Source
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03Jun 2025 by Post

New Book, The Immortal Mind, Out Today — The Brain Can Be Split, but Not the Mind

anatomy, bone, brain, consciousness, corpus callosotomy, Denyse O'Leary, EEG machine, epilepsy, legs, Medicine, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, neurosurgery, pain medications, recovery room, seizures, skull, split-brain surgery, surgery, vital signs
Even when the brain is split in half, many important aspects of the mind remain unified. Thus, the mind is something that the brain isn’t. Source
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