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Our consciousness seems to access this reality through the brain. My best guess is that experiments must be done with DMT, and more studies need to be...

If I was to speculate about consciousness, I would say that consciousness unites everything. It's at the bottom of all reality. It creates all that we...

Consciousness reveals itself not only in our subjective experiences, but it also reveals itself in others, which makes it objective too. So, it has bo...

No matter how much information you get there will always be something unprovable within your system.

There are limits to reason/logic, so not everything can be proven via a chain of reasoning. Knowledge by inference or proof comes to an end, i.e., not...

I would go a bit further, i.e., if grounds for doubt are lacking, then it's not only a matter of not being able to sensibly doubt, one couldn't sensib...

By doubting your existence, you affirm your existence.

Dr. Sam Parnia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkTh6wNlYao&t=995s

It's a very interesting topic, but this thread isn't about theories of consciousness. I don't think we have enough information to come up with a good ...

An important epistemological point is that one of the main ways we justify a belief is through testimony, i.e., we learn things from people who are in...

Because a large percentage of NDEs and pre-death or death-bed visions are interactions with the deceased. Therefore, one can conclude based not only o...

Ya, that's the common view, viz, that consciousness is a function of the brain. My view is that consciousness is what unites everything, it's what con...

The testimonials were corroborated by doctors, nurses, family members, friends, and others who were at the scene. The person having the OBE usually ca...

The argument is not like a deductive argument in that it establishes the truth of the conclusion, i.e., if the premises are true, then the conclusion ...

Please read my argument, then respond, I answer the questions that have been asked. For example, I answer the question of whether these testimonials a...

I would suggest reading over what I said would make testimonial evidence strong. Testimonial evidence can be notoriously weak, but it can be strong if...

I'm not familiar with EM field theories of consciousness.

Thanks.

My opinion is that Peterson has some interesting things to say, but goes over a cliff on other things, which is probably true of most of us.

Jordan Peterson talks about that doesn't he?

Yes, if you compare NDEs from different cultures, you'll find that many times they'll interpret different beings they see in terms of their cultural b...

An interesting DMT trip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJic9adBquY

It does seem curious doesn't it? However, I'm finding that beliefs have more to do with psychology than good arguments. The psychology of belief is mu...

I'm not sure what else to say. I guess you could say that one is perceived directly "the hand," and one indirectly by looking at a picture, but genera...

Banno, the answer to your question is similar to the answer given in On Certainty to Moore's propositions. So, I might ask the same question of Moore'...

There, I deleted all my posts. Oh, I left a few undeleted, so I must be wrong. Goodbye to all. This was a waste of my time.

I can solve this problem.

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Well, you got me on that one, I did say "all." I hate to get picky, but one use of the word 'all' is to speak generally. So, if I say "all of you are ...

What!? There's a big difference between propositions being beliefs, and propositions necessarily being beliefs, which is what you seem to suggest I wa...

It's true that you believe in those things. Is it not? You're saying what Moore is saying, that is, it is on par with his claim to know he has hands. ...

As I said, there are examples of propositions that aren't beliefs, but in terms of OC we're talking about Moore's propositions, and those are beliefs,...

Here is an NDE of a blind person. The only thing I disagree with is the ending, namely, "Jesus is the key." If anything my research on NDEs shows that...

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Propositions are beliefs, they are statements that are true or false. The only time they wouldn't be beliefs is if you're giving one as an example or ...

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The whole book is about Moore's propositions, and the fact that they are hinge propositions. If any commentator said otherwise he would be laughed at....

Moore's propositions are in fact hinge propositions. It is because of Moore's argument with the skeptics that set Wittgenstein notes in motion. "I kno...

I understand.

As I mentioned to Fooloso4, to get a clear picture of what I'm trying to say you have to read the material, not just quote me out of context and give ...

I agree, but I'm talking about propositions in the context of OC, specifically in the context of someone saying or writing out their belief. I should ...

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I know you haven't read this thread because it's a lot to read, but I don't want to re-write the thread to answer your questions. One thing to keep in...

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I've answered this question already in the posts, and even in the paper I wrote on Hinge-propositions. The paper is on page 9 - 'Hinge Propositions an...

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Wittgenstein's methods of dissolving philosophical problems in the PI is meant to solve particular kinds of philosophical conundrums. This does not me...

PI 132 "We want to establish an order in our knowledge of the use of language:..." Think of order in terms of an arrangement or method, not the order ...

I'm starting a forum on just Wittgenstein. I'm trying to get all my writing together in one spot. It would be good to have you and a few others as pos...

Consciousness can manifest itself in a variety of ways, one way is through a body of some kind. Moreover, there are different levels of consciousness,...