Author: Michael Egnor
Trying to Disprove Free Will Shows that Materialism Doesn’t Work
The fact that nature is not predetermined in detail has been shown quite convincingly by the experimental confirmation of Bell’s theorem in quantum mechanics.
If IQ Is Inherited, Is the Intellect Simply Material?
The widely accepted heritability of IQ — between 57 percent and 80 percent in twin studies — is strong evidence for the materiality of the intellect.
Why the Universe Itself Can’t Be the Most Fundamental Thing
Imagine a chain hanging from the sky supporting a weight suspended in the air. Each link in the chain is a cause for the continued suspension of the links.
Why a “Budding” Neuroscientist Is Skeptical of Brain Scans
A major thrust of neuroscience has been the use of fMRI to correlate brain activity with thinking and to draw conclusions about the physical basis of the mind.
Why an Argument for God’s Existence Is Scientific
Atheist evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne is a fountain of nonsensical arguments against the existence of God.