Tag: Christof Koch
Cosmic Fine-Tuning as Evidence for the Reality of Consciousness
Many neuroscientists hold the materialist view that the mind is a user illusion generated by the brain.
Consciousness, a Hall of Mirrors, Baffles Scientists
To contemplate consciousness is, as professor of religion Greg Peterson put it, like looking into and out of a window at the same time.
Researchers: Goats Can Read Basic Human Emotions
Readers may wonder at first whether this research was worth doing, but hang on. It turns out that goats can understand basic emotions by voice alone.
Leading Neuroscientist Wavers on Physical View of Consciousness
“Consciousness cannot be explained only within the framework of space and time and energy, but we need to postulate something additional — experience.”
Cancelling the Human Mind: Experts Weigh In
Dualism — human consciousness is real, immaterial, and special — is the only approach that accords with the evidence.