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September 2026

September 23, 2026

Toward a “Post-Materialist Science”?

Have you watched "'Why Not Sidney Rigdon' -- Episode 35" yet? Hmmm? Inquiring minds...

August 2026

August 23, 2026

Does mind derive from mindless matter?

Some time ago, I was sent a copy of a 2026 self-published book by...

August 01, 2026

Some thoughts on mind and brain

Here's a nice Deseret News article about the late Carol Lynn Pearson, who passed...

October 2025

October 26, 2025

Some Thoughts on Mind and Brain (and Spirit?)

Last night, my wife and I met with friends for dinner and for discussion...

September 2025

September 27, 2025

I recently read the 2024 book Lucid Dying: The New Science Revolutionizing How We...

July 2025

July 28, 2025

What are the mechanics of consciousness and subjectivity?

My latest column for Meridian Magazine has appeared: "What Is FAIR? Inside the 2025...

May 2023

May 23, 2023

Of Mind and Brain

As I've said, I'm copying out some of the notes that I've been...

February 2022

February 04, 2022

“A Deeper Understanding of the Temple in 175 Entries”

*** A new review article appeared earlier today in Interpreter: A Journal...

May 2021

May 24, 2021

“The most complex puzzle for humans and also the simplest, most self-evident fact”

*** But first: From the distributor who is overseeing the rollout of...

March 2021

March 13, 2021

“It is real in I am now no make believe”

It started off as a pretty busy Saturday. We had a meeting --...

February 2021

February 11, 2021

For want of a butterfly the nail was driven into the tree with a cheetah in it. Or something like that.

You may have heard of the "butterfly effect" in chaos theory, the notion...

September 2020

September 21, 2020

Tales of the Coronavirus

16 September 2020: "Utah health officials report 747 new COVID-19 cases — highest...

August 2020

August 30, 2020

Must one first believe in the supernatural in order to regard near-death experiences as real?

This 2.5-minute-long video vividly introduces an astonishing fact: "The Mind-Blowing Mathematics...

August 01, 2020

On Invoking the “Gutzon Borglum” of the Gaps

Humans always want to know “why.” Especially children. It seems that it's an...

July 2020

July 07, 2020

Are mind and consciousness reducible to events in the physical brain?

Notes drawn from Pim van Lommel, Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death...

May 2020

May 19, 2020

Consciousness and Stewardship

I found this piece fascinating: Joel Frohlich, "Frames of consciousness: Can electrical impulses in...

April 2020

April 18, 2020

Steve Davis on Mind and Brain

Stephen T. Davis is currently Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at...

March 2020

March 30, 2020

The Ark and the Extent of the Flood, Plus Some Quotations from NDE Accounts

As Messala said to Ben Hur, "It goes on, Judah. It goes on."...

March 29, 2020

The Real Shangri-La?

Here are two new items that are available via the website of the...

January 2020

January 11, 2020

On losing the power of reason

I share here a few passages drawn from Roger Trigg, Beyond Matter: Why Science...

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