Mark Nyquist

The issue here needs to deal with dualism in some form. The OP states that the problem is oxymoronic. Absolute Nothingness would be true and untrue at...

The subject of MBTA, Boston transit came up last week and I remembered my experience. BC knows about it and gave a video about how some of it is in ba...

I'm agreeing with you. It's my first comment on this because I don't think absolute nothingness can exists in the universe as we know it. In the colde...

What I was thinking about is that former presidents (both sides) know some things and formats like Factcheck.org might be attempts to set some public ...

Since he's a former president he would actually know quit a lot that he couldn't tell.

I think Trump went to the University of Pennsylvania maybe Wharton School of Business. .

I'd like your opinion too. Or anyone's. Factcheck.org is out of the Annenberg school, University of Pennsylvania....from memory.

Are you familiar with Factcheck.org or Politifact? If so do you have an opinion on these organizations?

Most times I've witnessed an event first hand and then watched it hours later on the news the first hand experience and the news reporting seem at odd...

I got busy with my taxes so can't give a long answer. I'm guessing public education taught you wrong and you just need to reset.

The person who wrote the book is the source of the information (in his brain). He encodes it into a book. The book is encoded physical matter. The per...

You got me thinking about psychosis again. You mentioned stories. One of the symptoms of psychosis that comes up is self referencing when hearing a st...

The way I do it is information (the story) only exists as, Brain; (information) So the book would be paper and ink. The process is, Book ---->Eyes ---...

Okay, I'll quit with the psychiatry/psychology theorizing. A bit off topic. The idea is that physicalism needs to extend into our mental worlds, or el...

My understanding is psychiatric treatment is standardized within countries. Generally the patient would be diagnosed then prescribed medication based ...

Good point. Our brains handle things that are physical and non-physical by the same mental process. You mentioned we construct fictions which is an ar...

I agree that thoughts must form to subject matter. I don't see how the subject matter must preexist. It's more of a mental discovery process.

Here is my model of numbers: Physical brain; (one) Physical brain; (two) Physical brain; (three)

The idea of numbers gets to the core issues of physicalism. A physicalist can argue that numbers only exist as brain state. That would be my position ...

To me, it seems amazing how brains manage in past, present and future. Present awareness being the most critical as it has physical consequences.

My take on this time perception problem is to think of mental content in universal form. Brain; (what the brain supports) Brain; (time perception) Bra...

World wide car fatalities are 1.35 million per year. West Virginia has an especially high fatality rate in the US. Mountain roads maybe. Maybe some me...

To me you just said that all the evidence in the form of our experience (I presume in our minds) points to mind-independent existents. That seems like...

I think the biking and walking conversation will drive some here crazy. They probably want more of the grand projects that governments do. The thing i...

Studded tires...okay. There is always walking too. A normal walking pace for me is 4 miles per hour. It's good to know your rate if you are in a pinch...

If you lived in Minneapolis in August 2007 you remember the I-35W Mississippi river bridge collapse. I guess we are known for that. Bad bridge bearing...

I know what you mean about picking your bike routes carefully. The Midtown Greenway you mentioned is one of those places. It's great in the daytime. I...

I have some family in the Boston area but only get there every ten years or so. I like Boston. I used to bike a lot in Minneapolis. There are about 50...

I live a ways outside Minneapolis so I know the area. The Northstar line is the heavy rail line for commuters and somewhat under used but could be com...

Yes light rail...my closest big city is Minneapolis Minnesota. Some short underground sections by the airport. The thing with rail is physical limits....

I don't know. Okay...cost/benefit for cars (as is) vs cost/benefit for some other solution (might be). That's a little beyond me. I would support smar...

I'm thinking there are personal solutions, government solutions, technology solutions. For me it's just a personal solution. So for me it's a mix of t...

No, just generalizing. More in the area of dial a ride and limited service.

There are smaller scale transit companies in small markets that seem very well run. Government subsidized but they are not the same as what you might ...

I'm someone who likes the park and ride. For someone a little outside of a metro area it seems to make sense. If you can travel light and don't have a...

In the winter you'll probably get cold feet waiting for the bus or light rail. In the summer don't ride light transit after the ball game because it w...

I'm going to try hunter-gather for awhile. I don't have a car so I'm closer than most. I actually think I could do it but not sure it's a good idea.

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Yes, yes, you're young. I've been there, done that. Seems like I go through phases...maybe I'll get back to it.

I've done some road trips. For me they were just the opposite of a vacation. High stress, high worry, high risk. The destination has to be worth it fo...

Has anyone heard the saying 'easy for children, difficult for adults'? Maybe I'm misapplying it. The best situation I've come across is a college camp...

Before I was driving age my friend's mom would drive a bunch of us around in an old paneled station wagon we called the war wagon. Loved that car... d...

I think I was trying to make you feel guilty for having two cars. Not really, just people decide on their own circumstances.

I'm carless at the moment but do grocery shopping on a local bus service. One of the hardest things is hauling bags on a bus. I need about 4 pounds of...

Nothing like that anywhere near me. I'm in a situation were thinking and planning and stocking supplies makes a big difference. Mostly I have my own r...

I like this topic. I've gone back and forth with car, no car a number of times. I prefer no car by far. It's easy for a student in some cases. I remem...

The OP mentioned Artificial Intelligence so I took a look at the free ChatGPT for the first time. I'm familiar with chatbots and some of the other thi...

A good argument for mind is all the variations in our minds. Like all the books in the libraries. Different brains, different minds. Not the case that...

I would say the minds physical form is the physical brain itself. To me that is a starting point. After that there is a lot to sort through.

Here is an abbreviated list in case you missed the first one: Physical brain; (thought) Physical brain; (ideas) Physical brain; (knowledge) Physical b...