Alex’s Heresies – embracing a physical reality

Debate with Reza Aslan: part1 part2 part3 part4 part5

Religious faith: part1 part2 part3 part4 part5 part6

Holy Scriptures vs Modernism

Secular fundamentalism

Conversational intolerance

Misconceptions of atheism (full video)

Alex McCullie

Selection of interesting YouTube videos. Revisit under Links category.

Brain processing overview

Christof Koch’s webpage: Lois and Victor Troendle Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Biology, Caltech

Christof Koch: Consciousness part1 part2 part3 part4 part5 part6 part7

Christof Koch: The Quest for Consciousness part1 part2 part3 part4 part5 part6

John Bickle on neuroscience and reductionism: part1 part2

Alex McCullie

Patricia Churchland is Professor of Philosophy University of California – webpage. Her research concentrates on the interface between philosophy and neuroscience covering areas as consciousness, free will and the self.

Philosophy in the Age of Neuroscience Presentation: part1 part2 part3 part4 part5 part6

Open questions in Neuroscience: part1 part2 part3

Beyond Belief conference: part1 part2 part3 part4

Decisions, Responsibility and the Brain: part1 part2 part3 part4 part5 part6

Interview: part1 part2 part3

Alex McCullie

I’m collecting interesting links of articles and research showing that moral decisions are strictly a human (brain) affair. Each link is dated as research findings are updated frequently in the fast-moving area of neuroscience. I’ll post this entry under Links so keep checking.

• Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Thinking about Morality – When we are in a pinch, surprising factors can affect our moral judgments, By Adina Roskies and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (SCIAM – Mind Matters, 29 Jul 2008)
• The Moral Instinct, by Steven Pinker (NYT, 13 Jan 2008) – excellent overview article on morality from an evolutionary perspective.

Alex McCullie

link to Complete Works of Charles Darwin

To quote:

“Only this site contains Darwin’s complete publications, 20,000 private papers, the largest Darwin bibliography and manuscript catalogue and hundreds of supplementary works: specimens, biographies, obituaries, reviews, reference works and much more.”

Alex McCullie

From Naturalism.org

This article reviews and supports the new book The Secular Conscience by philosopher Austin Dacey. It provides are very good discussion of secularism with comments about worldviews and the need to keep naturalism separate. (full article)

Alex McCullie

Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc http://www.atheistfoundation.org.au/

Council of Australian Humanist Societies http://www.humanist.org.au/

Rationalist Society of Australia http://www.rationalist.com.au/

Australian Skeptics http://www.skeptics.com.au/

The Australian National Secular Association http://home.vicnet.net.au/~secular/

The Atheist Network – Australia http://www.theatheist.net/e107/news.php

Evolution – the Experience (Conference 8-13 Feb 2009 Melbourne Convention Centre) http://www.evolution09.com.au/

Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (Skeptical Inquiry magazine): http://www.csicop.org/

Center for Inquiry http://www.centerforinquiry.net/

Skeptic (Skeptic magazine) http://www.skeptic.com/

What is science?: http://www.gly.uga.edu/railsback/railsback_1122science1.html

Complete works of Charles Darwin http://darwin-online.org.uk/

Evolution – the Experience (Conference 8-13 Feb 2009 Melbourne Convention Centre) http://www.evolution09.com.au/

Evolution

Introductions

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evo101/IIntro.shtml

http://members.aol.com/darwinpage/intro1.htm

http://www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/~sabedon/biol1510.htm (course notes)

http://www.agiweb.org/news/evolution/

Common myths

http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/PSEUDOSC/Top10MythsEvol.HTM