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It is a very poorly outlined term that appears to something brains attached to bodies do. In terms of brain states consciousness takes on many forms i...

Depends what you mean by ‘exist’. In some ways ‘matter’ doesn’t exist and in others it does. Semantics can be pointless trap though. We know that atom...

So? What is your point. I am not going to discuss where life begins thanks! Consciousness is enough for now :D

Yes, that is why I think it is a reasonable idea. We are limited in what we can and cannot say. When it gets stretched out to atoms though I just see ...

I don’t know. I do know that everything displaying qualities I relate to consciousness possesses a brain (in order to ‘feel’). I generally view a body...

Because you asked (was it you?) why panpsychism is a reasonable idea so I tried to show that it reasonable to state that multicellular organisms are ‘...

Yes? But I don’t regard a singular cell as anything like myself. Is that hard to understand? I am far more expansive in terms of living and interactin...

In the cognitive neurosciences studies have been done that show markedly similar functions in communication in some species that can be seen in humans...

Me too.

Given that neurons seem damn important for thinking I’d rule out bacteria. Ants … they certainly do not appear to be conscious like I am and nor do do...

First you have to explain what you mean by ‘conscious’.

He literally set out to create a ‘science of consciousness’. That is all. He was not dismissive of science merely critical of the physical sciences en...

Just read the first line and it is wrong. Predictions are based on the assumptions that there are features of nature common and repetitive enough to a...

I admit it probably means something to you. All I can say is you need to push yourself harder if you wish to express it further and wider. I can only ...

That does not mean anything.

That is rather garbled. Science relies on predictive and explanatory models. We don’t suddenly state Newton’s Laws are ‘not true’ in the colloquial se...

I am assuming that you accept the fact that you are made up of multiple living cells. I assume that you don’t regard a single cell as ‘being alive’ in...

Okay smart arse … if life is ‘fantasy’ then all we know is ‘fantasy’ therefore the ‘fantasy’ is reality. Understand?

There is no evidence that a spaghetti monster did not creat the universe either … so fucking what? There is a difference between pure fantasy and high...

Pure fantasy.

What are you talking about? It is an idea as a means to approach a better understanding of consciousness. That is it. You may as well ask what motivat...

I never said life was everywhere? My point was simply to compare a single cell to multi-cellar organisms (both being ‘life’). To view these drasticall...

Humans are creatures of habit. Memory is applied to to the mundane making it sacred. Be this a football stadium, church, house or a simple rock. The s...

It is a reasonable step if you think about it. An animal cell can be alive yet it is not an ‘animal’ nor an ‘organ’. I think we can all agree that an ...

Would it be just to come to the aid of people in one nation where the powers that be are systematically killing/torturing/raping them? In simple terms...

So you are just saying using intuition and scientific thought helps us to understand things? What is this ‘intuition’ you speak of? Is it Kantian or j...

Science doesn’t understand anything because science isn’t a conscious being. To say that the universe is a medium for consciousness is no different th...

I know this. Unlike many here I do know how to look up definitions of terms. My view was based on the premise that the ‘average joe’ takes propaganda ...

Very nice post. EVERYONE should read this one.

Those are ideological assertions.

An example might help?

If that is nothing to do with ‘ideals’ or an ‘ideology’ I have literally not idea what you are talking about.

I thought this was well known? The motivation is bound up in the problem of understanding ‘consciousness’. That there are many different people taking...

Try reading Husserl on this subject. He was very much aware of the ‘foundations’ science stood on (or rather, the lack of solidity). His main approach...

I think it does and I think the term/s you are looking for are ‘ideals’ or ‘ideology’. If not tell me how what you are talking about differs. Note: It...

In terms of ‘concepts’ and how we develop said concepts through growth - from infancy onwards - we do not have hard and fast concepts at all. We build...

Would it be better to say what you are talking about is ‘ideals’ and ‘ideology’ rather than beliefs and concepts? If not what is the difference?

What is this concept of ‘god’? That is my starting question if the OP is asking about possible proof. To say I am not interested in this couldn’t be m...

There is something about virtue, but no clear cut question or point. Just looks like a half-formed thought with a heading that suggests there is an in...

yes. Do you a have a point? Spit it out

Sorry, I still don’t see a clear question here.

Yeah! :D It is more or less a definition of human behaviour

The floor is yours. Say something.

It is a stupid term that in some instances tries to ignore the use of any physical dominance over anyone. It is often used in the ‘be a man’ way, but ...

It should do nothing, be it can do a lot. Meaning that activism is activism and philosophy is philosophy. Philosophy should first and foremost be abou...

And I STILL never said otherwise.

Asking why people believe in a ‘deity’ is not exactly defining what a ‘deity’ is in any reasonable manner. That is my point. It is like skipping the q...

I never said otherwise.

In some Chinese cultures brothers share a wife due to the number of women in their community. It works because they share common genetic makeup so are...

perhaps you are defining ‘healthy family’ in a way that suggests any other option is ‘unhealthy’. The idea of ‘father figure’ and ‘mother figure’ are ...