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Critics Struggle with Evidence Humans and Chimps Are 15 Percent Genetically Different
Before we dive into what critics are saying, I want to note that good authorities have come to similar numerical conclusions as I did.
Challenged on the “1 Percent” Myth, Smithsonian Gives a Meaningless Non-Answer
Note to President Trump: I find this pretty disrespectful to the people who pay the bills at the Smithsonian.
What (If Anything) Physics Can Say About Consciousness
What about objects? If we want to argue that they have consciousness too, we need to define the term differently from the experiential way we usually do.
Excerpt: As Death Approaches, a Sudden Light
Needless to say, such lucid episodes imply that the mind is more than the disjointed activities of a failing brain.
Two Neuroscientists on Life, Death, Eternity, and What Really Matters
Lee Warren interviews Michael Egnor on his book. It’s a lively and accessible chat about how the human mind is not simply the brain and can even survive death.