Tag Archives: Consciousness

Can philosophy help science and theology?

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Mel Wild

I’ve talked a lot about the perceived conflict between science and theology before. I say perceived because, as David Bentley Hart put it, the conflict is not because of empirical discoveries but because of cultural presuppositions. And it’s philosophy that … Continue reading →

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Why materialism won’t give us artificial consciousness

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Mel Wild

Okay, I’m clearly no expert in this field but my geek-oriented mind can read. Also, I believe the topic of consciousness can lend further understanding into our spiritual interactions with God, so it should be of some interest to us … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Consciousness, Idealism, Materialism, ontology, panpsychism, Religion and Spirituality | 102 Comments

Pulling back the curtain on materialism

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Mel Wild

I personally believe that the real conflict is not actually between science and faith, but between materialism and idealism. For some background of these ontologies, I briefly talked about these two views in “Christ, the Cosmic Mind, and Consciousness.” Classically, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian apologetics, Theology | Tagged Christianity, Consciousness, Idealism, Materialism, ontology, Religion and Spirituality, Science and faith | 59 Comments

Is Materialism dead?

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Mel Wild

Perhaps materialism—the belief that all that exists is matter and energy and the rearrangement of it—is only “merely dead” and not “really most sincerely dead,” as the Coroner of Oz would say, but its days do seem to be numbered. … Continue reading →