PinnedVan TalmageSounds to CivilizationIt is the enhanced use of sound that distinguishes humans from other primates, mammals, and creatures of nature. This enhancement led to…Sep 11, 2020Sep 11, 2020
Van TalmageConsciousness as a learned skillI am leaning to idea that consciousness is a learned skill. It is all biology.Jun 23Jun 23
Van TalmageJesus and Near DeathWhat if Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified by Pontius Pilate, suffered a near-death experience, awoke, survived for a few more weeks then…Jan 26Jan 26
Van TalmageBorn into the Science-Religion DebateI was born into the Science-Religion debate. My father was raised by Christian missionaries to Korea. He became a research biologist. He…Jan 71Jan 71
Van TalmageTwo Old MenLet’s just say there are two old guys running for President.Oct 1, 2023Oct 1, 2023
Van TalmageOrigins of Consciousness (internal dialogue)In my last post (link), I suggested that internal dialogue, which is the verbalization of thinking, was an add-on to the already…Aug 17, 2023Aug 17, 2023
Van TalmageThe Conscious-Unconscious Debate continuedI went through another round of the conscious-unconscious — don’t-know-what-it is really — debate.Jul 25, 2023Jul 25, 2023
Van TalmageThinking and Internal DialogueSo do you have an internal dialogue in your mind? A stream of consciousness? Do you use language for this dialogue? Or perhaps a mixture of…Jan 13, 2023Jan 13, 2023