materialism

  • Consciousness: Anil Seth and Iain McGilchrist Debate

    Consciousness: Thoughts on the Anil Seth and Iain McGilchrist Debate Consciousness, as philosopher David Chalmers concluded, is a hard problem. Materialists try to coax it out of matter, while religious thinkers try to squeeze it out of spirit. The challenge… Continue reading

  • Life on the Death Star

    Life on the Death Star Our presence in this vast universe is stunning. We inhabit a planet brimming with plant, animal, and human activity, while the remainder of the universe is orbiting rocks; we are an oasis of life in… Continue reading