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Denyse O'Leary
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October 31, 2021
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At Mind Matters News: Philosopher: Panpsychism is not in conflict with physics at all

Denyse O'Leary
October 31, 2021
Intelligent Design, Naturalism, Physics
Remember Egnor ’s Principle: If your hypothesis is that your mind is an illusion, then you do not have a hypothesis. The panpsychists want to have a hypothesis. They want to include consciousness as a real fact in nature while avoiding dualism. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 2, 2021
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At Mind Matters News: Will humans ever be fully replaceable by AI?

Denyse O'Leary
May 2, 2021
Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Design, Mind
Berger: "Man is an imperfect image of God, as we all regularly demonstrate. Some images are more degraded than others. Similarly, any image man creates of himself will be a less than perfect image of himself. Hence, man can never make AI that is in the image of God, He can only make a degraded image of himself. " Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 24, 2020
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Michael Egnor: The mind’s reality is consistent with neuroscience

Denyse O'Leary
February 24, 2020
Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
Egnor: I think the best explanation of the relationship of the mind to the brain is Aristotelian hylomorphism which is the viewpoint that the soul is the form of the body and that certain powers of the soul, particularly the intellect and will, are not generated by matter but are immaterial things. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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December 20, 2019
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Mind, Naturalism, Philosophy
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Consciousness: Philosopher Massimo Pigliucci skates around the main problems

Denyse O'Leary
December 20, 2019
Mind, Naturalism, Philosophy
It’s time to revive dualism: “And lastly, Pigliucci insists, without offering evidence, that dualism is “antiscientific.” Dualism is a logical conclusion from our circumstances; we are beings of both mind and matter. And those who would refute dualism tend to involve themselves in stranger claims, as we have seen.” Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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August 19, 2018
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What is “dualism” and why is it controversial?

Denyse O'Leary
August 19, 2018
Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism, Philosophy

Most people think we are more than just live bodies but what is the “more”? Frank Turek explains, Here are some types of dualism: 2. Varieties of Dualism: Ontology 2.1 Predicate dualism 2.2 Property Dualism 2.3 Substance Dualism 3. Varieties of Dualism: Interaction 3.1 Interactionism 3.2 Epiphenomenalism 3.3 Parallelism (Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy) More. If you don’t think you are 99.44% chimpanzee nd that consciousness is an illusion, you might want to consider what sort of dualism you are. Hat tip: Ken Francis See also: Alternatives to dualism: Post-modern science: The illusion of consciousness sees through itself and From Scientific American: “we may all be alters—dissociated personalities— of universal consciousness.”