NotAristotle

That is not necessarily what I mean when I speak of "seeing reality as it is." As I am presently using it, I mean seeing reality in contradistinction ...

By "naturalism" Plantinga seems to mean non-belief in God in this context. It appears that someone who does believe in God can, according to Plantinga...

Wouldn't there be the possibility to know one's emotions and thereby know why one is acting? And, is it not the case that if we know how we are going ...

Saint Thomas Aquinas distinguishes between per accidens and per se series; the distinction may be relevant to this discussion.

The world has such depth, I doubt we will ever run out of things to argue about. :wink:

Fair point, I fully support a method that would rule out natural explanations.

Right, an informational basis of the universe would seem to hint towards a mind of sorts.

Right, but my point is, if it seems like a supernatural mind contributed to an apparent miracle (viz. understanding, intent), then we might as well sa...

Surely that is context dependent though. If the miracle is: "my coffee mug is floating!" I don't see how that would suggest any sort of supernatural m...

Aren't you just assuming here a "no-miracles" disposition? Because as it has been defined, a miracle would effectively prove a Godlike being, would it...

In my opinion, if there were an easy answer to quantum-classical issues it would be elucidating the correct theoretical understanding, although I thin...

To put that in my own words, I would say "reductionism" is ill-defined. Perhaps a properly defined reductionism may not be at odds with emergentism at...

The information is basic. Metaphorically. Because what is transformed is the physical into the mental, no? Or is it the physical into the physical? En...

True, it is a dichotomy I guess, but I think it is worth the trouble because of its explanatory power; namely in explaining why brains are conscious a...

Good questions. Were it the case that the use of b-matter turned it into a-matter, that would seem to preclude it from use in an artificial brain, but...

Perhaps the history doesn't change the formula; the formula changes the history. Perhaps there are just different kinds of matter (a-matter) and (b-ma...

"guiding principles" "to form" "goal" I don't mean to be overly critical - do you mean these terms metaphorically or literally?

Thanks for your comments. I've had somewhat of a shift in perspective the last couple days. I now think the question you cited -- why is this energy c...

You got it!

Although wonderer1 and Christoffer may disagree with me, I think it is not possible. And I think it is not possible because of the kind of history tha...

I am unfamiliar with the change from a supernatural to a natural explanation as a "reduction." I am more familiar with taking two scientific fields (c...

Here is a definition of reductionism: "a science can be reduced to another field of study if that other field of study gives a coherent account of the...

Okay so if I'm understanding you correctly, what I'm calling a physical process emerges from, is a result of, not the physical fundamentals, rather it...

Thanks for referring me to that article.

In the interest of responding in a not unreasonable amount of time, I'm going to go ahead and write what I'm thinking. The objection is well said. I u...

Okay javra, thanks for your comments.

Why would it trouble us if everything was reducible to the physical? Seems to me that all those thoughts are just physical processes. I get the sense ...

I'm not sure why that is so. Unless by process metaphysics one is arguing that only processes, not the physical constituents involved in the process a...

ALL IS COFFEE - NotAristotle (c. 2000 - 2200)

Hi Christoffer, I find myself inclined to endorse what I will coin "process physicalism." Due to religious commitments, I do not think "all of reality...

Nosferatu, see above.

I don't think Congress is the final arbiter of a determination of whether Trump is guilty. That being the case, each Secretary of state can and should...

Comment rescinded.

But seeing as he is guilty of insurrection, I highly doubt he will be acquitted.

Regardless of if he is acquitted for insurrection, I think the Secretary of each state still has a right to make their own determination of whether he...

This is a good explanation of how the 14th amendment disqualifies Trump from the upcoming election. https://www.npr.org/2024/01/02/1222389987/donald-t...

I'm kind of thinking to take a left turn towards a career in the medical field. So yeah, biology would have been more appropriate. :lol:

As a philosophy major, I now have the insight and wisdom to know that I should have picked a different major. Hey, I have 100 comments! Wohoo! Edit: N...

Thank you for sharing that.

I don't know much about process philosophy; I am surprised that causal closure is not relevant to it. I have to say, too, that the whole notion of "no...

I think it is Jaegwon Kim who forwards the argument against non-reductive physicalism. This argument can be picked-up by reductive physicalists who ma...

:lol: hey, that boulder's misbehaving, im gonna give it a piece of my mind!

There is ego and there is conscience. Therefore there is duality. Where there is duality there is choice. Where there is choice there is freedom. Ther...

Yes, it is! :100:

I won't get into it too far because I don't think this is the right thread, but I do believe I have a free will and I am not a compatibilist. Whether ...

I don't think those details are forthcoming Philosophim, and the reason why is that a physical account fails to include consciousness. I think you are...

I wouldn't go so far as to say that anatomy is the reason why someone engages in activities. A full account of why I, let's say, go for a jog, seems t...

Okay, gotcha, thanks for explaining.

I think my argument is something like this: If consciousness is physical then consciousness can be accounted for in physical terms. But consciousness ...

Maybe I'm missing the boat, but when we say "physical" I think we mean things like atoms, brains, neurons, entire organisms, and so on. If consciousne...