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Physicists: Math Shows That the Universe Can’t Be a Simulation

The physicists argue that pure information underlies the universe of matter and energy, as a Platonic realm of ideas
We seem a long way now from the once-dominant science view of eliminative materialism in which even human consciousness was not considered real. Read More ›
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Michael Egnor on Faith, Reason, and the Architecture of Reality

In this week’s podcast, discussion with Robert J. Marks, he talks about the relationship between arguments from philosophical reasoning and faith
Egnor describes faith as a deep relationship that may not always yield happiness about life circumstances but fosters lasting joy, independent of circumstances. Read More ›
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Why the Human Mind Cannot Be Reduced to A Mathematical System

Philosophers Roger Penrose and J.R. Lucas walk us through an argument based on Gödel’s incompleteness theorem
Gödel’s theorem started by upending mathematics nearly a century ago by showing that it is impossible to create a mathematical Theory of Everything. Read More ›
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How Mathematician Kurt Gödel Proved the Unprovable Proposition

He kicked over the mathematical sandcastles of those who proposed a mathematical Theory of Everything
While Gödel’s technique was unheard of in his day, we are very familiar with it today. It is the same technique that computers use to store information. Read More ›