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Denyse O'Leary
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December 9, 2024
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Science Writer Wonders If There Can Be Evidence for Free Will

Horgan thinks that “proofs” of free will seem as dubious as denials but there is actually considerable neuroscience evidence
Denyse O'Leary
December 9, 2024
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Free will
As we’ve noted earlier, neuroscience has never disproven free will, much as some neuroscientists may have wanted it to. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 8, 2024
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Neurology Prof Robert Sapolsky Insists There Is No Free Will

We are controlled by our genes, by our prefrontal cortexes, and we can’t choose to change anything. Or can we?
Denyse O'Leary
September 8, 2024
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Free will
In his view, no whole human being decides not to do something wrong or harmful. Only the brain’s prefrontal cortex, which has no opinion, does so… Read More ›
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August 22, 2024
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Free will, Neuroscience
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Michael Egnor: The Neuroscience Evidence for Free Will

You ask a hundred neuroscientists about Libet's work and 95% will say he disproved free will, when he did exactly the opposite
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August 22, 2024
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Free will, Neuroscience
Egnor talks about the demand for materialist conformity: “If I were a basic scientist and I relied on grants to live, I'd be toast.” Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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June 20, 2024
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Free will, Philosophy of Mind
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Philosopher: Why Brain Science Does Not Eliminate Free Will

Tim Bayne looks at what we can logically deduce from the famous Libet experiments
Denyse O'Leary
June 20, 2024
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Free will, Philosophy of Mind
The logical argument for free will coincides with recent neuroscience research findings. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 30, 2024
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Crime, Free will
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Free Will: Never Let Mere Atoms Near a Keyboard

No free will — and therefore no responsibility — may sound more “cool” than free will but we had better be careful about what we admire
Denyse O'Leary
May 30, 2024
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Crime, Free will
If there is no free will, you can’t say “I didn’t do it” if sociologically, you have a higher probability of doing it than someone else might. Read More ›