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August 12, 2025
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At The Federalist: Science Is “Catching Up” to Philosophy

David Weinberg points out that traditional descriptions of the powers of our souls are remarkably like what modern neuroscience is revealing to us in the twenty-first century
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August 12, 2025
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Philosophy of Mind, Science
The theme that science is confirming the traditional philosophical understanding of life is also the theme of David Klinghoffer’s Plato’s Revenge. Read More ›
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mind, body, spirit, soul and you
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May 22, 2025
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Near-Death Experiences, Philosophy
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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
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May 22, 2025
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Near-Death Experiences, Philosophy
He makes the case—based on 40 years of practice and over 7,000 brain surgeries—that science has gotten it all wrong about the soul. Read More ›
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Sunrise on mountain with foggy in Medicine lake at Jasper
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May 7, 2025
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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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Here’s Neurosurgeon Mike Egnor on Sean McDowell’s Show

With a couple of revealing excerpts from the transcript
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May 7, 2025
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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
The soul can seem a bit of a mystery because the popular idea of the soul, as a sort of “ghost” is not the traditional philosophical (or Christian) one. Read More ›
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A detailed visualization of a human brain with glowing nodes representing neural connections and brain activity, symbolizing neurological science, cognitive function, and advanced biological research
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Michael Egnor
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March 9, 2025
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Looking for Consciousness in All the Wrong Places

Reductionism is nonsense, and “consciousness” is not nestled in clusters of neurons
Michael Egnor
March 9, 2025
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
The higher human ability to think abstractly — to reason and will freely — are not physical abilities and do not come from the brain. Read More ›