Category: Neuroscience & Mind
How Is Purpose Related to Teleology in Nature?
Materialist philosopher Joseph Carter denies the existence of teleology in nature, but he is mistaken.
Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic? Controversy Over the P-value Value
There is much to agree with in Yale University clinical neurologist Steven Novella’s recent article on the p-value.
Philosopher in NY Times: The Universe Has No Purpose, But We Can Pretend…
As I noted yesterday, Joseph Carter wrote a fatuous essay in which he denies purpose in the universe and does an amusing dance around the implications that follow.
“Fully Realized” AI Will Remain Forever on the Horizon – And That’s a Good Thing
The human mind, unlike the human brain, is an immaterial entity, thus unrealizable by a material artifact like a computer.
Is Sean Carroll a Boltzmann Brain?
Carroll, a cosmologist and physicist specializing in general relativity and cosmology at Caltech, is highly regarded by the New Atheist community.
What Is Form?
Materialism is an impoverished perspective on nature, and it creates, rather than solves, problems in metaphysics and science.
What Is Matter? The Aristotelian Perspective
Writing here yesterday, I pointed out the problems with materialist metaphysics.
What Is Matter? The Materialist Perspective
Materialism isn’t really a metaphysical theory. It’s just a mistake. It’s a woefully inadequate understanding of nature.
Darwinian Biologist Endorses Killing Handicapped Babies Who “Suffer”
This odious stuff never ends.
Is Recovery from Brain Death Possible?
This case is a matter of tremendous importance.