Mike Adams

Not necessarily. Proof of an indeterministic universe in which we may be able to exert some agent control is always useful...

It could be argued that it's is our humansize-skewed scale perspective that makes the notion seem outlandish, where as in reality (given what we know ...

This guy is saying the pilot wave theory is deterministic...

I should really point out that I don't necessarily believe in determinism, I am just yet to hear an acceptable scientific explanation of how we can ac...

The refusal to countenance this as a real possibility just demonstrates the problems human beings have with scale. Due to our arrogance as perceived '...

MW theory has been taken seriously by many scientists for decades... (Plus your apparent hatred for determinists is bordering on the hysterical.)

Also - apokrisis, could you please expand on what you mean by 'epistemic cut.' Thanks

Great thread this. In response to previous assertions that the reality of multiple universe is 'craziness' is it any more crazy than any of the other ...

I count myself as a liberal, and any sensible liberal should realise that Trump is a direct result of elitist liberal arrogance (as is Brexit). The do...

I'm afraid we'all have to agree to disagree that what you have offered here is a suitably detailed explanation of how such a mental process could occu...

And, just so you know, my current line of arguments are in no way 'faith' based, but rather grounded in science and logic. I'm happy to be proved othe...

Please could you then offer an alternative explanation for how a current action can be driven by past influences without leading to an infinite regres...

So if we're right, then, at T, X is not truly free to chose either course of action - leading us back to a form of determinism (albeit of the psycholo...

I certainly didn't mean to sound nasty, and if I did I apologize. What I'm trying to ascertain is how, on your view, the fundamental mind interacts wi...

For a non-dualist you do seem to quite clearly separate mind from the physical..

"Yep, mind it's fundamental. Once that is understood, life makes sense again." I'll ask once again - of what substance is the 'fundamental mind' made ...

That description is not really of sufficient detail to be a great deal of use. Are you saying it can in now way be reduced to a physical substrate in ...

"X's mind decides for some reason. It is the mind that is deciding for its own reasons." All that explanation does is raises far more questions. Among...

Steve's right here, and this is the biggest problem in debates on consciousness. Until the scientific/philosophical community can agree on some form o...

This is all very interesting and informative but none of it really addresses the question of precisely 'how' an autonomous being can exercise their au...

Nothing there answers the question. "The mind is exactly what everyone experiences." - which is what? "t is what is creatingthe impetus to move in a d...

Oops - I meant to quote the whole last post..

Okay Rich - so you agree the mind/brain is comprised of the same physical substance as everything else and part of the same structure. So I come back ...

So you're a dualist?

And how (scientifically speaking) does the 'creative mind' - which is presumably a physical entity - generate atomic motion without any form of preced...

I'm interested - how do you define your view on the free will debate? Some kind of libertarianist? You say choices are "probabilistic with the possibi...

Interested to see how you would account for 'free choice' within a universe that (seemingly) adheres to a directional flow of time without committing ...

"My fate has been sealed since the Genesis of the Big Bang." So you're for Determinism now?

Which objection? Apologies, but your post seemed a bit vague and I'm not sure which objection you're answering. With regard to the quote you use thoug...

The religious and scientific conceptions of determinism are actually very similar - one ordained by an infinite being, the other by a closed, causal u...

There is nothing necessarily supernatural about phenomenal illusions. They happen all the time - just ask the amputee who still 'feels' the missing le...

'Experiencing' choice does not necessarily entail true choice in the metaphysical sense. The human experience is rife with illusion. Determinism quest...

I suppose we would have to agree on a definition of 'caused' here. But ultimately in cases such as atomic decay, exactly when an electron for example ...

Determinism is based on Newtonian mechanics, which is now superseded by quantum physics. In quantum physics 'uncaused' events are common place. The qu...