Tag: consciousness
Artificial Intelligence as a “Magic Act”
The error is not completely different from imagining that natural selection really can do what creative intelligence — foresight! — can do.
The Earth: It’s Alive! It’s Alive!
Even James Lovelock, who created Gaia Theory, now worries that environmentalism has become a religion.
Egnor Considers the Confession of a Panpsychist
Durham University philosopher Philip Goff poses the question, “Could Electrons Be Conscious?”
Darwin Doubting Playwright Matt Chait Returns to the Hollywood Stage
Chait writes smart, concise dialogue on these subjects, and seems to have learned more than a thing or two from biologist Scott Turner’s recent book, Purpose and Desire.
Why Families Should Decide When to “Pull Plugs”
When Frank saw signs of life, doctors would dismiss his observation as a “reflex.” How often I have heard that over 25 years of anti-euthanasia advocacy!