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Author
News
Date
September 29, 2022

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
J. P. Moreland, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Soul (concept)}

Why should we believe that the human mind is immortal?

_{Philosopher Moreland: Think of the soul like a chest of drawers and think of the mind and the spirit like two drawers in the chest of drawers} _{News

September 29, 2022

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Philosophy of Mind}

Philosopher J. P. Moreland offers some thoughts at Closer to Truth (September 14, 2022) J.P. Moreland: (1:49) Think of the soul like a chest of drawers and think of the mind and the spirit like two drawers in the chest of drawers. I am a soul I’m an immaterial substance. Within me are different faculties, different ranges of powers or abilities. My mind is a faculty of the soul. My spirit is a different faculty of the soul. Now, you can’t separate my mind from my soul like you can [separate] the legs of a table and put them in different places. So the legs of a table would be called “separable parts.” They can be separated from the whole Read More ›

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post

Author
News
Date
January 3, 2021

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind, Religion

Tagged
Decision Theory, J. P. Moreland, Reality}

How Do We Know What Is Real? Philosopher J. P. Moreland Can Help

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January 3, 2021

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Philosophy of Mind, Religion}

This coming August will mark the beginning of a battle that I began with three different forms of cancer that I continue to this day to be fighting. I don’t know how long I have… When is it okay to disagree with what the majority of experts in a field believe? … I’m going to go with the majority of experts, unless something happens. If there are two conditions present, you are justified in going against the vast majority of experts. Number 1: If the majority opinion is based on non-rational factors If there is a small, educated rebel group who publish in peer-reviewed journals and high quality books who have provided an alternative paradigm. (July 9, 2018) Remember Moreland’s Read More ›

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Author
News
Date
December 27, 2020

Categorized
Ethics, Science

Tagged
Featured, For a Greater Purpose (book), J. P. Moreland, Walter Bradley, Walter Bradley Center}

And Walter Bradley Reached Out His Hand …

_{J. P. Moreland recalls Walter Bradley, who was there when it really mattered} _{News

December 27, 2020

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Ethics, Science}

In the Foreword to For a Greater Purpose, philosopher J. P. Moreland recalls an incident when both he and Walter Bradley were young football players: I had never suffered a concussion in my life, but there I was, laying on my back in the middle of a field, with a twilight wooziness that made me want to faint. Suddenly, I noticed a hand enter my cloudy visual field and a voice asked me how many fingers he was holding up. Three, I said, and as I did, I began to come out of it. I was able to see to whom the hand belonged: Butch (we used to call him that) Bradley! … Walter Bradley reached out his hand to Read More ›

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podcast

Author
JP Moreland and Michael Newton Keas
Date
January 30, 2020

Tagged
anti-depressants, brain, brain trauma, catastrophism, dopamine, Finding Quiet (book), grooves, immateriality, J. P. Moreland, Materialism, Neurons, panic attack, refocusing, serontonin, soul, spirituality}

Bingecast: JP Moreland on Changing the Pathways of Your Brain

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January 30, 2020

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Philosopher JP Moreland shares how twice he was incapacitated for months by panic attacks and anxiety. His new book, Finding Quiet, seeks to make the most of his suffering, condensing the crucial lessons learned from his research. He and guest host Mike Keas address the relative evidence for the soul and the brain, the integration of faith with knowledge from Read More ›

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post

Author
News
Date
July 19, 2019

Categorized
Medicine and Health, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
anti-depressants, Anxiety, Depression, J. P. Moreland, Mike Keas}

If Thinking Can Heal, Why Do We Need Antidepressants?

_{J.P. Moreland, who struggles with anxiety disorders, likens medications to engine oil for the brain} _{News

July 19, 2019

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Medicine and Health, Philosophy of Mind}

“If you’re driving your car and you’re low or don’t have any oil, parts of the engine are going to rub against one another and it’s going to cause a lot of friction and dysfunction.”

Can fitter brains help us fight depression?

_{Philosopher J. P. Moreland continues his account of working his way through a devastating anxiety disorder} _{News

July 12, 2019

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Medicine and Health, Philosophy of Mind}

"Anxiety and depression are largely—not entirely but largely—habit. And those habits are ingrained in the different members of our body," Moreland explains.

J. P. Moreland’s Model of the Human Self Survived the Ultimate Field Test

_{Could the Christian philosopher rely on his model to help himself heal from psychiatric disorder?} _{News

July 4, 2019

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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

To win the struggle with mental states that he knew to be aberrant, he had to clarify his view of the mind and the soul. But this time it was from the first-person perspective: it is not just my theory; this is happening to me. Read More ›

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post

Author
News
Date
June 16, 2019

Categorized
Medicine and Health, Philosophy of Mind, Religion

Tagged
Anxiety, Depression, Finding Quiet (book), J. P. Moreland, Mike Keas}

Theologian, Battling Depression, Reaffirms the Existence of the Soul

_{J. P. Moreland reasons his way to the evidence and captures his discoveries in a book} _{News

June 16, 2019

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Medicine and Health, Philosophy of Mind, Religion}

It’s not often that a theologian admits to personal issues like anxiety and depression. But Biola University’s Moreland has written a book about how he coped by learning more about the nature of our immaterial minds.