IRREDUCIBLE MIND (Part 3): Why Materialists Can’t Fully Explain Consciousness

Imagine for a moment that you have the unique ability to scan the left-hand page of an open book with your left eye and the right-hand page with your right eye. Would that be amazing?

Believe it or not, Kim Peek, the man on whom the 1988 movie “Rain Man” was based, could do that. And, being a Savant, incredibly much, much more. Like memorizing thousands of books. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1951 and passed away in Murray, Utah, in 2009 at the age of 58.

What has that to do with the Irreducible Mind? The Savant condition involves certain damage to areas of the brain. If consciousness is produced by the physical brain, then physical damage should produce reduced mental capabilities. But at some level the opposite occurs with the Savant.

Yes, this is a complicated topic, but in the following Part 3 of Inspiring Philosophy’s Michael Jones’ five-part series, the Savant/brain damage issues and others involved in the consciousness debate are made much clearer.

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PREVIOUSLY ON HILLFAITH:

IRREDUCIBLE MIND (Part 1): How Do We Get Consciousness if We’re Just Material Objects?

IRREDUCIBLE MIND (Part 2): What Consciousness and Colors Like Yellow Have in Common

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: About the Historical Evidence That Jesus is Alive?

SCIENCE AND FAITH: Chameleons Are Wonders of Creation