CategoryPhilosophy
Salvo: The Facts and Fictions of the Scopes Monkey Trial
Society has changed so much that biologists face trouble not for believing in Darwinism but for believing in the reality of biology
Idealism: Rethinking Reality Through a Divine Lens
Douglas Axe’s defense of idealism as a philosophy in a recent podcast should prompt deep questions: In what sense is the physical world real?
Mind Rules, Not Matter, Biologists Say — in Journal Article
They argue that simple natural processes cannot explain embryological development. Instead, biology is directed by cognition
The Ship of Theseus: The Mystery of Personal Identity
If all your parts are slowly replaced, in what sense are you still you? A Mind Matters podcast discussion explores that
The Enduring Self and the Case for Substance Dualism
On our most recent podcast, philosophers make the case that if mind is illusion, so too is the scientific enterprise
Ross Douthat Makes the Case that Religious Belief Is Rational
His new book is written largely with the agnostic or full-on atheist in mind but believers would certainly also benefit, as I did
1. When actual experiences challenge the viewpoints of skeptics
Sean McDowell recently hosted J. Steve Miller to talk about his top five believable near-death experiences
Is Science in Our Frame of Reality Inevitably Incomplete?
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that human consciousness isn’t a material phenomenon like any other; it has one foot in time and another in eternity
Michael Shermer: Wokeness Poisons Science and I Am No Longer Woke
A number of well-known one-way skeptics and atheists are beginning to feel the consequences of prescribed insufferable virtue
Liberal Prof: Intelligent Design Is Not Just for Conservatives
Robert Shedinger’s findings certainly changed his perception of the nature of the controversy over Darwinism
Physicists propose to test the finetuning of the universe
Their thesis is based on cosmic inflation theory and on the behavior of dark matter, whose nature remains unknown.
Why Scientism is A Dead End for Science As Well As Philosophy
Canadian journalist Patrick Keeney’s thoughts on the topic — just as the Notre Dame fire smoldered out — are well worth revisiting
Cosmologist Paul Davies: Does the soul have an afterlife?
Davies argues that we’re not at the center of the attention of a God who is specifically concerned with us and his existence has no implications for the soul
Practicing Gratitude: The Antidote to Anxiety
Gratitude reminds us that we are interdependent persons, not isolated machines
Why Do Science and Tech Writers Hate Elon Musk?
It's partly because he encourages bottom-up media but also he encourages a sort of vision that is now largely lost
Mirror Neurons and Consciousness: A Philosophical Perspective
Dr. Miretu Guta criticized the overblown claims about mirror neuronsIn the most recent episode of the Mind Matters News podcast, hosts Brian Krouse and Robert J. Marks chatted with philosopher Dr. Mihretu Guta about the role of mirror neurons in understanding consciousness. Dr. Guta’s chapter in the book Minding the Brain critiques the popular interpretation of these specialized brain cells, which activate both when performing an action and observing others perform it. Mirror neurons, discovered in macaque monkeys, have been linked to empathy, learning, and imitation. However, Dr. Guta emphasized the distinction between correlation and causation. While these neurons activate during certain behaviors, this does not prove they cause those behaviors. He also noted the limits of extending findings from monkey studies to human cognition. Dr. Guta introduced three Read More ›
Did Stephen Hawking End His Career by Giving Up on Truth?
A philosopher argues the case. But has the rejection of truth in physics spread widely into popular culture?
Billboard Chris Asks a Sharp Question About “Evolution”
On a logical basis, Elston’s critique is unanswerable — but logic no longer has the status that it once did. Nor does evidence.