Topic: Neurosurgery

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D-Day
Episode 32 • • 17:26 - 21:01

32: D-Day

Materialism and the Mind-Brain Relationship

Dr. Egnor's transition from a materialist atheist to a believer is discussed through the lens of his neurosurgical career. He observed patients who functioned normally despite missing significant portions of their brains, challenging the "computer hardware" model of the mind. The discussion links these findings to Aristotelian philosophy and the concept that reason and free will are immaterial properties of the soul.