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26Aug 2023 by Post

J. P. Moreland on the Contradictions of Scientism

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Scientism is the belief that only the hard sciences can provide any reliably true knowledge. Source

24Aug 2023 by Post

Right Brain Vs. Left Brain? It’s Murky

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Vertebrates generally have brains divided into two lobes, an arrangement that may go back half a billion years. Source

18Aug 2023 by Post

What Deep Social Change Underlies the War on Math?

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The universal language of science is sinking under the weight of claims about trauma and privilege. Source

13Aug 2023 by Post

Science Is Self-Correcting? Time for a Reality Check

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In the wake of the Stanford scandal, the reasons why science often ISN’T self-correcting are attracting much more attention. Source

08Aug 2023 by Post

Barbie’s Subtle Critique of Transhumanism?

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The transhumanists want to escape the body into a dreamlike utopia. It will be fully artificial and completely boring. 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

03Aug 2023 by Post

Mind, Brain, Soul: What’s the Difference? Find Out at the 2023 Westminster Conference

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Sam Harris has said that “You can do what you decide to do — but you cannot decide what you will decide to do.” 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

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