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New Paper on the Secular Web by Clifford Greenblatt: David Chalmers’ Principle of Organizational Invariance and the Personal Soul
Abstract: David Chalmers argues that conscious experience is a real but nonphysical feature of nature. However, he also believes that all particular facts about any conscious experience supervene (naturally, but not logically) on physical facts, such that physical facts fully determine any conscious experience. His principle of organizational invariance goes even further to claim that … New Paper on the Secular Web by Clifford Greenblatt: David Chalmers’ Principle of Organizational Invariance and the Personal Soul
New Paper by Taner Edis: “Beyond Physics”
From Taner Edis: I have been working, on and off, on a paper with Maarten Boudry concerning physicalism and the prospects of detecting nonphysical agents. Well, it’s been published, and I thought others on the list might want to take a look, since it concerns supernatural agency and design arguments but approaches these questions from … New Paper by Taner Edis: “Beyond Physics”
Another Gem from Pat Robertson
What do you get when you have a Pat Roberston, a camera, and a conversation about gay sex? You get this: Video Link I know Pat Robertson doesn’t represent all or even most theists, but I found this commentary about the clip pretty funny.
Di Muzio Responds to WLC on “Theism and the Meaning of Life”
LINK HT: Ex-Apologist
Richard Carrier Responds to Uncommon Descent on Atheism and Suicide
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A Christian Explains Why He Lacks Certainty about Christianity
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Piece Of Jesus’ Cross Found? Archaeologists Discover ‘Holy Thing’ In Balatlar Church In Turkey
I loved this quotation of John Calvin in the article: “if all the pieces that could be found were collected together, they would make a big ship-load,” referring specifically to the cross. LINK HT: EF
Why Eben Alexander’s Account of his NDE Isn’t Credible
Hemant Mehta provides a fantastic summary of Luke Dittrich’s takedown.
LINK: Science Says Atheists Should Come Out of the Closet for their Own Good
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