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I am not talking about the number of shapes you can make by changing the location of parts. I am talking about the function that can describe all shap...
August 06, 2025 at 17:03
There is only one function that describes the shape of a system in terms of the locations of the parts.
August 06, 2025 at 16:21
Why don't you answer my question?
August 06, 2025 at 16:17
I said enough, otherwise tell me the number of functions in a system that describe the properties of the system in terms of the properties of the part...
August 06, 2025 at 16:10
That is true given the definition of weak emergence. What do you mean by one and the other? Such as? What do you mean by incomplete?
August 06, 2025 at 16:06
I used specific when it comes to function. I don't mean that the function is one-to-one. Think of a cup of tea. There is a function that describes the...
August 06, 2025 at 15:55
Suppose that you move your hand slightly. The specific location of your hand is a function of the specific location of parts. That does not seem to be...
August 05, 2025 at 20:16
I mean, whatever function you possibly could imagine, a function relates a specific property of the system in terms of the specific properties of part...
August 05, 2025 at 19:14
No, I am saying that the set of properties of the system exhausts all functions in which each function relates a specific property of the system to sp...
August 05, 2025 at 18:41
Correct. Curiosity is the fundamental aspect of life. I have to say evolution is accepted as a scientific fact, but that does not mean that there is D...
August 05, 2025 at 17:55
We know that the quality of experience is a function of the properties of parts. We know what the properties of parts are, such as mass, charge, speed...
August 05, 2025 at 17:54
I explained what I mean by function in the example of antiferromagnetism.
August 05, 2025 at 16:53
Is consciousness emergence weak or strong?
August 05, 2025 at 16:52
I am a substance pluralist. I am not discussing here that the experience is the result of the mind perceiving the object. I get their definition of ex...
August 05, 2025 at 16:26
To them, the phenomenon of experience is the result of strong emergence, by which they mean that the experience is the result of the properties of mat...
August 05, 2025 at 16:09
Physicalists claim that consciousness is the result of neurons firing. So consciousness to them is the result of the motion of electrons and chemicals...
August 05, 2025 at 15:38
I am not a language expert, but this is my understanding of language. Any meaningful sentence in any language is made of parts, but it can create a ne...
August 05, 2025 at 15:32
We say that we are dealing with weak emergence when the property of a system can be simulated in terms of the properties of parts as well. The problem...
August 05, 2025 at 14:44
What is the difference between a dead brain and an alive brain to a physicalist, then?
August 05, 2025 at 14:15
It is correct. If matter moves on its own, and experience is the result of how matter moves, then how could experience be causally efficacious? Experi...
August 04, 2025 at 19:07
I am happy with my definition. I also gave the example of antiferromagnetism, which clearly demonstrates what I mean by function. So, I won't accept y...
August 04, 2025 at 18:47
If consciousness is a strong emergent thing, then it cannot be causally efficacious in the world where physical objects obey the laws of nature. We, h...
August 03, 2025 at 19:44
Well, you believe in NT, and within it, Adam is cited. I am saying a perfect good God cannot create an imperfect good creation, wherein doing evil is ...
August 03, 2025 at 19:01
Yes, there exist metal properties as well, which are related to the existence of another substance that I call the object. So, the question is whether...
August 03, 2025 at 18:10
Could we agree on the definition of weak emergence, which occurs when the property of the system is a function of the properties of its parts? That, o...
August 03, 2025 at 16:40
Consider each experience you may have right now, like reading my reply, tasting a little tea, etc. Each of these experiences is unique to you in the s...
August 02, 2025 at 20:53
They are.
August 01, 2025 at 20:13
Sting - Shape of My Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK-Z1K67uaA
August 01, 2025 at 17:46
The first part is concise. I think the second part should be "Exists" = is either subjective or objective, unless you clarify why you used "may". Ok, ...
July 30, 2025 at 18:48
Are you referring to the story of Adam and Eve? This story is nonsense! The God you are defending is out of discussion since He is less than you. Adam...
July 30, 2025 at 18:21
Interview with Elton John https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl0HqlbX7dc
July 29, 2025 at 18:23
I think that the brain is the infrastructure that mainly allows minds to interact with each other. There is also the object between the brain and the ...
July 29, 2025 at 16:38
U2 - Endless Deep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF8QTZP_F00 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yzojvZwzQo
July 29, 2025 at 16:05
Yes, there are more substances involved in creatures that can think. We need three substances for perception and causation, so-called: the brain, the ...
July 29, 2025 at 15:28
Correct. Yes, the brain is involved. We, however, should not forget the contribution of the mind, since that is the mind which causes change in the ob...
July 29, 2025 at 14:26
Thanks for the information!
July 28, 2025 at 20:58
To me, Qualia are the texture of the experience. So it is the texture when it is applied to the experience. It is the texture. Experience, to me, is a...
July 28, 2025 at 20:52
Very well said. I would say that thoughts are also a form of Qualia.
July 28, 2025 at 19:53
Thanks for the information! :up: So, in your opinion, what was the reason that Christianity has been so successful? It didn't bring any new idea at al...
July 28, 2025 at 19:28
If by reasoning you mean the ability to think, then I have to say that we still don't know how humans think; therefore, we cannot build something with...
July 28, 2025 at 19:00
Correct. So, I need to provide an example to illustrate what I mean by "exist". When something, such as a human, exists, it is a part of reality. By r...
July 27, 2025 at 20:03
Good memory from my youth when I preferred love over peace! Sonique - It Feels So Good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bum5LhLEMI
July 26, 2025 at 16:18
No. Let me give you an example: You are an engineer. Would you make a car that you are sure will not take you to the end of a long journey? No, you wo...
July 26, 2025 at 13:50
The Cranberries - Zombie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxrLVldZtmg
July 25, 2025 at 18:55
I have an argument for that: P1) Perfect Being, like God, cannot do wrong/sin P2) Imperfect beings, like creatures, can do wrong/sin C1) So, there wou...
July 25, 2025 at 18:21
A good God is not allowed to allow evil in His creation. The God of the Old Testament allows evil and good in His creation, though. Good and evil are ...
July 24, 2025 at 19:57
The Cranberries - In The End https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAWx6k8ZQnU Very true: Ain't it strange When everything you wanted Was nothing that you w...
July 24, 2025 at 17:31
Wasn't the creation medium necessary? How could an ignorant God create the medium first if He didn't know that the medium was necessary for the creati...
July 24, 2025 at 17:16
Why are you unsure Bob? It is obvious that Humans cannot handle the situation well, given all the prophecies, inventions, etc. There is injustice ever...
July 24, 2025 at 17:02
I don't understand how this response could be a proper answer to my question.
July 23, 2025 at 19:22