Category: Neuroscience & Mind
Bruce Buff and Robert Spitzer on All Hallows’ Eve — Materialism as Reality-Denial
“Is the soul real? Or is it just an old construct used to explain what a scientifically illiterate society could not?”
Nature, as Defined Today, Cannot Be All There Is
Science is on the move. It is slowly morphing from observing nature to embodying naturalism.
Hype and Fearmongering About Artificial Intelligence Passes Its Sell-By Date
The attribution of superpowers to coming generations of AI machines has entered self-parody territory.
Post-Modern Science: The Illusion of Consciousness Sees Through Itself
“It’s quite plausible” is treated as equivalent to evidence, eliding the question of how exactly we come to “consciously believe” anything.
“Great” Minds Think Universe Is a Computer Program
The Matrix, the first episode, was a fun movie. But as a description for reality? Please.