I don't think you could say Wittgenstein was religious, maybe in his very early years, but definitely not in his later years. He never ridiculed relig...
Post 4 Wittgenstein saw logic as something sublime in the Tractatus. “For there seemed to pertain to logic a peculiar depth—a universal significance. ...
Post 3 Logic seems fundamental to Wittgenstein’s thinking, however, how logic fits into his thinking in both his early and later thinking is a bit dif...
Post 2 One of the common misunderstandings of Wittgenstein’s later writings is that he rejected the Tractatus. And while it’s true that Wittgenstein d...
No, I'm saying that we may not understand all the reasons, but we may understand some of the reasons. That's true of almost everything, we understand ...
Before I go on about what other conclusions follow from the evidence, I want to add a few things that are speculative. However, even this speculation ...
From time-to-time I reiterate some of my earlier points because I know people won't read all that's been posted. What I want to do, is, and this is ba...
If you've been reading my posts you should know I'm not religious (and definitely not a Fundy). To answer your questions I would need to start another...
It's not impossible to determine, what makes something a hallucination, IS, the fact that it's not veridical, which is why some people call NDEs hallu...
I didn't classify a dream as a brain malfunction. I gave a list of explanations of NDEs, and among them are brain malfunctions. I probably could have ...
I think your correct, but my idea may be a bit different from what you have in mind. I distinguish causes from reasons, i.e., causes for belief vs rea...
What comes to mind is that Christian Existentialists want to disregard reason when it comes to faith. I can't make any sense of this idea. As far as I...
One of the most common criticisms aimed at near death experiences, is that they are hallucinations. Michael Shermer in a 2013 article in the Scientifi...
It's very difficult to change people's beliefs, which is why I always say that the psychology of belief is much more powerful than any argument. All y...
Based on my research into NDEs, religions (mainly thinking about Christianity, but other religions have it wrong too) have it wrong in terms of needin...
My book will be much different from many of the books that have been written. I'm presenting a much different kind of argument. No book that I've read...
The question you ask presupposes that sensory experiences are confined to the body (or brain if you prefer). I'm suggesting that there is strong evide...
I have read very little about field theories of consciousness. My only goal in the book is to argue that there is strong evidence to suggest that cons...
I don't have a problem incorporating these ideas into the nature of reality. I define subjectivity and objectivity a bit different from how you define...
This is a continuation of some of what I'm writing in my book entitled "Does Consciousness Survive Death?" A couple of things to remember. First, this...
You didn't address my argument which disputes your premises. All you did was repeat yourself. Your proofs are irrelevant if the premises are false, wh...
I can't make any sense out of either of these premises. I understand what your point is, I just don't believe either (1) or (2) is true. It may be tru...
First, what would it mean to be "fully intelligent" without information of some kind? Intelligence has to be measurable in some way. Second, the unive...
I reject the idea that there is a hell, so the question is moot. I see no evidence that hell exists. It's based on very weak testimonial evidence, to ...
Here is part of the beginning of my book. It hasn't been completely edited, but you get the general idea. Does Consciousness Survive Death? (Do We Sur...
I agree with this, but my argument doesn't rely solely on these kinds of reports, if it did I would say the argument is very weak. Note that the induc...
I've been wanting to write a book, but medical issues have been a problem. I want to write something that an everyday person would be able to easily f...
Most everything you believe has come from the testimony of others, if you doubted most of it you would be reduced to silence. Professors, books, langu...
Logic is concerned with the nature of reasoning, i.e., correct reasoning as opposed to incorrect reasoning. The nature of thinking is much broader in ...
Believing something is impossible, and something really being impossible, are two different things. I'm sure that at one time people believed it impos...
It's true that there is a great deal of testimonial evidence regarding alien encounters and UFOs, but if you read my argument above it's not just base...
I'm definitely in the camp with those who believe that the mind is independent of the body. I believe the argument I gave above is strong, given all t...
If you have the time, this video interview of Dr. Bruce Greyson talking and answering questions about NDEs is worth listening to. https://www.youtube....
It depends on what the confusions reveal. For example, if we're referring to Moore's argument against the skeptics, the argument fails. If we're refer...
Most of us have talked in generalities, although you have brought up specific examples from Austin. There are many words that philosophers use (and ot...
Some of you may enjoy this spoken essay based on J. L. Austin's notes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIB6rUa9fJQ I think it illustrates the kind of ...
I really enjoyed reading Austin's analysis when I was in college, and would recommend Sense and Sensibilia to anyone interested in the issues being di...
It's certainly the case that it's a truism to say that we need to be clear when we write, especially writing from a philosophical perspective; and gen...
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