I would say that there is a causal connection between concepts and minds, just as there is a causal connection between a creation of art and the mind....
Most of what you're saying is pure speculation about what might happen. I've given a ton of evidence about what is happening, namely, what people are ...
I understand your point, and it's one that should be considered. After studying these experiences for over ten years I've come to a different conclusi...
The following argument is concluding based on the testimonial evidence that consciousness survives the body. The basis for the conclusion is the testi...
Yes, there are a variety of ways that people claim to have knowledge. Christians and those in other religions claim to have a kind of special internal...
Yes, which goes to my point about having a variety of testimonial evidence. In such a case it's possible that one person's view might outweigh the vie...
So what makes for strong testimonial evidence? Let's consider five criteria that strengthens testimonial evidence. First, a high number of testimonial...
I wouldn't say that concepts exist in minds, and I'm not necessarily suggesting that you're saying this, but only pointing this out as a point of clar...
Ya, much of philosophy is based on language confusions. I agree Banno. In fact, at least half of the threads in this forum are simply linguistic confu...
What are v people? Many people who have had an NDE report remembering past lives, or have reported about other beings who have lived many lives. I bel...
First, your definition of omnipotence isn't correct. A being that is omnipotent is a being that can do anything that is logically possible. Moreover, ...
Think of it as akin to waking up. Thus, as moving from one state of consciousness to another. While in a dream, it's still you, but just in a lower st...
Let me try again Arkady. For example, if I say, "Hobbits do not exist," for my statement to be meaningful, and in particular true, it would have to be...
Although I don't agree with the argument you presented, I do think that you're on to something. I've been studying NDEs for quite some time, and if th...
I think you're generally correct that the doctrine of reincarnation does have a problem with the continuity of the self. However, one can imagine a si...
The problem with statements with the word existence in them is that they appear to be about individuals such as God or Santa Claus. But really the wor...
The real problem with any theory that tries to be precise with a definition of knowledge is that there are just too many uses of the word, i.e., we wi...
The real problem with any theory that tries to be precise with a definition of knowledge is that there are just too many uses of the word, i.e., we wi...
There are at least two way we can use the phrase "I am certain." One way it's used is to portray an inner subjective certainty, and one may do this by...
I am currently reading Ray Monk's book, The Duty of Genius. It is the most comprehensive book that I have ever read on the life of Ludwig Wittgenstein...
My position, from a non-religious point of view, is that supernaturalism is much more probabilistic than either form of naturalism. I base this on my ...
The act of reasoning, i.e., using logic to come to a conclusion is not a psychological condition. I would say that using a dictionary (if that's where...
Most people, in my experience, don't even care about the facts, especially when it comes to religion or politics. They associate themselves with the g...
For the most part beliefs have more to do with psychology than reason. Even people trained in proper reasoning techniques are not immune to how powerf...
No, I'm not saying that we never possess knowledge. I'm simply pointing out that there is a difference between the definition of knowledge (justified ...
When we talk about knowledge we are talking about language, and how we go about making a claim that we know something. If I say that "I know X," then ...
I'm not sure how your example hurts my argument. The point of an unconscious desire is that it's not conscious. However, in your example you're simply...
There is no doubt that there are subconscious things that influence our behavior. However, I can't make any sense out of subconscious desires or belie...
Don't you mean subconscious desires? And I'm not sure what that means, viz., to have unconscious desires, or subconscious desires. I think how people ...
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