depression – Uncommon Descent

More evidence of epigenetic control of genes

Epigenetics may play an important role in addiction and depression. Or, we hope, in fighting them.

J.P. Moreland on the reality of the mind tested by psychiatric disorder

Moreland: We are a unity of body, mind, spirit, emotions, and will and they all affect one another. And so, if my brain is damaged and it’s not producing the kinds of chemicals that it needs to help me have a good mood, then medication feels like oiling the engine or vitamins for your brain.

ronvanwegen Without religion (God) there is no such thing as good or bad. There is only, "I like this" or "I... – Steven Weinberg 1933–2021
Viola Lee I don't remember the details, as it was long ago that I read it, but I really liked his "Dreams... – Steven Weinberg 1933–2021
ET Neither Swamidass nor Venema knows what determined a human would develop after the successful mating between a man and a... – Will Joshua Swamidass have the floor...
polistra "Accustomed to being unaccountable" doesn't hit the point. Institutional scientists are highly accountable to the agencies who write the grants.... – Vox Popoli on COVID and loss...
EDTA And on the heels of this comes the blindingly obvious news that people who over-trust science are more prone to... – Vox Popoli on COVID and loss...
polistra I see the author (Gordon) is proposing a return to the Fairness Doctrine. Some of us have been begging for... – The Science is Settled — now...
bornagain77 From what I can tell in my dealings with him, Jack acts just like an atheist, and then he finds... – Is “string theory world” in some...
William J Murray Q, The point of my questions was to show that your questions depend on a particular ontological perspective for them... – Kirk Durston takes on Larry Krauss...
TAMMIE LEE HAYNES Guys, did you see this whopper? On an earlier post, I had noted the lies of Peer Reviewed Atheist Science... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
KRock YouTube only caters to the haters. Personally, I'd put it up on Rumble—you won't be censored on that social media... – John West tries once again to...
William J Murray KF said: WJM, embodiment cannot be disproved by science, science in fact starts from embodied practitioners. Who said otherwise? This... – L&FP, 47: The challenge of "proof"...
Querius (Crickets from William J Murray) – Kirk Durston takes on Larry Krauss...
zweston Neo-Darwinism fails as a scientific theory It is not Observable (we haven't witnessed the change of kinds in any form)... – Douglas Axe vs Joshua Swamidass…
zweston It is amazing how unscientific the naturalists are.... they aren't willing to search for the truth wherever it leads...they hold... – At Mind Matters News: The day...
Jack BA77: Yes, I’ve seen you claim that before. But then again, why do you keep getting confused with atheists? Could... – Is “string theory world” in some...
mohammadnursyamsu Real science is not going to emerge from the ruins, it will just go from catastrophy to catastrophy, without hindsight... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
Latemarch In the "trust the science" column there's this article. Time To Assume That Health Research Is Fraudulent Until Proven Otherwise?... – Lancet accused of sitting on important...
doubter Seversky@1 ...apart from some unconfirmed anecdotes, there is nothing to suggest that the mind can exists apart from the physical... – At Mind Matters News: The day...
chuckdarwin more like a rag than a riff.... Oh, and of course Profs Swamidass and Venema, as biologists, don't know what... – Will Joshua Swamidass have the floor...
Lieutenant Commander Data Kairosfocus LCD, we are dealing with a distraction, one cannot address worldviews properly until one first shows that there is... – L&FP, 47: The challenge of "proof"...
mohammadnursyamsu Also, this discussion contintues to be ridiculous. KF asks, what is proof? Then throws out any logical definition of it,... – L&FP, 47: The challenge of "proof"...