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The wavefunction does define the quantum state of the system, mathematically: it quantifies the probability of each possible measurement outcome; onto...
December 15, 2025 at 01:59
As you noted, naturalism is more open-ended. Materialism is less so, and physicalism is most restrictive. More restrictive= a more parsimonious ontolo...
December 14, 2025 at 20:13
Here are 2 aspects of the model you are overlooking: 1. Strict identity means conforming with Leibniz' law. Individual (strict) identity does not endu...
December 14, 2025 at 16:38
[ You're referring to complementary properties, like the position & momentum of an electron. These are not intrinsic properties of an electron (like -...
December 14, 2025 at 02:50
I start with natural: That which exists (has existed, or will exist) starting with oneself, everything that is causally connected to ourselves through...
December 13, 2025 at 15:57
I started by saying it's possible there is some aspect of reality that accounts for feelings, that is otherwise undetectable. This doesn't justify bel...
December 13, 2025 at 02:53
What part of your original question did I not answer? You had asked: I gave you a pretty thorough answer.
December 13, 2025 at 02:22
Do you REALLY want to get into each of those topics? That would extend this long discussion several more years. I've contributed to threads on all the...
December 13, 2025 at 01:40
It's a metaphysical underpinning for that methodological assumption: the world is a natural one, evolving entirely due to laws of nature; that everyth...
December 13, 2025 at 01:12
Yes, but it's a cautious belief - I know it's not necessarily true - it will always ONLY be a best explanation. I don't think you'll admit it, but it'...
December 13, 2025 at 00:00
Sorry I overlooked your question. A being that was built,which lacked feelings is generally referred to as a "Zombie." The being would have experience...
December 12, 2025 at 23:48
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December 12, 2025 at 20:29
It's a point I've acknowledged from the very beginning of our conversation, months ago. As I've repeatedly pointed out, every theory of mind has expla...
December 12, 2025 at 16:15
Fair point, but until we have such a methodology, this comprises an explanatory gap. IMO, it's a narrower explanatory gap than alternative theories - ...
December 12, 2025 at 15:47
To be discoverable, there needs to be some measurable influence on known things. So there could be particles, or properties, that have no measureable ...
December 12, 2025 at 15:41
You miss the point. If the processes can be programmed, then an artificial "mind" could actually be built that had 1st person experiences. You conflat...
December 12, 2025 at 03:25
I didn't say, "non-physical", I said it may be partly due to "components of world that are otherwise undiscoverable." You haven't established that thi...
December 11, 2025 at 23:41
You are misrepresenting what I said. Here it is: I have consistently said that processes are not things (objects). That's why I agreed consciousness i...
December 11, 2025 at 20:17
Materialist theory of mind does not entail reifying the process of consciousness- considering it a thing. I brought up the limitation of the 1st perso...
December 11, 2025 at 11:48
The quote you asked me to respond to did not mention process. He alleged consciousness isn't "comprehensible". My position is that it IS comprehensibl...
December 11, 2025 at 04:22
I agree that consciousness is neither a thing nor a property: it is a process. If it's a process, then it isn't some "misleading name we give to the p...
December 11, 2025 at 02:40
Nothingness entails non-existence. The notion that nothingness preceded somethingness is nonsensical: it suggests non-existence existed - which is sel...
December 10, 2025 at 15:39
Your logic seems reasonable, but a theist will see an escape hatch between these 2 premises: Premise 3:A world where all sentient beings are equally o...
December 10, 2025 at 00:16
It's perfectly fine to have such an outlook on humanity, but projecting this onto the universe as a whole is unjustified: After humans inevitably ceas...
December 09, 2025 at 15:47
There's certainly much to be discovered, and probably much that isn't discoverable. But this doesn't falsify any metaphysical theories (including, but...
December 09, 2025 at 01:18
There are 2 facts that I think you agree with: 1) mind-independent, objective reality exists 2) You (Wayfarer) exist. I infer that you regard each of ...
December 08, 2025 at 20:16
Yes, but I was using this as an example of "feature": this one indisputable fact is a feature of objective reality (not merely phenomenal reality). Ar...
December 08, 2025 at 03:45
You have an inherent existence, do you not? You know this because you think, but your existence is surely not merely a phenonenol truth. I used the wo...
December 08, 2025 at 02:41
You are damning knowledge for being what it is. Knowledge can only be a reflection, or interpretation of what exists. It's logically impossible for kn...
December 07, 2025 at 16:34
You're assuming, without support, that the actual world lacks objects, or any aspects that a human perspective might consistently identify as an objec...
December 07, 2025 at 01:00
You seem to have not read this part: The "mind created world (model)" is a mental construct that fits my definition. You argue that this construct is ...
December 06, 2025 at 14:50
It's unclear what you mean by a "factual matter", since I regard facts as true beliefs. I'll elaborate of "facts" later, but first discuss "belief". Y...
December 06, 2025 at 03:44
Irrelevant to my point. He is not establishing that I exist. Our belief in our own existence is, as you put it, a "pre-commitment", although not in an...
December 05, 2025 at 22:57
Consider this: His statement does not account for WHY we believe in our own existence. He was not solving a controversy, in which people were unsure o...
December 05, 2025 at 17:57
Where does this "thoroughgoning skepticism" lead to? It seems to me that if skepticism (of even your innate beliefs) is your starting point you have n...
December 05, 2025 at 01:24
It depends on the premise that the "nature and relations of objects" lack objective existence- they depend on "the subject". Similarly, it also depend...
December 04, 2025 at 16:38
The epistemic foundation is subjective. But I believe that (mind-independent) objective reality exists - irrespective of whether or not any metaphysic...
December 04, 2025 at 05:14
I haven't objected at all to your version of idealism, which I believe I understood. My criticism is that the essay does not provide a justification f...
December 03, 2025 at 19:34
No, it's not because of my acceptance of mind-independent objects. It was because of the words you used*. Can you understand why "mind is foundational...
December 03, 2025 at 03:05
You made these assertions that apply to ontology: 1. Mind is foundational to the nature of existence 2. To think about the existence of a particular t...
December 02, 2025 at 23:26
Your equivocate on this point.
December 02, 2025 at 16:01
When I perceive a brick in front of me, I have developed beliefs about an object: the brick. This includes the belief, "there is a brick at some appro...
December 01, 2025 at 15:51
Nothing you've described is inconsistent with physicalism. Human mental experiences are unique, among those of other living things, because we're phys...
December 01, 2025 at 15:04
This is an unjustified statement: you have provided no basis to claim reality has a mental aspect. I infer from other statements that you really mean ...
December 01, 2025 at 04:41
The core problem in our discussion, in this thread, is your false dichotomy: physicalism or your view. In case you haven't noticed, I have not been di...
December 01, 2025 at 00:52
I had read that Op, and the longer article you linked to. I had it in mind thoughout my comments in this thread. You article simply laid out a point o...
December 01, 2025 at 00:13
I think they get carried away, following a path of philosophical analysis based on a hypothetical possibility, without ever considering whether or not...
November 30, 2025 at 20:14
I surmise that you have no rational justification for your claims, and you have rationalized your position by blaming me for failing to grasp what you...
November 30, 2025 at 15:52
You're right. My issue is how one uses possibilities in further reasoning. Conpiracy theories begin with a possibility. It's possible some vaccine inc...
November 28, 2025 at 03:53
Of course the subject is me! It's a different perspective - but a different perspective of the same me. It's like working in building: you know the bu...
November 28, 2025 at 03:34