Michael Egnor

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2d illustration of human male
Robert J. Marks II
February 25, 2022
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Discussing Consciousness and the Mind-Body Problem

Robert J. Marks II
February 25, 2022
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What does it even mean to be aware of something, to be conscious? Why do the vast majority of people only have one consciousness? Will computers ever experience consciousness? On this Bingecast, Dr. Robert J. Marks and Dr. Angus Menuge discuss these questions and more. Read More ›
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Boy riding on mechanical bull
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Michael Egnor
February 17, 2022
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Don’t Blame Me; I’m a Meat Robot.

Michael Egnor
February 17, 2022
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Methodological naturalism invariably draws certain conclusions. One of these notions is that we have no free will, and therefore, no culpability. We are essentially puppets hanging from genetic strings. Dr. Michael Egnor and Dr. Joshua Farris discuss this erroneous idea, as well as other failing conclusions created by ideological science. Read More ›
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Why Machines Will Never Think
Michael Egnor
August 1, 2018
Discovery Institute
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Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor: Why Machines Will Never Think

Michael Egnor
August 1, 2018
Discovery Institute
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At the official launch of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, July 11, 2018, neurosurgeon Michael Egnor offered some thoughts on artificial vs. natural intelligence. He sends us this piece, further developing some of his ideas: A cornerstone of the development of artificial intelligence is the pervasive assumption that machines can, or will, think. Watson, a question-answering computer, beats Read More ›