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The idea of the "hard problem" is that in order to make a thorough theory of consciousness, we need to explain phenomenal consciousness, otherwise kno...

I didn't suggest that idealists and materialists experience the world differently. Idealism vs materialism is a mischaracterization of the issue.

Exactly. People flat out won't believe it until they see proof. Note that some of the posters in this thread thought they were being insulted.

That a concept is a package of opposites goes back to Plato. It shows up in a lot of philosophy including Schopenhauer and Kant. Good stuff.

Burn!!!

Sounds right. Ask her about how she found out she has aphantasia and her surprise at discovering that anybody has a "mind's eye." This is an obstacle ...

What kind of pigs do you guys have? American pigs are dangerous, as in they kill people.

I said "kin to." That means similar to, but not the same as. By the way, people with aphantasia have a statistically significant higher IQ. Weird, huh...

Go Somalia! :rofl:

We can't get to the question of whether Chalmers' view is true or false because there's no agreement about what his view is. See, I told you that with...

If you actually read his stuff and you're still this confused about what he's talking about, I don't know what to tell you. You may have something aki...

Chalmers is pretty rigorous. Check him out.

They're talking about experience. Remember that pan-psychism is on the table as a possible explanation. I've never heard of the glowing picture theory...

Maybe so. But the first awareness of the concept of being accompanies recognition of nothingness. Nothingness is the background that allows being to a...

Do you think that's what Chalmers and Nagel are suggesting? That a picture glows in the head?

You were talking about being. It's a twin of the nothing.

You just need some gorilla DNA.

How is it a question of meaning? It's about a theory of consciousness.

Like Vulcans?

We should do a reading of Heidegger's What is Metaphysics? It's so good.

Sounds right. :grin:

Really? Like an earl?

Really? Are you an Irish nobleman?

I like Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. I've listened to it about a thousand times.

Working class. That sounds so sad. I imagine some lady in a basement sweatshop, who was knocked down on her way home by some kids and she broke both w...

What's the left-wing disease?

I don't quite understand what's wrong with those guys. Do you?

Fine. Have a good day. :razz:

There's also a theory that the human brain is big because of a mutation that weakened the jaw muscles. The earlier strong jaw muscles constrained the ...

It looks primate to me, but then I've been fascinated for a while about how the homo sapiens face developed. The jaw of earlier members of the homo ge...

How does a DVD player work?

That's a tidbit of AI generated art. It's a gorilla.

You gotta respect Capitalism: "Nobody gives a damn': Home Depot's co-founder says the rise of 'socialism' is making people 'too lazy,' 'too fat,' and ...

Vaccinated people don't get as sick as unvaccinated, so it definitely is a life saving measure for many. I don't really understand what they're doing....

Yep. We find necessarily true statements that are known a posteriori.

There's a long tradition of examining the ways we're bound to think. I think all philosophers make some use of that kind of exploration, but Hume and ...

Or it could be that naturally acquired immunity is just better for some reason. We've learned that locking down has a downstream cost in terms of flu ...

I agree with all of that. I think the quest for a theory of consciousness will be a grand adventure. It's fed by a lust to know. Maybe it will generat...

"This lectern" is quite likely to be used as a rigid designator. Banno was throwing some spin in there. There might be cases where "this lectern" is n...

Only accidentally. I don't have a tv. I don't do Facebook or Twitter. I might be out of touch.

Do you watch commercials?

Notice that this doesn't mean you can't have a description in mind when you talk about Paris, for instance. It just means it isn't necessary.

Guilt is a pain that forces the dragon to peer into a mirror and see itself. In Gnostic myths, this the gift of Sophia. Before she came, there was mur...

I see.

Yes, but that's not what the hard problem is about. It's about identifying phenomenal consciousness as a thing to be explained. Does the blind spot ex...

Yes, exactly. Do you agree with that?

Nice. I've been pondering lately the notion that there's some quantum shenanigans at the heart of consciousness. What do you think about the "eye can'...

That's what we did with gravity.

Doesn't sound like you're likely to be.

The "easy problem" refers to explaining functions of consciousness like how memory is laid down, how the visual cortex works, stuff like that. The "ha...