TagMichael Egnor
A Neurosurgeon on Near-Death Experiences: Evidence for the Soul?
Michael Egnor sees striking parallels between NDEs and experiences described by mystics when ordinary thought is silenced, deeper reality breaks through
Podcast: Free Will, Determinism, and the Immortal Soul
Michael Egnor explains, to claim, “There is no free will,” is to make a rational argument while denying the very capacity that makes rational argument possibleIn an intellectually rich discussion on Mind Matters News, neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Egnor and host Dr. Robert J. Marks explore the scientific, philosophical, and theological dimensions of free will, determinism, and the immaterial nature of the soul. The conversation centers around contents of the new book The Immortal Mind by Egnor and Denyse O’Leary. What emerges is a compelling case not only for the reality of free will, but also for the immortality of the human soul, grounded in reason and neuroscience. The self-refuting nature of free will denial The conversation begins with an analogy: If a spilled bottle of ink coincidentally formed the words “It’s going to snow,” no one would believe that message had real meaning. Similarly, Egnor Read More ›
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
Two Neurosurgeons on Life, Death, Eternity and What Truly Matters
Lee Warren interviews Michael Egnor on the just-released book, The Immortal Mind
Information, Evolution & AI: A Conversation with William Dembski
In discussion with neurosurgeon Michael Egnor, Dembski stresses that AI is a tool, not a mind. Treating it otherwise leads to addiction, manipulation, and cultural decline
Michael Egnor: Science Offers Evidence of an Immaterial Mind
At the Knight and Rose show, he and co-author Denyse O’Leary talk about how split-brain surgeries, veridical near-death experiences, and terminal lucidity challenge materialist views of the mind.
Bill Dembski: The Power of Information and the Limits of AI
If you’re going to binge anyone, it might as well be Bill Dembski. On this episode of Mind Matters News, get your fill of insight and wisdom from Dr. Dembski, a senior fellow at Discovery Institute and a Distinguished Fellow with the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence. Here, he is interviewed by neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Egnor. The Read More ›
The Immortal Mind: How Neuroscience Points Beyond Materialism
Andrew McDiarmid interviews neurosurgeon Michael Egnor on the ways in which the mind is more than the brain
The Mind Beyond the Brain: Insights from a Neurosurgeon
Dr. Michael Egnor argues, “There’s something about the relationship between the mind and the brain that’s not in the textbooks.”
Michael Egnor: Your Spiritual Soul Has No Off Switch
Here is Dr. Egnor’s talk at the Dallas Conference last February, where he discussed some themes from The Immortal Mind, to be published June 3
Here’s Neurosurgeon Mike Egnor on Sean McDowell’s Show
With a couple of revealing excerpts from the transcript
A Neurosurgeon Makes the Neuroscience Case for Free Will
Michael Egnor is concerned about the serious social implications of denying free will
The Nature of Mind, Free Will, and Human Uniqueness: A Deep Dive
The book Minding the Brain sparks some interesting discussions about what is really unique about the human mind
Can Christianity Just Abandon the Idea of the Soul?
Theologian Nancey Murphy thinks that the Christian tradition can do without the idea of a soul, by relying only on faith in a bodily resurrection
Beyond Materialism: Exploring the Mind-Brain Relationship
Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor and philosopher Angus Menuge probe the relationship through philosophy, neuroscience, and information theory
5. NDEs: The Enduring Mystery of the Pam Reynolds Case
There can be no question that Reynolds was dead when she had an NDE during a risky operation. To succeed, the procedure required her to be dead…
Brain Imaging Study Shows That Intelligence Uses the Whole Brain
A focus on specific regions like the prefrontal cortex can mislead. When we are thinking, we use brain-wide connections between many parts of the brain at once
The Rational Soul: Rethinking Materialism with Neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Egnor
In this episode, Pat Flynn and Dr. Michael Egnor conclude their discussion of Dr. Egnor’s contribution to the recent volume Minding the Brain. Flynn and Dr. Egnor discuss Thomistic dualism and its relation to neuroscience and the soul. Thomistic dualism is the belief that the soul is a separate entity from the body and that the rational aspects of the soul, Read More ›
