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That's the contentious one, and the one that either potentially justifies or rules out God-talk. Without consciousness, energy (or the quantum field o...

Your view is a pretty commonly held view as far as I can tell. Looks like a kind of functionalism to me.

Phenomenologically, consciousness does seem very field-like. I think this is prima facie evidence that it is a field, or a property of physical field(...

Oh! Thanks. I didn't understand. I process what you said when I can.

I can give an example if that would help.

I see, thanks.

Do you mean I should not have posted? Mods can delete if they want.

That's an interesting empirical question. The answer is not to be found on this forum.

Fantastic! I think you've earned your philosopher badge!

That's bold! Is it true?

Thanks, I did wonder if that was what is going on but didn't want to assume.

Thanks frank, that's interesting.

I don't know! I'm trying to make sense of claims that covid protection measures breach people's rights. According to UK and EU law, there is demonstra...

Just had a very quick google about American HR law. It seems human rights have found a home in the US constitution via various amendments, is that rig...

A hard on presumably. For them to fuck themselves with, as there are no children available.

In the exchange between Tom Storm and Banno, Banno asked three questions of Tom, none of which Tom has yet answered. Tom asked four questions of Banno...

Good question. I'm against the concept of qualia. I think it's confusing and unnecessary. But I definitely do believe in subjectivity in the sense I t...

Yeah, feels pretty good. I know you mean the exact opposite, but even just seeing the word is something. I can pretend you mean it.

I know I'm a bit of an asshole to you and we disagree about more or less everything. But I'm genuinely sorry you have lost people you love.

Pfhorrest, I don't always agree with you, but your posts are very nicely written and clear. You aim for transparency. Indeed that's how I know if I ag...

While I disagree with your analogy, I do agree that meaningful disagreement and agreement on moral matters is possible, and that some kind of intersub...

Nah. We're just better than you.

It's fairly simple to do an analysis in terms of Article 8 or the ECHR. I'm not sure what the septics have in terms of HR law. Article 8 is the right ...

Probably less, and that's all that matters. Requesting a specific number is silly. It's possible some of your family and friends who died would still ...

This would be a good post to analyse in a critical thinking class. No need on this forum of course.

I think arbitrariness is the defining feature of the good. What is good just is what we will.

This is extremely interesting and I've been wanting to dig into this properly for ages. I still don't have time unfortunately. I buy the first paragra...

In practice it would be terribly easy to know which one was you. You would be the one whose eyes you can't see. You would be the one who experienced t...

fdrake missed out rivers and the nitrogen cycle

It is quite Pie-esque

I expect you are right. I've been exposed to very little cultural variety. I shock myself sometimes when my internalized attitudes come out unexpected...

Assertive Masturbation: Self Worth Through Self Knowledge, Jeremy Fornby

You're talking about types.

A pain is not an analogue of a token. It is a token of pain. An instance of a universal. A token of a type.

Well fuck the SEP then. Instances of pain are obviously private in the sense that when I feel a pain you don't. OK, lets test this. Which finger did I...

Tokens. The toe stubbing I did on Tuesday is the same type of toe-stubbing that I did on Wednesday, but they are different tokens. You might say 'ouch...

It's private in the sense that when I stub my toe, you don't say 'ouch'.

The first one I think.

Isn't this confusing quantitative and qualitative identity? Tokens are private. Types are shared.

Is that supposed to imply a modus tollens: If life has a point, then man is not free. Man is free. Therefore life has no point. Do you think that is s...

That's very interesting. I hadn't thought of it like that.

I've been wanting to think this issue through since Pfhorrest started making this point. I'm unsure of the subject. I voted for the third option but o...

For me, because I would feel ashamed with myself I think. However foolish the game may be, it affords one an opportunity one would not otherwise have....

I more or less concur. Weird and good looking works for teens. Then things get awfully practical. Fit and healthy, strong, lots of money. EDIT: there ...

But this isn't true. Many problems have been solved by philosophers, but there is no consensus on which ones, and there is no method we can use to set...

I'm not sure and it's a good question. For me the possibility and actuality of relationships keep me going, I think. And I am most despairing when I f...

A little, yes.

This guy feels the same as you.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjYQUmNtwt0&list=PLCdW3jMJiDFAYG5-VFQy0eLyHqdGnstnB Skip to about 31 mins. And physic...

Mmmm.

I'm not defending the consumption of anything. I'm saying its irrelevant to the merit of an idea.