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08Sep 2022 by Post

Another Philosopher Says the Unified Self Is an Illusion

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In an interview, Julian Baggini asserted that, while consciousness is not an illusion, a unified self that persists through time is. Source

14Aug 2022 by Post

Paul Nelson: Freeing Minds Trapped in a Naturalistic Parabola

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Philosopher of biology Paul Nelson talks with host Andrew McDiarmid about pursuing intelligent design theory in a science culture committed to naturalism. Source

09Aug 2022 by Post

Science Journal Reaffirms Universe Had a Beginning, a Key Argument in Meyer’s God Hypothesis

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If the universe and everything in it are the result of a mind, then we are not unintended accidents of nature. Source

02Jun 2022 by Post

Stephen Meyer Takes Questions, Including: “Has Science Matured Past Its Christian Origins?”

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Granted that the early scientists were Christians, does it follow that science necessarily supports Christianity or any form of theism? Source

15May 2022 by Post

Philosopher Looks for a Way to Redefine Free Will

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Julian Baggini’s proposed new approach assumes the existence of the very qualities that only a traditional view of the mind offers. Source

17Mar 2022 by Post

David Berlinski on Architectural Nihilism, Human Nature and the Holocaust, and Emotivism

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We live in intellectually mediocre times, when commitment to true debate has been replaced by a desire to stifle heterodox thought. Source

05Feb 2022 by Post

Neil Thomas Takes on Epicurus and the Logical Positivists

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Hanegraaff and Thomas provide a model of how two men with differing positions on Christianity can challenge each other while remaining cordial. Source

28Jan 2022 by Post