SnowyChainsaw

I don't actually...... Strange. I'll look it up.

As for George Ellis's critique, this is a popular argument against this thesis in the scientific community. I'll summarize: there is not, and cannot b...

Hmm doesn't seem to cover anyone called Albert? Are you referring to Albert Einstein and/or do you have another link for me?

Sure, I'm on George Ellis. I'll be there soon enough, hopefully.

Ok, i managed to get as far as his first, legitimate criticism. I'll summarize it as follows: Classical Physics follows a set of rules, so Quantum Phy...

Awesome, thank you. I don't have time to read it right now but I will at my earliest convenience. Based on the title, however, I think it reflects som...

However, the key difference between us and plants/single celled organisms is that we do understand the information we come into contact with, at least...

Actually, i agree with that to some extent. Concepts like this have been rattling around my noodle for awhile now. I just haven't really fleshed out o...

The only concept of God that I agree could exist is a kind of "sentient" universe. However, even if that is true, then it does not explain how the uni...

Simple: If you stub your toe, it hurts. Then if you bang someone else's toe, you feel empathy because you know it hurts and feel guilt.

Yeah, I agree with that almost entirely. The term "indoctrination" gets pretty bad publicity but I don't think it is inherently immoral (mostly becaus...

So do you think this form of mildly indoctrinating children into fearing guilt and punishment is the best, or only, way to teach morals in children? O...

Yeah, that sounds quite likely. Although i feel empathy plays a part in the feeling of guilt as apposed to the behaviors resulting from guilt. You fee...

Yeah, that is a much better way of putting it. Your welcome.

I think guilt is closely related to empathy, but more empathy resulting from a betrayal of one's morals/principles then inflicting any physical harm. ...

I don't consider just any interaction able to form a perspective. The interaction must have a consciousness behind it in order to interpret (note: int...

Indeed, so we agree that there are different interpretations therefore we can now agree to disagree. It was a good discussion though, plenty of food f...

The quantum physics double-slit experiment suggests the very act of observation is indeed a significant interaction, although not necessarily "a part ...

I'm not sure "qualia" is the right word but yeah, i'd say your close enough. You see, i don't think you can equate perspective and interaction. If you...

Ah, i see what your getting at. I'd argue that when you apply the term perspective in this way, the term is actually referring to your perspective as ...

Interesting. I suppose the question is how to define consciousness then? If it can be defined as a spatio-temproal embodiment's ability to form a uniq...

The fabric of reality, by definition, is unchanging: it is the constant that defines existence. If memory can change, then it is not the fabric of rea...

I would throw my own body in the way to stop the trolley.

The true paradox is that if Nothing is infinite, is Infinity also nothingness.

In Lawrence Krauss's book, A Universe From Nothing, he demonstrates Nothing to be unstable. If Nothing existed before the beginning of the universe, t...

I agree, but the memory is not the same as information. Information is an arbitrary term used to conceptualize the fabric of reality. Memory, however,...

And memory can cease, since anything that can exist can also be destroyed (cease to exist).

Saying "memory is embedded in the fabric of reality" is redundant since everything that exists is embedded in reality, otherwise we would not say it e...

Interesting, but I have to disagree with you. Since its not the topic of the thread however, perhaps we'll get the chance to discuss it another time.

It was a randomly generated email i got the first time i set up a hotmail account, years ago. I guess it just stuck.

I have always thought perspective is a result of consciousness, as opposed to a part of it. Our consciousness allows us to experience our environment ...

Care to elaborate?

That is the principle of it. There is a possibility that Solipsism can be proven false and, given infinite time, any possibility becomes a certainty t...

I admit that with current techniques and levels of technology this is impossible but if we were able to observe more then one's own mind to exist, the...

Currently unfalsifiable. New techniques or technologies may allow us to directly observe a mind and it will be through the scientific method that we w...

Id argue yes, to an extent. The "hardware" can help us understand the limitations of the "software" and therefore allow us to narrow down what the sof...

To answer it, all we need do is define a mind as a point in a system. Then, if we can define another mind we have two points and can build a model of ...

This defines good science, i.e. a way science can produce the best possible results. However, you can still use the same scientific method regardless ...

Not necessarily. Free will could be a manifestation of the infinite possible outcomes of the reactions within the brain and that our "consciousness" i...

Wow. Didn't know what Big Pharma was. Interesting reading Do you believe it?

I don't think life can exist infinitely. Life needs energy to survive and the universe will inevitably expand out until it is a cold, dark place. Suns...

The only reason I pursue "The Truth" is because it fascinates me. However, I think it is important for the human species to better understand how the ...

I've never been convinced of this. It is possible social behavior is determined by the chemical and physical processes in the brain and that would ind...

I just read Imagining the Tenth Dimension, by Rob Bryanton. A curious little tome that helps one visualize ten dimensions and contextualizes them into...

I have recently concluded that whether or not multiverses are real is not a very interesting question since currently we have no way of observing the ...

Greetings all, I'm Joe and I'm new to not just this forum, but also philosophy in general. It is an exciting subject an I only wish that it was in the...