Mark Nyquist

Something that is important to physicalism is the question of how does the brain hold some specific item of subject matter. One model could be than it...

I have my own categories.

Okay, got it.

Lost me.

Is metaphysics some third thing? Matter, mind and metaphysics. Seems like matter and mind are all you need.

There is a problem with defining physicalism as just physical matter. How do you account for anything non-physical? What would that be and how could i...

I have no issue with that at all. Great explaination.

Could you give a little more detail on why a reductionist would have the burden of proof? And if they do is it proovable?

On the idea of reductionism, I think there is a case for what I call mental content being mapped perfectly to the supporting brain biology. For me the...

Also his mom was actually using a false identity on the internet to contact him so he may have had some basis for suspicion or paranoia. My impression...

I was referring to the Dan Markingson case at the University of Minnesota. All the symptoms that were reported publicly are consistent with mental con...

I'm late seeing this but I'll give you my best argument for physicalism (or first attempt). We start from our mental worlds because that's the mode of...

I don't really disagree with you on the importance of words and definitions in philosophy but if you want to make progress in philosophy you need to g...

I can give an example of where words fail. Say you wake up in the morning and are deciding what clothes to wear for the day. Is your brain using consc...

Okay, you agree and added something. Wayfarer disagrees. Anyway, I'm done for the day.

Aside from your discussion with Wayfarer, I think the idea of grasping is at least worth going over. So if non-physicals exist one possibility is the ...

Numbers are one of those questions in philosophy that reduces to state A or state B. I think you are right and they don't have a special existence. We...

I'm extremely focused on physical risks around me and focus on the moment. However I see people do crazy things they shouldn't because they are distra...

You seem to deal with a lot of perspectives that you reply to and something came to mind about materialism. A person's life experience might have an i...

I would admit in your example of the orange that that too is immaterial so maybe all mental content is immaterial...I'm okay with that as long as it's...

I'm saying we need to be rigorous in how we approach the problem of the immaterial or non-physical. Non-physical means it does not exist. But the phys...

I was making the point that since consciousness is mass and energy dependant then thoughts are not immaterial.

The hotter when thinking link is interesting. I think I used to notice brain warming when playing Tetris at a high level. A little worrying. Good grap...

You could actually do rough math on this for example how much energy a single mental task would require using a fraction of a daily total available. C...

I'm still on the energy-consciouness relation. Our brains use 20 percent of our bodies total energy. In terms of power it's about as much as a 10 watt...

Dictionary definitions seem like a really bad idea. You seem to be focusing on small peculiarities. Here is a list of the brain biology words that hav...

For me something that takes the same form as consciouness is our 5 senses. They are all connected to the brain and the brain has full access. I think ...

I am thinking that most of you approach this problem from from a ' don't know' perspective. Don't reinvent the wheel. Just read what has been written.

Wayfarer, I actually agree with you on your criticism of reductionism, not sure if you picked up on that. I'm a materialist, but there is a special ca...

I could add than any solution will be singular, not this endless procession of alternatives.

People, do you understand that these oligarchs, billionaires, monarchs are the same as American operatives engaged in special access programs? Intelli...

For those of you who are proposing your own models of consciouness and information I have a stress test for you. Does your model account for energy an...

I'll look into that...what you can learn here.

I don't think you calling my view 'brain-mind identity theory' is actually my position. I just like to start with physicalism/materialism because it k...

Alright, if that is your position.. Mine is that a carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus atom, etc is just that and nothing more as it exists...

Your brain is projecting "information" on DNA. It's not real. Review what the chemistry of DNA is. You can blame it on public education if you like. T...

That's completely off base. Without brains any meaning would not even exist. Just physical matter existing as physical matter. Why should I take you s...

I would suggest that information works the way it does because brain state is the common denominator. If you remove brains from the relevant environme...

Of course I like to know what you say. I keep coming back. Things turn up here that I wouldn't think up on my own.

Have you ever considered that your subconscious mind has solved the problem of consciousness better than what you do in attempting to define it formal...

You lost creatures need to sit down at your kitchen table, write down your best philosophy on a sheet of paper, crumple it up and throw it in the garb...

The semicolon parentheses is a foot note so it's not part of the equivalence but gives an understanding of how specific mental content exists.

I'm not sure that I = EMM is an equation. The relation between E, M and M isn't given. For me: I = brain state is an equation as I, information, is th...

I'm still on this information-consciousness relation. Our brain specific information has complete access to our consciousness and vice versa. So if yo...

Sorry, bad eyes and doing this on a smart phone. I'll try to read more carefully.

I asked someone here a few weeks ago if they thought being aware of their own consciousness and thinking about specific information had anything in co...

I know what you mean. It's hard to get any consensus here. It's worth considering as opposed to not. I think it's a good mental habit to be aware of i...

I like seeing information/consciousness being placed side by side. Do you think, in a technical sense, they are closely related or even have the same ...

Well there may be variation from time to time in how active our brains are. For example sleeping you are less conscious than being awake. Mostly I'm s...

Ha... I'm Swedish descent. Don't know how to answer that. Hmmm. Don't speak swedish. Far removed from Sweden. Family visits so still some connection.