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Denyse O'Leary
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May 13, 2024
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Science Team Argues, Consciousness Came Before Life

Can the authors take issue with Darwinian evolution claims while maintaining a materialist stance?
Denyse O'Leary
May 13, 2024
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Philosophy of Mind, Physics
Apart from demoting evolution, “consciousness first” is yet another attempt to naturalize consciousness by making it a basic origin of life process. Read More ›
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Capturing the intricate structure of microtubules within a cell, showcasing their role in cellular transportation. Metamorphosis, life, happiness
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Denyse O'Leary
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January 24, 2024
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How Quantum Theory Relates To Consciousness

Experimental physicist Rob Sheldon explains the background to Hameroff and Penrose’s contested quantum consciousness theory, which is beginning to be tested
Denyse O'Leary
January 24, 2024
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind, Physics
“Penrose consciousness,” in Sheldon’s view, escapes the paradoxes of non-computable problems that plague the trendy Universal Turing Machine model of the brain. Read More ›